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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The U.S. has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that had been followed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, following a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic as part of a U.S. "blockade" on Venezuelan oil exports, according to two U.S. officials speaking to Reuters.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised a large-scale military operation carried out in Venezuela, describing it as highly complex and signalling plans to accelerate U.S. weapons production in its aftermath.
Iran has denounced the U.S. detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, describing the operation as an ‘abduction’ and calling for his immediate release.
President Donald Trump has denied reports that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was sidelined because of her Nobel Peace Prize win, insisting the award played no role in his decision-making.
Germany’s foreign intelligence service secretly monitored the telephone communications of former U.S. President Barack Obama for several years, including calls made aboard Air Force One, according to an investigation by the German newspaper Die Zeit.
Diplomatic tensions between Tokyo and Beijing escalated as Japan slams China's export ban on dual-use goods. Markets have wobbled as fears grow over a potential rare earth embargo affecting global supply chains.
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) sources reported a significant movement of U.S. military aircraft towards the Middle East in recent hours. Dozens of U.S. Air Force aerial refuelling tankers and heavy transport aircraft were observed heading eastwards, presumably to staging points in the region.
Iran’s chief justice has warned protesters there will be “no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic”, as rights groups reported a rising death toll during what observers describe as the country’s biggest wave of unrest in three years.
Two people have been killed after a private helicopter crashed at a recreation centre in Russia’s Perm region, Russian authorities and local media have said.
A U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday, local and federal officials said, amid an expanded immigration enforcement operation ordered by President Donald Trump.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he will meet Danish leaders next week, signalling that Washington is not retreating from President Donald Trump’s stated goal of acquiring Greenland, despite mounting concern among European allies.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China later this month, marking the first visit by a Canadian leader since 2017.
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in Krumovgrad, in Bulgaria’s southern Kardzhali province, pushing the Krumovitsa River close to overflowing and prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency in 26 settlements.
Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday criticised European plans to establish military hubs in Ukraine, saying the move risks pushing Europe closer to a direct confrontation with Russia.
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