Venezuela

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ordered Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez to assume the role of acting president in the absence of Nicolás Maduro, reports Reuters.

China has condemned the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, describing the action as “hegemonic” and a violation of international law.

US President Donald Trump says Washington will run Venezuela after US troops seized the country’s president, media reports said on Sunday.

President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States “captured” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country following what he described as “large-scale” strikes, media reports said on Saturday.

Multiple explosions were reportedly heard in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, early Saturday, according to international media reports.