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U.S. commandos captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a surprise predawn raid. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was then sworn in as interim president.

U.S. commandos captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a surprise predawn raid. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was then sworn in as interim president.

The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.

The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.

Police investigating a ferocious New Year’s fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, said they had identified most of the dead, some as young as 14 and 15.

The attack to seize Venezuela’s president came months after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers the administration didn’t intend to invade the country.

The attack to seize Venezuela’s president came months after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers the administration didn’t intend to invade the country.

The Maduro raid is a strategic gamble with an unpredictable outcome in a deeply divided region, dramatically altering the security dynamic across South America.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. would run Venezuela. Delcy Rodríguez, Nicolás Maduro’s vice president, denounced his “illegal kidnapping” as “shameful.”

Though much remains unknown about the raid, a review of visuals by The Washington Post and an account given by officials identify key moments and locations.