Overview
- President Donald Trump said U.S. forces struck Venezuela and captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
- U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced narco-terrorism charges against Maduro and said he would face U.S. justice.
- CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, AIFB and RSP denounced the action as unlawful aggression and alleged a bid to control Venezuela’s oil.
- The Left parties called for UN Security Council condemnation, withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Caribbean, and nationwide protests in India.
- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan labeled the strikes terrorism and a rogue-state act, as Russia condemned armed aggression, Chile urged dialogue, Ecuador backed action, and India’s foreign ministry voiced deep concern.