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===== U.S. military action and Maduro’s capture ===== * U.S. military forces carried out strikes in Venezuela, and President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and flown to the United States to face federal charges. These details are being reported by multiple major outlets — ABC News, Reuters, AP, Time, Al Jazeera, People, The Guardian and more. ABC News<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/explosions-heard-venezuelas-capital-city-caracas/story?id=128861598|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref> Maduro in U.S. court * Maduro has appeared (or is appearing) in a New York federal court on drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges, pleading not guilty. TIME<ref>{{cite web|title=TIME|url=https://time.com/7343200/maduro-venezuela-charges-court-plea-cilia-flores/|publisher=time.com|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref> U.S. political positioning * President Trump and his administration are framing the operation both as a law-enforcement action against drug trafficking and as justification for continuing pressure on the Maduro government. U.S. officials, including the U.N. ambassador, have stated the U.S. is not occupying Venezuela but will oversee some transition. ABC News<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-live-updates-trump-give-details-after-us/?id=127792811|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref> A mix of international reactions * Other governments and lawmakers are reacting, some condemning the action’s legality and calling for oversight, others supporting it. Al Jazeera<ref>{{cite web|title=Al Jazeera|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/3/us-lawmakers-react-to-attack-on-venezuela-capture-of-maduro|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref> Financial and legal moves * Switzerland has frozen assets connected to Maduro following his arrest. Reuters<ref>{{cite web|title=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/switzerland-freezes-assets-linked-venezuelas-maduro-after-us-arrest-2026-01-05/|publisher=reuters.com|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
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