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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U.S. passenger air services to Venezuela resumed on Thursday (30 April), as an American Airlines flight landed in Caracas, restoring a commercial link between the two countries after seven years.
A United States Army soldier has been charged with making more than $400,000 by betting on the removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, according to the Department of Justice.
Three months following the U.S. raid that captured socialist President Nicolas Maduro on 3 January, the Venezuelan National Assembly approved a new law on Thursday loosening the state’s grip on mining investments to open the sector for private and foreign companies.
In a major policy reversal, the U.S. Treasury has removed Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, from its sanctions list, signalling a sharp shift in Washington’s approach to Caracas.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party has won the Armenian elections, picking up nearly half the vote. With a majority in parliament, Pashinyan is set for a third term as Prime Minister. But an opposition politican has said he will challenge the election results.
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A Sudanese man has been arrested over a knife attack in Belfast that left a man seriously injured and prompted calls online for a protest after footage of the incident circulated widely on social media.
Barcelona is preparing to mark a historic milestone in the legacy of architect Antoni Gaudí as Pope Leo XIV visits the city this week to inaugurate the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família basilica, almost exactly 100 years after the visionary architect’s death.
Iran and Israel said on Monday (8 June) they had halted attacks on each other following an appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump, as Axios reported that Trump had privately told Benjamin Netanyahu “be careful, or you will be on your own very soon”.
Mexico City has been hit by major disruption eight days before it hosts the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as teachers, retired judges and other groups staged mass protests.
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