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U.N. Security Council to Convene Monday on U.S. Raid That Seized Venezuela’s Maduro

The meeting follows a U.S. operation defended as self-defense under the U.N. Charter, with opponents labeling it illegal.

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Secretary-General António Guterres, through spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, said he was “deeply alarmed”.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to convene an emergency meeting on Monday (Representative Image (File Photo/Reuters))
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Overview

  • The 15-member council will meet at 10 a.m. in New York (1500 GMT) under the agenda item titled “Threats to International Peace and Security.”
  • Colombia requested the emergency session with support from Russia and China, according to diplomats and council officials.
  • U.S. Special Forces captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas and transferred them to U.S. custody, and Maduro is detained in New York awaiting a court appearance on drug charges.
  • U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned the action sets a “dangerous precedent” and called for full respect for international law.
  • President Donald Trump praised the operation and said the United States would run Venezuela during a transition, while legal experts dispute the raid’s legality and note Washington’s veto power limits Security Council action.