Trump has added a particular layer of dementedness to the latest unprovoked US aggression.

President Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. was behind the strike several hours after explosions shook Venezuela's capital city of Caracas.

Tensions are ramping up as Trump has captured Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro and launched a “large-scale” strike on the South American nation last night

Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship

Trump has added a particular layer of dementedness to the latest unprovoked US aggression.

Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas

Removing a leader and pledging to rebuild a country represents a major shift in Trump's America First vision, writes Anthony Zurcher.

With Nicolás Maduro in US custody, Donald Trump says ‘we will run’ Venezuela until ‘a safe, proper and judicious transition’ can be made – key US politics stories from 3 January…

The United States has bombed Venezuela and toppled Nicolas Maduro, who was seized and taken to New York.

Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and capture of its president mark the end of the West as we know it, warns world affairs editor Sam Kiley

No one is safe from an immediate and violent US intervention.

Power cuts and fuel shortages likely to rise after loss of key ally, while Trump administration’s warnings cause concern

Trump’s decision to attack Venezuela, arrest its president and temporarily run the country marks a striking departure for a politician who long criticized others for overreaching…

By attacking Venezuela, seizing its president and promising to “run” the country indefinitely — all without any congressional or UN authorization — US President Donald Trump may…

The Guardian’s Tom Phillips, reporting from the region, explains the truth behind the Trump attack and what we could expect to happen next.

Trump’s moves spark global wave of revulsion and fears that similar actions could happen in other countries