The U.S. military launched strikes against Venezuela and captured its dictator, Nicolás Maduro, on Jan. 3 — emerging from the operation largely unscathed as it handicapped Venezuela’s defense systems ...

Months of clandestine intelligence-gathering by the CIA, followed by detailed military rehearsals and last-minute weather-related delays, preceded what US officials described as a “flawless” operation ...

At 4.21am on Saturday, US President Donald Trump sent a message on his Truth Social ‌platform: the United States had carried out a daring mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his ...

Since August, the US had assembled warships, jet fighters and roughly 15,000 troops on Venezuela’s doorstep. Bombers routinely flew show-of-force missions while US intelligence personnel were known to ...

[WASHINGTON] In August, a clandestine team of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers slipped into Venezuela with a plan to collect information on Nicolas Maduro, the country’s president, whom the ...

President Trump and his top advisers had for months telegraphed their plans to take down Nicolás Maduro. And yet, when it finally happened, Washington and Caracas were stunned by the ferocity and ...

Venezuelans living in Chile gather to celebrate, after the US struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores overnight, in Concepcion, Chile, January 3, ...

The U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro was a months-in-the-making mission rehearsed using replicas of Maduro’s fortified compound, showcasing military might, ingenuity — and ...

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said more than 150 U.S. aircraft were used. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provided a very detailed account of how the U.S. military’s ...

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provided a very detailed account of how the U.S. military’s mission to apprehend Nicholas Maduro and his wife took place early Saturday morning.