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At least 100 people killed during US attack: Venezuela’s interior minister

The United States attack on Venezuela to capture the country’s President Nicolas Maduro killed at least 100 people, according to the country’s interior minister.

Americans split on Trump’s action to capture Maduro: Poll

Americans are divided on the Donald Trump administration’s operation on Saturday that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new CBS News/YouGov survey.

Senator Graham says Trump ‘greenlit’ tough Russia sanctions bill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has stated that President Donald Trump “greenlit” a long-delayed bipartisan Senate bill to impose tough sanctions on Russia amid rising tensions Wednesday in the North Atlantic, where Russia deployed a submarine to protect a fleeing oil tanker.

US confiscates Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela

The US has seized an oil tanker linked to Venezuela after tracking it across the Atlantic, according to the US European Command.

US demanding Venezuela cut ties with Iran, Russia and China: ABC News

Washington has demanded that Venezuela cut economic ties with Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba if it wants to pump more oil, ABC News has reported, citing three people familiar with the White House’s plan.

Trump claims Venezuela to give 30-50 million barrels of oil to U.S.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that the interim authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States on the heels of the U.S.’s dramatic ouster of the South American country’s leader, Nicolas Maduro.

U.S. officials assess Venezuela raid killed about 75

The U.S. government assesses that about 75 people were killed during Saturday’s military raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, including dozens of fatalities that resulted from a gun battle at his compound in Caracas, according to American officials familiar with the matter.

“No external agent” is running Venezuela: Acting president

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez has stressed that “no external agent” is running the country.

Over 70% worried US will become too involved in Venezuela: Poll

Most Americans say they worry the U.S. will become too involved in Caracas, according to a survey conducted just after the operation that ousted Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro from power.

US military operation in Venezuela undermined international law: UN

The United Nations has voiced deep concern over the dramatic US operation in Venezuela, warning that it clearly "undermined a fundamental principle of international law".

US attack on Greenland would be end of NATO: Danish PM

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any bid by the United States to take over Greenland will result in the end of the NATO military alliance, as reverberations from Washington’s military attack on Venezuela and the abduction of its leader Nicholas Maduro are felt across the globe.

US putting Venezuela’s interim leader on ‘short leash’: Politico

The administration of US President Donald Trump is demanding that Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, adopt a series of pro-American measures and then expects her to be removed once she complies, Politico has reported, citing sources.

Trump administration sets meetings with oil companies over Venezuela: Reuters

The administration of President Donald Trump is planning to meet with executives from U.S. oil companies later this week to discuss boosting Venezuelan oil production after Washington ousted its leader Nicolas Maduro, according to a source familiar with the matter.

US critics and allies condemn Venezuela president’s abduction at UN Security Council

Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including key US allies, have warned that the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife by American special forces could be a precedent-setting event for international law.

Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges, stressing he was ‘kidnapped’ by US

Toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to narcotics charges after President Donald Trump's stunning capture of him rattled world leaders and left officials in Caracas scrambling to regroup.

UN chief “deeply concerned” by impact of US military action in Venezuela

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that he is “deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected” during US military action in Venezuela.

US threatens India with higher tariffs over Russian oil

US President Donald Trump has threatened India with a tariff hike if New Delhi continues to buy oil from Moscow.

Trump: Cuba is ‘ready to fall’

President Donald Trump has predicted Cuba was "ready to fall" after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, warning that Havana can no longer rely on Caracas for security and oil.

80 people killed in US attack on Venezuela: NYT

The death toll from the US raid to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro has risen to at least 80, which includes both soldiers and civilians, the New York Times has reported, citing a senior Venezuelan official.

World “undergoing a period of turbulence and change”: Chinese president

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated that the world “is undergoing a period of turbulence and change” while noting that “unilateral and bullying actions are seriously impacting the international order,” according to state broadcaster CCTV.

32 Cubans killed in Venezuela during US operation to seize Maduro: Havana

The Cuban government said 32 of its citizens were killed during the US strikes on Venezuela to capture the country’s President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuelan VP strikes softer tone, calls for “cooperation” with US

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has stated that she has extended an invitation to the United States government to collaborate on an “agenda of cooperation.”

Trump threatens military operation against Colombia after Maduro’s capture

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Colombia's government, telling reporters that such an operation "sounds good to me."

Six countries condemn US military actions in Venezuela

A group of six Ibero-American countries have issued a joint statement condemning the United States’ military attack on Venezuela early Saturday that saw President Nicolás Maduro captured in Caracas.

Trump threatens Venezuela’s new leader: The Atlantic

President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, after Washington ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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