The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

The New York jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled, some judges have refused to send people there even as it has housed such famous inmates as music stars R. Kelly and Sean “Diddy” Combs

An image circulating online shows Maduro smiling and holding his thumbs up while shackled and surrounded by a throng of federal agents

Technocrat must accommodate US demands while shoring up a regime that is hated by many Venezuelans

Trump government issues warning to Havana, which has lost key ally in its struggle with blackouts and fuel shortages

The US dramatically escalated its confrontation with Venezuela on January 3, moving from sanctions and targeted strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels to direct military action. In a pre-dawn operation, US forces captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and removed them from the country.

Russia vows to defend Venezuela as Trump escalates tensions, sparking fears of direct superpower conflict and raising the spectre of global instability.

Donald Trump defended a US military assault that captured Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro and warned the US could repeat similar operations in other nations.

Hundreds of people danced, sang and waved the flag of Venezuela in the suburban Miami city of Doral on Saturday

He used largely fictitious charges to seize control, but can’t know how Venezuelans will react. He may also overstep now as regards Iran, warns Rajan Menon, a professor emeritus of international relations