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US attacks Venezuela – live updates

‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US

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r Ifraín Pérez had been checking the news on his phone since the early hours. All day, the capture of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, had been the main subject of conversation in his neighbourhood in Havana. “It’s really pretty unpleasant news – for Cuba and the world,” he said late on Saturday.