Overview
- President Donald Trump said Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were seized and flown out of Venezuela, as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced SDNY indictments alleging narcoterrorism and weapons offenses.
- Trump declared the United States will administer Venezuela until a “safe, proper and judicious transition” and posted a photo claiming to show Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima.
- Residents reported multiple pre-dawn explosions and low-flying aircraft over Caracas, with strikes hitting military sites including Fort Tiuna and causing power outages.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain was not involved, sought to establish the facts, and prioritized safeguarding roughly 500 UK citizens as travel advice warned against all travel.
- The UN expressed deep alarm over potential breaches of international law, while UK political figures split over condemnation as Starmer later voiced support for a transition away from Maduro’s rule.