Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro will appear in a New York City courtroom today after his capture by the US military in an attack that killed at least 32 Cubans.

When Nicolás Maduro appeared in court in New York on Monday, his choice of lawyer quickly raised eyebrows.

Attorney Barry Pollack will now represent Maduro as he faces criminal prosecution in New York City after being captured in Venezuela on Saturday.

BEIJING — China on Tuesday banned exports of dual-use goods that can serve military purposes to Japan, a move that comes at time of heightened tensions between the two countries over Taiwan, a self-ruled island Beijing claims as its sovereign territory.