Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in a New York detention centre after ‍U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a raid to capture the South American leader and take control of the country and its oil reserves over the weekend. It followed an intense bombardment of Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, by U.S. forces.Trump has said the U.S. will “run the country until such time as we can do ⁠a safe, proper and judicious transition”. Today, we're breaking down what happened, why the U.S. took this extraordinary action, and what it means for Venezuela's future.

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