Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York court with his wife, with lawyers arguing case should be dismissed due to sanctions on Venezuela preventing them from paying legal fees.

<img alt="A woman attends a government-organized event to watch former President Nicolas Maduro appear in a New York court on a screen." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/ee2fdb7c-7de6-4568-811e-2b0acd8d4fbf,1774560761497/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C7%2C8640%2C4860%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="A woman attends a government-organized event to watch former President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores appear in a New York court on a screen in Caracas, Venezuela, Th...