Overview
- U.S. officials say a military operation removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from Caracas, with the Justice Department unsealing narco‑terrorism and related charges.
- Maduro is reported to be in U.S. custody in New York, with CNN saying he is held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center to face charges in Manhattan federal court.
- President Donald Trump said the United States would temporarily run Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, statements widely cited by critics as evidence of resource-driven motives.
- India’s Left parties — CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, AIFB and RSP — issued a joint condemnation, called nationwide protests, and rallied at Jantar Mantar, calling the action a violation of the UN Charter.
- Russia, China, Cuba and Brazil denounced the strikes and urged UN action, Spain offered mediation, and India’s government voiced deep concern, while Left leaders flagged reports of Venezuelan mobilization and noted Marco Rubio’s warning to Cuba and Mexico.