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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Harry Taylor, Tiago Rogero and Sam Jones

Global outcry after US launches strikes on Venezuela and captures president

Nicolás Maduro with a blindfold and headphones on
A photograph posted by Donald Trump on Truth Social, which he said shows Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, on board the USS Iwo Jima. Photograph: @realDonaldTrump/Reuters

The US has been condemned for breaking international law after it launched airstrikes on the Venezuelan capital and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife.

France, Spain, Brazil, Russia, China and the European Commission were among those who said Donald Trump had broken international rules after US troops carried out the operation on Saturday morning. The move came amid six months of escalating tensions between Washington and the South American country.

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