Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after his capture following US strikes in the country on Saturday. He will face drugs and weapons charges.
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has directed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to assume the powers and duties of acting president. Opposition leader María Corina Machado has called for an opposition candidate to assume power. Some Venezuelans are celebrating, but others are denouncing Maduro’s capture as a “kidnapping.
US President Donald Trump said the US will “run the country” until a “judicious transition” can happen. He also said the US will seize Venezuela’s massive oil reserves.
Meanwhile, flights through Caribbean airspace were set to resume from midnight Eastern Time after a large part of it was closed after the strike. Some airlines said they plan to restart service by Sunday.
Where did the US strike in Venezuela on Saturday?
