Overview
- Multiple explosions and low-flying aircraft were reported in Caracas overnight, with strikes also described across nearby regions.
- President Donald Trump said U.S. forces carried out a large-scale operation against Venezuela early Saturday.
- Trump claimed Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of the country, a statement not independently verified as Venezuela’s vice president said she did not know his whereabouts.
- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Maduro and his wife would face charges in American courts.
- U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain was not involved, stressed upholding international law, and said officials are working to safeguard roughly 500 British nationals as figures across U.K. politics and legal experts criticized the strikes.