On January 3, 2026, President Donald Trump announced a dramatic U.S. military operation in Venezuela.
The operation resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
According to Reuters and the Associated Press, U.S. forces conducted a large-scale overnight operation, targeted military sites in Caracas, and extracted the couple before transporting…
On January 3, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and removed him from the country—along with his wife, Cilia Flores. The event marked a significant moment with "Maduro captured" dominating headlines.
If confirmed through the legal and diplomatic steps that follow, this is one of the most consequential foreign-policy…


