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The United States launched pre-dawn airstrikes on Venezuela early Saturday, triggering explosions across Caracas and setting the stage for the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, a dramatic escalation that was confirmed hours later by US President Donald Trump. Venezuelan authorities declared a state of emergency as panic spread across the…
Maduro, after being captured by the US (L), Trump (R) After President Nicolas Maduro was captured by the US military on Saturday, Venezuela was left without an immediate political transition, even as the existing government and military leadership continued to function. The country’s highest court has since directed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to assume the…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday shared the first image of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following his capture by US armed forces during a midnight operation.The picture showed the now-deposed Venezuelan president handcuffed and blindfolded.“Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were…
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were dragged from their bedroom during the overnight US military raid that led to their capture, according to officials briefed on the operation, as cited by CNN.The couple were asleep at their home inside the heavily guarded Ft Tiuna military complex in Caracas when US special…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro received a Chinese government representative at the presidential palace in Caracas on Friday, hours before US President Donald Trump claimed Maduro had been captured following American military strikes. EMERGENCY In Venezuela: Maduro ACTIVATES Defence Command, Sends Troops As Trump INVADES Maduro met Qiu Xiaoqi, special representative of the Chinese govt on…
The United States on Saturday launched coordinated attacks on civilian and military installations across several Venezuelan states, with US President Donald Trump claiming that President Nicolás Maduro had been captured in what he called a “large-scale” American strike.However, this came just as Maduro had struck a markedly conciliatory tone towards Washington on New Year. He…
US president Donald Trump on Saturday announced that US forces had carried out a “large-scale strike” in Venezuela and claimed its long-time leader, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country along with his wife. The operation amounts to the removal of a sitting president from his own capital without a declared…
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured early Saturday morning by elite US special forces, according to US officials.A US official said Maduro was taken into custody by members of Delta Force, the US military’s top special mission unit, according to CBS News. This comes as President Donald Trump confirmed that US carried out “large scale…
US President Donald Trump confirmed that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been captured following what he described as a “large scale strike” carried out by the United States against Venezuela.US strikes rock Venezuela – follow live updatesIn a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “The United States of America has successfully carried…
The US on Saturday captured the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, which was shared by US President Donald Trump in a dramatic post on Truth Social, following a “large-scale strike” on Venezuela made early Saturday.“The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader,…
