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The US has\u00a0captured Venezuela’s President\u00a0<\/a>Nicolas Maduro and his wife and launched “large-scale” strikes against the country, Donald Trump says<\/p>\n<\/li>\n He says Maduro has been flown out of the country,\u00a0though details remain scarce<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0read Trump’s statement in full<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Venezuela’s government\u00a0demands “immediate proof of life”<\/a>\u00a0for Maduro and his wife<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Earlier, Venezuela announced a state of national emergency and said it rejects and denounces “military aggression”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n “My heart was pumping and legs were shaking,”<\/i><\/a>\u00a0an eyewitness in Caracas tells the BBC as explosions rocked the city<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Footage shows\u00a0<\/a>huge plumes of smoke as fires rage<\/p>\n<\/li>\n It follows weeks of heightened tension as Trump ramped up pressure on Maduro –\u00a0how did we get here?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n