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A CNN team witnessed several explosions in Caracas early Saturday, and reported that some areas of the city were without electricity. The first blast was recorded at approximately 1.50am local time (0.50aET). “One was so strong, my window was shaking after it,” CNNE correspondent Osmary Hernandez said. Several areas of the city were without power and CNN journalists in the Venezuelan capital could hear sound of aircraft after the explosions. The cause of the explosions was unclear. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned that the US is preparing to take new action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela…

It was just like watching television. Huddled in a draped-off room at Mar-a-Lago around screens set up for his viewing pleasure — including, according to photos released by the White House, a live feed of social media messages on X — President Donald Trump watched and listened as highly trained American Delta Force soldiers rushed into Nicolás Maduro’s home in Caracas, where the Venezuelan leader was sleeping alongside his wife. Maduro was quickly dragged into custody as he tried to flee to his steel-enforced safe room. It was the dramatic culmination of a monthslong campaign whose ultimate goal has long…

Venezuela is entering a new and very uncertain era after the sudden capture and removal of Nicolas Máduro, the country’s president for the last 12 years. Amid widespread apprehension about what comes next, the streets of the capital Caracas and other cities have been quiet. People are apprehensive about being out and about, with the security forces on edge. But there has been little sign of the government-backed paramilitary groups known as colectivos on the streets. Those that have ventured out have one priority: Stocking up on basic supplies in case the capital sees clashes or looting. There’s no sign…

Venezuelans in Caracas process a weekend “for the history books” Venezuelans in Caracas process a weekend “for the history books” 00:39 CNN teams in Caracas spoke with Venezuelans who were out and about Sunday after the United States captured President Nicolás Maduro. Though the streets have been quiet, the Venezuelan government has urged citizens to resume their normal routines. “Why did I have to go out?” said Judith Ledezma. “I have a pet that needs exercise and I was really stressed out staying indoors.” Her orange dog sat beside her on a park bench in Caracas, flanked by numerous shopping…

Elena Bertiz, 78, was sleeping in her bedroom early on Saturday morning in her Caracas home when a sudden noise woke her. At first, she told CNN, she thought it was an earthquake. “So, I got up running, put on my shoes, and started grabbing some clothes,” Bertiz told CNN’s Osmary Hernández, who visited her in the La Boyera neighborhood on Sunday. Bertiz then heard planes passing by. “Oh no, what anxiety, such horrible anxiety,” she said. She later saw that her house, where she had been living for the last 50 years, was hit by shrapnel during the US…

As US special forces were in the final stages of planning a daring nighttime operation into the heart of the Venezuelan capital, President Nicolás Maduro was posing for photographs with China’s top envoy to Latin America and lavishing praise on Beijing’s leadership. “I thank President Xi Jinping for his continued brotherhood, like an older brother,” Maduro told Chinese diplomat Qiu Xiaoqi, as laughter echoed through the exchange at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. Hours later, Maduro was snatched from his bedroom by elite Delta Force commandos from the US Army and China was staring at the stark reality it had…

America’s next conquest might become Trumpland. President Donald Trump is looking for new acquisitions for his 21st-century empire-building project after removing the head of Venezuela’s hateful regime. During his first term, his designs on Greenland were considered a joke — just another brazen boast of a president who loves to shock. Even last year, when Donald Trump Jr. flew to the vast island on his father’s jet with a presidential bobblehead in the cockpit and, later, when Vice President JD Vance donned a parka for his own whistle-stop visit, there was an element of US trolling. But no one’s laughing…

Video captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross gives a raw, up-close perspective of the pivotal moments surrounding his fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. A DHS official confirmed the video, obtained by CNN, was recorded on the agent’s cellphone camera; the video was originally obtained by the conservative Minnesota media outlet Alpha News. ICE agent’s cellphone captures fatal confrontation in Minneapolis ICE agent’s cellphone captures fatal confrontation in Minneapolis 00:37 Vice President J.D. Vance retweeted it, saying it shows the officer was endangered. “Watch this, as hard as it is. Many of you have been told…

As he approached Renee Good’s vehicle on a Minneapolis street on Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross held up his phone camera and recorded video. Less than a minute later, he was still recording when he drew his weapon and fatally shot Good as she accelerated. That extraordinary footage, along with video shot by bystanders and a 3D model created by CNN of the confrontation, shows Good and her wife challenging ICE officers – but also raises new questions about Ross’s tactics and decision to use deadly force. Analysis of ICE agent’s cellphone footage and tactics Analysis of…

This article was first published in 2020 and has been updated.Lionel Messi received a hero’s welcome when he touched down in India overnight to embark on a special, weekendlong tour of the country.As part of the so-called “GOAT Tour,” the 38-year-old is visiting Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi over the course of three days, accompanied by two old friends in the shape of former Barcelona teammate Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul, who played alongside Messi in Argentina’s World Cup winning side of 2022.The first stop was Kolkata, where Messi — who is fresh from captaining Inter Miami to…