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The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

Trump Sparks Outrage as 'Fortunate Son' Used as Hype Track for 'Tone-Deaf' Venezuela Raid Video

Donald Trump's use of Creedence Clearwater Revival's anti-war anthem 'Fortunate Son' during a US military raid on Venezuela sparked outrage, highlighting the song's message about draft-dodging elites and John Fogerty's cease-and-desist order against the president.

International Business Times UK · Jan 4

US Takes Over Venezuela, Is Greenland Next? Trump Inner Circle Posts Cryptic Note 'Soon'

Breaking military intervention in Venezuela leads to capture of President Nicolás Maduro and unprecedented US control claims; Trump ally's 'Greenland soon' post triggers diplomatic rebuke from Denmark amidst international legal concerns.

International Business Times UK · Jan 4

Trump’s focus on Venezuelan oil reinforces claim action was never about ‘war on drugs’

US president claims US will take back ‘stolen’ oil, but experts say no legal claim to natural reserves exists

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4

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After capture and removal, Venezuela's Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail

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

The Independent UK · Jan 4

Watch: Maduro wishes US agents ‘Happy New Year’ as he is escorted to jail

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

Evening Standard · Jan 4

"It looks weak": Some Democrats want their party to shut up and clap for Maduro's capture

"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," fumed one House Democrat.

Axios · Jan 4

Rubio faces ghosts of American interventions after spearheading Maduro takedown

Marco Rubio is suddenly facing his most daunting puzzle in his 28 years in politics.

Axios · Jan 4

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A tense calm holds on Venezuela a day after Maduro was deposed by US

A tense calm holds in Venezuela after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed in an American military operation

The Independent UK · Jan 4

Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Seek Return to U.S. After Due Process Ruling, Request 'Fair Hearing'

A U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled last week that their expulsion violated due process and that they have a right to challenge it in court

Latin Times · Jan 4

Delcy Rodríguez strikes defiant tone but must walk tightrope as Venezuela’s interim leader

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4

‘Venezuela helped us a lot’: US’s capture of Nicolás Maduro stirs anxiety in Cuba

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4

How US intervention in Venezuela mirrors its actions in Panama in 1989

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.

The Conversation · Jan 4

Russia Slams Trump, Vows to 'Defend' Venezuela as World War III Fears Erupt

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

International Business Times UK · Jan 4

Maduro Arrest: Trump Says US Can 'Do it Again' in Other Countries, Claiming 'Nobody Can Stop Us'

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.

International Business Times UK · Jan 4

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The Guardian - US · Jan 4

‘It’s an opportunity’: joy and wariness among US Venezuelans after Maduro toppled

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4

After Trump’s illegal Venezuela coup, there are two dangers: he is emboldened, but has no clue what comes next

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

Latin Times · Jan 4

Trump Officials Reportedly Decided To Support Maduro's Capture Over Public Defiance And Public Dancing

Some Trump officials decided to support the operation to capture Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro after seeing public displays of defiance, which included dancing to a remix of him calling for no wars.

Latin Times · Jan 4

Maduro Reportedly Rejected Going Into Exile In Turkey Before Being Captured

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro rejected a U.S. offer to go into exile in Turkey before he was captured and taken to New York on Saturday.

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 4

UK ‘not entirely clear’ what it means for US to ‘run’ Venezuela

UK waiting to determine if US breached international law by capturing Nicolás Maduro, PM’s chief secretary says

The Independent UK · Jan 4

Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot

Five years after the Capitol riot, some of the police officers who fought off the rioters that day say they're still struggling with what happened

Latin Times · Jan 4

Trump Admin Taunts Maduro With Video Arriving In DEA Office: 'Perp Walked'

One of the Trump administration's social media accounts taunted Nicolas Maduro after his capture in Venezuela, posting a picture of him arriving in a DEA office in New York.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 4

How has France reacted to the toppling of Venezuela's Maduro by the US?

France’s political class has largely condemned the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US armed forces, but President Emmanuel Macron has denounced neither the method nor the intervention itself, saying the Venezuelan people should "rejoice". France's leftwing parties have slammed his comments as a "disgrace".

The Independent UK · Jan 4

Holidaymakers stranded as three Caribbean-bound planes turned around mid-flight after Venezuela strikes

Planes from Birmingham, Gatwick and Manchester airports were expected to pick up passengers from the Caribbean

Latin Times · Jan 4

NYT, WaPo Reportedly Learned About Imminent U.S. Raid To Capture Maduro But Held Off Publishing To Not Endanger Troops

The New York Times and The Washington Post learned that the U.S. was set to conduct a raid to capture Maduro hours before it was set to take place but held off publishing to not endanger troops, according to a new report.

Evening Standard · Jan 4

Venezuela transition should be reached ‘quickly’, UK minister says

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones declined to say whether he thought the US strikes on Caracas had been legal.

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