U.S. says it carried out strikes in Venezuela; Trump claims Maduro captured U.S. President Donald Trump said American forces conducted a “large-scale” operation in Venezuela early Saturday and claimed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were taken into custody and flown out of the country. Fox News+1

Reports from Caracas described multiple explosions and low-flying aircraft during the overnight action. Fox News, citing U.S. officials, reported U.S. strikes in and around the capital and said at least seven explosions were heard, with aircraft observed over the city around 2 a.m. local time. Fox News

Venezuela’s government denounced the operation as a serious act of U.S. military aggression and said both civilian and military locations in Caracas and nearby states — including Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira — were affected. Fox News+1