Maduro is currently in a New York detention centre awaiting a Monday court appearance on drug charges, after US President Donald Trump ordered his removal and said the US would take control of Venezuela. 

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was with Trump and Hegseth, also told reporters that Maduro had multiple opportunities to avoid this. He was provided multiple very, very, very generous offers, and chose instead to act like a wild man, Rubio said.

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María Corina Machado has not yet reacted to Donald Trump’s announcement claiming the capture of Nicolás Maduro and the launch of large-scale strikes in Venezuela.

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The US embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, issued an alert to Americans in Venezuela, telling them to shelter in place, citing “reports of explosions in and around” the city. It did not give details. The United States suspended operations at its embassy in Caracas in 2019.

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Maduro says Venezuela will not accept what he calls a slave’s peace as he accuses the US of 22 weeks of pressure, strikes and psychological warfare. 

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Asked in a television interview whether he thought Maduro’s days were numbered, Trump replied: “I would say yeah. I think so, yeah.”

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The video of President Nicolás Maduro came after US–Venezuela relations worsened, with reports indicating that Washington is preparing a new phase of operations designed to further challenge Maduro’s hold on power.

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