The Digest:
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is now imprisoned in a New York detention facility after a US military operation captured him and his wife, marking an unprecedented escalation in international intervention to unseat a foreign leader and assert control over the nation's vast oil reserves.
Key Points:
- US President Donald Trump announced a "large-scale strike" on Venezuela, leading to Maduro's capture.
- Maduro and his wife were flown to New York City and face drug-trafficking and weapons charges.
- The operation involved 150 aircraft and commandos who seized Maduro based on detailed intelligence.
- Venezuela's Supreme Court has ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume power "in an acting capacity."
- Trump stated the US intends to stay for a "proper transition" and have US oil companies fix the infrastructure.
- The capture triggered celebrations among exiled Venezuelans but condemnation from China, Russia, and the UN.
- Casualty figures from the Caracas airstrikes are undisclosed, but Trump claimed "many" Cuban guards were killed.
Sources: AFP, Vanguard
