Venezuela

Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the former FARC rebel group issued defiant statements following the U.S. military operation in Venezuela.

The Venezuelan regime, now led by interim President Delcy Rodriguez following the capture of Nicolas Maduro, issued a decree ordering police to "immediately begin the national search and capture of everyone involved in the promotion or support for the armed attack" by the Trump administration.

The European Union on Monday rejected a U.S.-backed plan to place Delcy Rodríguez at the center of Venezuela's political transition, saying the process must include opposition leaders.

Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, called on the United States to "work jointly on a cooperation agenda" and appealed for peace and dialogue.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the notion that elections will take place immediately after the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

President Donald Trump reportedly soured on Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, which he has long wanted for himself, according to a new report.

The Trump administration is considering giving White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller a bigger role in overseeing policy in Venezuela after the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report.

Several tankers loaded with Venezuelan oil have left the country's waters with their transponders off despite the U.S. blockade, according to a new report.

President Donald Trump decided to approve the capture of Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro after his repeated rejections of deals to leave power in exchange for amnesty, according to a new report.

Nicolás Maduro Guerra, the son of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, said he is "fine" and "calm" following U.S. airstrikes that led to the capture of his father, while renewing calls for political mobilization, according to an audio message circulating on social media.

A U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled last week that their expulsion violated due process and that they have a right to challenge it in court

Some Trump officials decided to support the operation to capture Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro after seeing public displays of defiance, which included dancing to a remix of him calling for no wars.

The New York Times and The Washington Post learned that the U.S. was set to conduct a raid to capture Maduro hours before it was set to take place but held off publishing to not endanger troops, according to a new report.

The CIA sent a small team inside Venezuela to track authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro's locations and movements, providing key intelligence that led to his capture on Saturday, according to a new report.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called for a new order to take place in the country following the U.S. operation that ended with the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

Russia condemned the U.S.'s operation in Venezuela that has resulted in the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, calling it an "act of armed aggression against Venezuela."

President Donald Trump said Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been captured and "flown out of the country" on Saturday following a "large scale strike" in the South American country.

Tonight in Caracas, Venezuela's capital, residents reported a series of loud explosions and sightings of low-flying aircraft around 2 a.m. local time, triggering power outages and smoke rising over key military installations such as La Carlota Air Base and the Fuerte Tiuna military complex.

Venezuela's authoritarian President, Nicolás Maduro, said president Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for a "forever war" against the country.

"If he doesn't show military strength, he'll look weak," said former ambassador John Feeley, warning that "we know Trump detests weakness"

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro offered to hold talks with the Trump administration to fight drug-trafficking as his regime sustains increased pressure on different fronts.

Former CIA director Leon Panetta said that revealing the nature of the strike conducted in Venezuela in December undermined its purpose.

Almost two-thirds of Venezuelans living abroad support a U.S. military intervention to topple authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new poll.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro publicly offered oil deals to Donald Trump as his administration continues to ramp up pressure on the Caracas regime.

The Russian government has formally requested its U.S. counterpart to stop pursuing the tanker that has been fleeing Washington forces after attempting to reach Venezuela.

Venezuela's oil output in the Orinoco Belt, its richest source in the country, has plummeted since the U.S. began enforcing a blockade of sanctioned tankers in December, according to a new report.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro directly avoided addressing the U.S. strike in the country, telling a journalist "perhaps we'll discuss it in a few days."

The Bella 1, the sanctioned tanker fleeing U.S. forces, has formally changed its name and has been added to an official Russian database, according to a new report.

The Bella 1, the sanctioned tanker fleeing U.S. forces, is no longer expected to return to Venezuela to load up with oil, according to a new report.

Venezuelan officials who visited the site of the U.S. attack against alleged cartel infrastructure earlier this month reportedly acknowledged Washington was behind it, even as authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro refrains to address the episode in public.