US details Maduro capture operation as UN calls emergency meeting over legality

U.S. officials released new details about the operation that led to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro being taken into U.S. custody, as international backlash grows and the United Nations Security Council prepares to meet on an emergency basis. The Trump administration said the mission was planned for months and involved multiple branches of the military working alongside federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. U.S. officials said Maduro and his wife were moved onto the USS Iwo Jima before being transported to the United States, where Maduro is expected to face charges tied to a long-running federal case in New York.