Overview
- At least 40 people, including civilians and military personnel, were reported killed in the U.S. attack, according to the New York Times citing a senior Venezuelan official.
- President Donald Trump said Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and removed from Venezuela, and he posted a photo purporting to show Maduro aboard a U.S. vessel en route toward U.S. jurisdiction.
- The White House and Pentagon described months of intelligence work, a night operation that darkened Caracas, special-operations raids and air support involving about 150 aircraft, and they reported no U.S. service-member deaths.
- U.S. officials said Maduro will soon appear in the Southern District of New York on multiple drug-related charges, with U.S. media reporting preparations for a court appearance as early as Jan. 5.
- Venezuela said it does not know Maduro’s whereabouts and requested UN action, Russia condemned the operation and urged his release, and the Security Council is slated to convene on Jan. 5.