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U.N. Security Council Calls Emergency Meeting After U.S. Operation Captures Venezuela’s Maduro

Trump casts the operation as law enforcement, setting up a New York prosecution alongside a temporary U.S. role in governing Venezuela.

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 21: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is interviewed by South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) after speaking to the media on November 21, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. World leaders are gathering in Johannesburg this weekend for the annual G20 summit, with the notable absence of the United States, whose president has boycotted the event over objections to South Africa's G20 presidency. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
A supporter of President Nicolas Maduro holds a Venezuelan flag during a gathering near the Palacio de Miraflores in Caracas on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
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Overview

  • The council scheduled a Monday session at 10 a.m. ET after Colombia requested an urgent debate, with backing from China and Russia.
  • Trump said U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flew them out of Venezuela following land strikes in and around Caracas.
  • The Washington Examiner reported the mission lasted under an hour, included seven blasts in the capital, and resulted in no U.S. service-member deaths.
  • Venezuela’s government reported missiles and rockets hit residential areas, causing explosions, power outages, and civilian casualties, as Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López ordered a nationwide military deployment.
  • South Africa condemned the strikes as a clear UN Charter violation and urged council action, Russia denounced armed aggression, and the European Union called for restraint and protection of its citizens.