Photos posted by the Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello show armed security forces deployed on the streets of Caracas.
In a video posted on social media, the armed men can be seen shouting “loyal always, traitors never”.
Dozens of military checkpoints have been set up in the capital, with foreign journalists being unable to enter.
This all comes after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife from a compound in Caracas.
Less than 48 hours later Maduro stood in a New York court where he pleaded not guilty to charges of drug trafficking and terrorism which were brought to him by the U.S. government.
In the 25-page indictment U.S. prosecutors laid out in court, they say Maduro amongst others have been participating in “cocaine trafficking”.
The current interior minister of Venezuela, who posted a picture of himself on the streets of Caracas on Monday night (above), has also been charged. The U.S. is offering rewards for information leading to his arrest.
Since Maduro’s arrest, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president. Her parliamentary session began with the demand for the release of Maduro.
President Donald Trump has said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela after the ousting of Maduro.
Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machao demanded on Tuesday for all political prisoners to be released, Maduro’s arrest.
"Those who unjustly hold the civilian and military political prisoners should free them immediately," the Vente Venezuela movement said of political detainees, whom a leading local rights group puts at 863.
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Saudi civil defence sent an all-clear on Saturday after issuing alerts for a second time for potential danger in Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj east of the capital, amid an uptick in attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on the Gulf country.
The U.S. State Department approved a $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence development upgrades, along with related equipment and services, the department said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported at least 10 people had died in Russian attacks over the last 24 hours.
Iran's military has threatened to launch sustained attacks on U.S. bases and interests across the Middle East if Washington resumes military action against Tehran.
The death toll from an overnight Russian attack on the Kyiv region rose to four, including three children, Kyiv regional authorities said on Sunday. A mother and her two 3-year-old children were killed when a Russian drone strike hit a private home, the emergency service said.
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Overnight Russian strikes on the city of Sumy, northeast Ukraine, have killed one woman and injured a man, the country's State Emergency Service has said.
Russian parliamentary elections have delivered a comfortable win to the ruling United Russia party, which is closely aligned to President Vladimir Putin. With more than 95 per cent of ballots counted, United Russia has taken 57.83 per cent of the vote, up from the 49.8 per cent it won in 2021.
A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan’s Pacific coast on Monday, bringing torrential rain, strong winds and a heightened risk of landslides across the Kanto region, including Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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