US Captures Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Sparks Global Condemnation
The US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, reigniting debate over US–Venezuela tensions, sanctions, and information warfare amid ongoing political and economic crisis conditions. With this, the US plans to control Venezuela’s leadership and oil resources, signaling interventionist ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.
A motorcade carrying captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, departs the West 30th Street Heliport in New York. | Photo: AP/Stefan Jeremiah
An airplane carrying captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro lands at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y. | Photo: AP/Noah K. Murray
In this photo released by the White House, President Donald Trump talks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks at a computer screen as he monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. | Photo: Molly Riley/The White House via AP
A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stands on a median strip waving a national flag in Caracas, Venezuela, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
A woman cries during a rally of supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. | Photo: AP/Cristian Hernandez
Government supporters burn a U.S. flag in Caracas, Venezuela, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Venezuelans celebrate in Santiago, Chile, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Esteban Felix
Protesters rally outside the White House in Washington, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation. | Photo: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
Protesters denounce the U.S. attack on Venezuela at Pershing Square in Los Angeles. | Photo: AP/William Liang
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