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Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela until 'safe transition can take place'

The president says the US launched an "air, land and sea" operation to take President Maduro; Venezuela has called it "extremely serious military aggression".

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Latin America

What we know about Maduro's capture
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World
[画像:Nicolas Maduro shown after his arrest, wearing headphones and a blindfold, grey zipped jumper]
I woke to a huge bang in Caracas - nothing has been normal since
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World
[画像:A composite image of Vanessa Silva alongside an image of an explosion on Venezuelan capital Caracas after the US struck the country.]
Why has Trump attacked Venezuela and taken Maduro?
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World
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Trump's move to topple Maduro is fraught with risk - what happens next is unclear
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Latin America
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Everything you need to know about the new series of The Masked Singer UK
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The Lake District hotel that brought sticky toffee pudding to the world
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