Overview
- Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores are in U.S. custody with an initial appearance set in Manhattan federal court at 12 p.m. ET on Monday on narco-terrorism and drug charges.
- President Donald Trump says the U.S. will temporarily run Venezuela and has pressed for total access to its oil while portraying the operation as enforcing long-standing indictments.
- Brazil, China, Russia, Mexico and others condemned the action at the UN Security Council as a violation of sovereignty, and Secretary‑General António Guterres warned of rising regional instability.
- Venezuela’s Supreme Court named Vice President Delcy Rodríguez acting president and demanded Maduro’s release, describing his capture as a kidnapping.
- Trump floated potential moves against Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Greenland and Iran, while Cuban officials said 32 Cuban officers were killed during the U.S. operation.