‘This is clearly a blatant, illegal and criminal act’

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 administration has accused Maduro of leading drug cartels, among other crimes, and has pressured him to step down for months

As Venezuelans come to terms with a seismic 24 hours, they tell Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew they fear this is just a shift from an internally imposed authoritarian…

‘This is clearly a blatant, illegal and criminal act’

The overnight raid, which has shocked the international community, came after months of growing tensions between US and Venezuela

Trump warns Mexico to get its ‘act together’ and says America ‘needs Greenland’

This is clearly a blatant, illegal and criminal act, say law experts

Sam Kiley reports from the Simon Bolivar Bridge in Cucuta, on the Colombian border with Venezuela, where two armies and a militia are in a standoff while Trump threatens Caracas

Meanwhile, the Trump administration said it was considering using the military to acquire Greenland