Last week’s events in Caracas come in a long line of American interventions. The White House has awesome power and is never shy of using it, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall

Will the US push for elections or will it try to depose more members of the government, asks the BBC's Ione Wells.

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

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…

For now, there’s no plan spelled out to have American troops or administrators in Venezuela.

Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it

Venezuela's allies condemned an 'illegal act of aggression' while countries aligned with the US urged restraint but sought to avoid directly criticizing Donald Trump.

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

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

Washington keeping 15,000-strong military presence in Caribbean in case interim president hinders US objectives

On Sunday, President Trump faced persistent questions about the seizure of President Maduro and his wife, and whether the operation's focus was about oil or regime change: 'It's…

Delcy Rodríguez adopts conciliatory tone as she stands in for Nicolás Maduro after Venezuelan leader captured by American forces and brought to US

There could very well be a protracted struggle in which no actor fully prevails.

Last week’s events in Caracas come in a long line of American interventions. The White House has awesome power and is never shy of using it, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

OP-ED. With recent events in Venezuela, Donald Trump has revived a brutal US imperialism in Latin America, observe historian Olivier Compagnon and sociologist Franck Poupeau.

A surprise pre-dawn attack saw US forces capture and depose the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. Maduro’s ouster sparked both celebration and…

OP-ED. For the first time, a US president has openly claimed to have kept Congress in the dark about his decision out of an admitted disregard for the legislative branch, notes…