
The United States carried out military strikes in Venezuela early Saturday, with President Donald Trump saying Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been captured during the operation and flown out of the country.
According to US officials, the strikes targeted military and security facilities linked to Maduro's government. Trump said the operation involved US forces on the ground and from the air and described it as successful. He did not provide details on where Maduro was taken or the legal basis for his detention.