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The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s government – an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack.…

By Michael Kern - Jan 03, 2026, 8:29 AM CST US special operations forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a nighttime operation to bring him to the United States to face a 2020 narco-terrorism indictment. The removal of Maduro has immediately created a power…

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…

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US President Donald Trump's administration has been piling pressure on Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro - Copyright AFP/File Juan BARRETO Shaun TANDON Donald Trump returned to office vowing to be the peace president. Nearly a year later, he is embracing war on multiple fronts. Trump on Saturday ordered large-scale military strikes in…

Colombian President urges UN meeting after US’ strikes on Venezuela Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for an immediate UN security council meeting after the US’ “large-scale attack” on Venezuela in which President Nicolas Maduro was “captured and flown out of the country.” Taking to X, Petro posted, “The Colombian…

Saturday 03 January 2026 12:39 pm  |   Updated:  Saturday 03 January 2026 12:44 pm Trump ordered DFC to provide political risk insurance Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, will stand trial in the US, after both he and his wife were captured and flown out of the country by US special forces…

This combination of file pictures shows (L) US President Donald Trump as he arrive for a visit to the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier and (R) Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro delivering a speech during a military ceremony at Fuerte Tiuna in Caracas. The Trump administration said Saturday that Venezuela’s…

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