Trump says Venezuela's Maduro captured after strikes
The Americas,Latin America,World,Venezuela,Donald Trump,Nicolas Maduro,Foreign Affairs,Trump Administration,US Military
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The U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, after months of pressuring him over accusations of drug-running and illegitimacy in power.
Washington has not made such a direct intervention in Latin America since the invasion of Panama in 1989 to depose military leader Manuel Noriega, over similar allegations.
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