Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 22, 2025. JUAN BARRETO / AFP
The United States hit Venezuela with a "large-scale strike" early Saturday and said President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country after months, in an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack.
Here are some global reactions to the US operation.
Venezuelan VP demands 'proof of life'
Venezuela's vice president appeared on state TV to say that the government doesn't know where the president and his wife are after US forces captured them. "We do not know the whereabouts of President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores," Delcy Rodriguez said. "We demand proof of life."
