U.S. Forces Capture Venezuelan President, Face Legal and Political Backlash
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U.S. military forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The operation, ordered by President Trump, has triggered immediate international controversy.
Maduro is now in U.S. custody and is being prepared for legal proceedings in a New York court. The charges against him are not yet public.
Global leaders are condemning the capture as a violation of international law. They call it an "extremely dangerous" precedent for one nation to seize the leader of another.
The situation inside Venezuela remains unstable. Questions are mounting about who will govern and how the country will respond.
Further updates will follow as this developing story continues.