US President Donald Trump said America had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro after launching an attack on the country.

Venezuela’s President and his wife were flown out of the country in a military operation in conjunction with US law enforcement after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington. They have been charged with drug and weapons offences in New York.

The overnight strikes on Venezuela and the abduction of its President and his wife is the kind of action that makes leaders in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere wonder who’s next on the list. They fear they too could become victims of Washington’s aggressive new hegemony. With this attack, President Trump has barged through international laws and norms.

This attack is a blatant violation of the country’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Such........

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