According to the official, the CIA had a small team operating covertly on the ground in Venezuela since August, and was able to provide “extraordinary insights” into Maduro’s life patterns.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres decried the strikes on Venezuela as a “dangerous precedent," while Argentinian President Javier Milei celebrated the "excellent news."

Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Machado celebrated the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, calling for the rebuilding of the nation after decades of dictatorship. 

Following the American operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, US President Donald Trump is set to address the public on the matter.

“At this historic moment, Israel stands alongside the freedom-loving Venezuelan people, who have suffered under Maduro’s illegal tyranny,” Sa'ar wrote.

Rodriguez, 56, is a Caracas native. She was born on May 18, 1969, and is the daughter of left-wing guerrilla fighter Jorge Antonio Rodriguez.

The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump confirmed that morning that Maduro, along with his wife, had been captured as American airstrikes slammed into targets across Venezuela.

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Trump noted that the forces that captured Maduro suffered a few injuries and no deaths.

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Two senior officials from India and Pakistan met while other regional leaders were in Dhaka for the funeral of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. 

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Khamenei addressed the protests through his official Farsi-speaking account, calling the Bazzaris "among the most loyal Iranians in the country.

US allies are "monitoring the situation." US President Trump will be holding a press conference later on Saturday to share more information.

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