Overview
- Trump said a two‑hour operation used more than 150 aircraft and special forces to capture Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, who were flown out after staging from the USS Iwo Jima.
- Prosecutors confirmed fresh New York charges including narcoterrorism, with Maduro expected in court Monday and detention at a Brooklyn federal facility reported by Axios.
- Caracas saw explosions, military flights, power and internet disruptions, and Venezuelan authorities alleged civilian casualties, while the U.S. reported no combat deaths among its forces.
- Trump said the U.S. will oversee a temporary transition and open Venezuelan oil to American companies, while indicating talks with Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, whom Brazil recognized as interim leader.
- Russia, China, Iran and Cuba condemned the assault, Latin American governments split, Colombia deployed troops to the border for possible refugee flows, and the U.N. Security Council is set to convene Monday.