Overview
- President Donald Trump said Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured in Caracas and flown to the United States, where the attorney general confirmed SDNY indictments on narco‑terrorism and weapons charges.
- Trump declared the United States will run Venezuela until a “safe, proper and judicious transition,” and signaled plans to involve American oil companies in restoring energy infrastructure.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK was not involved and had not been informed in advance, adding he wants to establish the facts and speak to Trump while focusing on consular support for UK nationals.
- Senior UK official Darren Jones said it is for the United States to set out the legal basis for the operation, declining to judge legality as the government reiterated support for the rules‑based order.
- Reactions in Britain split sharply, with Liberal Democrats and Greens calling the action illegal and urging condemnation, Conservatives and Reform UK welcoming Maduro’s removal, and Labour left MPs demanding a tougher stance.