Published by Iain Gilbert on 4th January 2026
(Sharecast News) - Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is in US custody after being seized by American forces in an operation the Trump administration claims now leaves Washington effectively running his government, The Times reported. A Boeing aircraft carrying Maduro and his wife landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base less than a day after he was taken from his compound in Caracas by US Delta Force personnel. President Trump described the operation as a show of force not seen "since World War Two".