The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

Trump snatches Maduro but leaves his regime in charge for now

For now, there’s no plan spelled out to have American troops or administrators in Venezuela.

Fortune · Jan 4

The rise and fall of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro in photos

Nicolás Maduro rose from a unionized bus driver in Caracas to the presidency of Venezuela, inheriting power after the death of Hugo Chávez and consolidating it over a turbulent decade in office.

The Independent UK · Jan 4

Before Maduro arrest, Nobel Prize winner said Venezuela has a $1.7 trillion opportunity to privatize over 500 companies and undo socialist ‘disaster’

Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves, but “our people don’t even have gas even to cook. That’s a disaster,” María Corina Machado told Fortune last year.

Fortune · Jan 4

Deploying U.S. troops in Venezuela could become a ‘force protection nightmare’ amid potential insurgency threat, retired colonel warns

"The risk with Venezuela is that it could be a hostile environment as well, and that could put U.S. forces in great danger."

Fortune · Jan 4

5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region

The predawn U.S. military operation that spirited Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of Venezuela and into U.S. custody marks a watershed in hemispheric politics. In an operation that lasted just over two hours, American forces removed a foreign president. It followed months of saber-rattling and a steady buildup of…

The Conversation · Jan 4

Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro

Australian prime minister says government has ‘long held concerns about the situation’ in South American country

The Guardian - AU · Jan 3

Venezuela's Potential New Leader Maria Corina Machado Was a Vocal Supporter of Charlie Kirk

Following Maduro's capture, Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado emerges as a potential leader for Venezuela and the opposition leader is a Charlie Kirk supporter.

International Business Times UK · Jan 3

How the operation to take out Venezuela's Maduro unfolded

The order came at 10:46pm EST, along with a message from Trump: "Good luck and godspeed."

Axios · Jan 3

Maduro’s deputy demands his release after U.S. arrest as Venezuelans wonder who’s in charge

“What is being done to Venezuela is an atrocity that violates international law,” she said. “History and justice will make the extremists who promoted this armed aggression pay.”

Fortune · Jan 3

Anthony Albanese Calls For ‘Diplomacy’ After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture During US Airstrike

The Venezuelan President was seized in Caracas and taken to the US following a massive military operation organised by Donald Trump.

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 3