The Latest Breaking News from Caracas

Airstrikes, helicopters and a snatch squad with a blowtorch: how the US raid on Caracas unfolded

Some suspected the attacks on Venezuela were coming, but the shock was still real and no one knows what will happen next

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3

Trump Bombs Venezuela as Chinese Officials Visit — Coincidence or Message to Beijing?

US military action against Venezuela's government unfolds as Chinese diplomatic engagement intensifies, raising strategic questions in Washington and Beijing.

International Business Times UK · Jan 3

Nicolás Maduro: from bus driver to Chávez successor to US detainee

As Maduro faces trial in New York on alleged involvement in narco-terrorism, how will Venezuelans judge their president?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3

US snatches Maduro in raid on Caracas: what we know so far

Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, has been apprehended and flown to the US where the US attorney-general has announced he will face charges of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. The US military’s operation to snatch Maduro was carried out in the early hours of January 3 and follows months of steadily mounting…

The Conversation · Jan 3

Starmer ‘wants to speak to Trump’ after denying UK involvement in Venezuela strikes

Starmer is keen to ‘establish the facts’ following the overnight operation which saw explosions sweep over Caracas

The Independent UK · Jan 3

Trump captures Maduro after ‘large-scale strike’ on Venezuela, exactly 36 years after the seizure of Panama’s Noriega

The legal authority for the strike — and whether Trump consulted Congress beforehand — was not immediately clear.

Fortune · Jan 3

Keir Starmer says ‘UK not involved’ in strikes on Venezuela

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK played no role in reported military strikes on Venezuela, as tensions escalate following claims of US action against targets in Caracas.

The Independent UK · Jan 3

US bombs Caracas, captures Venezuela president

President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces have captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 3

Why has the US captured Venezuela’s president and what happens next?

Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3

Venezuela attack: what we know so far as US captures President Maduro

Donald Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela as Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores are flown to New York

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3