US operation takes Maduro and wife, strikes VenezuelaAP, CARACASThe US hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early yesterday and said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on its government — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by US President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attends a gathering in support of his government in Caracas on Feb. 7, 2019. Photo: ReutersUS Attorney General Pam Bondi said Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, would face charges after an indictment in New York. “We do not know the whereabouts of President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores,” Rodriguez said. Maduro last appeared on state television on Friday while meeting with a delegation of Chinese officials in Caracas.

Source: Taipei Times January 03, 2026 17:12 UTC