Caracas crisis

The US security plan’s focus on the Western hemisphere burst into the global spotlight with America’s “capture” from Caracas of its president Nicolás Maduro, who might be charged with support for drug-trafficking and terrorism.

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Washington, said US President Donald Trump, would run Venezuela till it’s deemed ready for self-rule. That the US is also eyeing Venezuelan oil reserves seems clear from Trump's talk of American oil firms going in. While Maduro’s electoral legitimacy was dubious, the US use of force looks