The audacious US operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro came down to an intense final firefight in which US helicopters were exposed to an extraordinary level of risk as they descended into a heavily fortified military compound in Caracas,

The Venezuelan regime is rejecting as "fake" a report by the British newspaper The Guardian that reported that acting President Delcy Rodríguez had privately pledged cooperation to the Trump administration ahead of the U.

While some see a turning point in Nicolás Maduro’s arrest, Catholic Venezuelans in the U.S. warn that instability and persecution at home have yet to end.

Exclusive: sources say powerful figures in the regime secretly told US and Qatari officials they would welcome Maduro’s departure

Saul Pereira Martinez had finished his shift on guard duty at Fort Tiuna, where Maduro was sheltered. The last time his mother spoke to him was at 2:00 am.

In the lead-up to his capture, Maduro had taken to breaking into musical routines, including dancing to techno beats remixed with the slogan “No War, Yes Peace.”

Venezuelans who've wanted to speak out against the former leader for years are getting their chance — and the messages have gone viral.

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Three weeks since attack, US plans focus on oil, but little clarity emerges, as analysts warn of Venezuela faultlines.

Multiple Venezuelan migrants and asylum-seekers said that the country is still far too dangerous and unstable for them to return.