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Trump confirmed that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized by US forces during overnight strikes on Caracas and other regions, and are now being transported to New York aboard a US warship.

A comprehensive analysis of the US military strike in Venezuela, allegations of imperialism, and how Caracas's vast oil reserves are shaping international pressure on the UK and global diplomacy.

Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas

US military strikes in Venezuela, including the reported capture of President Maduro, have sparked constitutional and international law concerns, with lawmakers and experts saying Congress was not consulted or authorised such action.

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 United States has carried out a military strike on Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores

In 1986, Maduro traveled to Cuba for a year of ideological instruction, his only formal education after high school. He quickly became a union leader.

The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall

President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela said the U.S. military operations were a thinly veiled effort to oust him…