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The US will run Venezuela until there is a peaceful transition of power, Donald Trump has said after capturing Venezuela’s left-wing President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight raid on Saturday.
Maduro has arrived in New York and was shown arriving at a detention facility where he will await his first court appearance on US criminal charges.
Trump confirmed the country's leader and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been flown out of Caracas and indicted on "narco-terrorism" charges following the strikes early on Saturday. The Maduro government has condemned the attack on Caracas as an “imperialist” act, while Sir Keir Starmer said the UK government would “shed no tears” over the fall of the Maduro regime.
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At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were seen in the capital, Caracas, and rising smoke was spotted in numerous regions at approximately 2am during the “large-scale” attack on Saturday. The Trump administration said around 150 aircraft, including bombers and fighter jets, were involved in the operation.
At a press conference on Saturday at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Trump warned that the US is “ready to stage a second and much larger attack” if required.
Trump suggested his administration would be heavily involved in leading Venezuela in Maduro’s absen
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