{"id":81239,"date":"2026-01-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/security-council-live-world-powers-confront-a-dangerous-turning-point-in-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:00:00","slug":"security-council-live-world-powers-confront-a-dangerous-turning-point-in-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=81239","title":{"rendered":"Security Council LIVE: World powers confront a \u2018dangerous\u2019 turning point in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Security Council<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> meets in emergency session in New York at the top of the hour to address the US rendition of Venezuela\u2019s President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro in Caracas, a move that has sent shockwaves through the region and beyond with the UN Secretary-General declaring that a <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cdangerous precedent\u201d<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> has been set. 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