From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is the story.
I'm Manvin Rana.
It feels like a long time ago already, but 2026 began with a bang.
Last night on the order of the President of the United States.
An in support of a request from the Department of Justice.
The United States military conducted an apprehension mission in Caracas,
Venezuela to bring to justice two indicted persons, Nicholas and Cecilia Maduro.
Venezuelans woke up to the news that Donald Trump was now in charge.
So we are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe,
proper and judicious transition.
So what does that actually mean?
What does America running the country actually look like?
Well, this is a street in the heart of Caracas,
just over a month since President Maduro was captured.
So what's changed?
That's Stephen Gibbs, our man in Venezuela.
He's been based in the region for over 20 years and covers Latin America,
the Caribbean, and increasingly,
President Trump's imperial ambitions for the times and the Sunday times.
Just in the first few days after that capture,