The UN Security Council has unanimously called for restraint and de-escalation amid US threats of further military action in Latin America.

Venezuela's interim President, Delcy Rodríguez, says the country has the right to peace, development, sovereignty and a future.

U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has threatened to strip Democratic Senator and military veteran Mark Kelly of his Navy captain rank and cut his military retirement pay over remarks made in a widely circulated video.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared in a U.S. court following his capture and transfer to the United States. 

Renowned Pan-Africanist Patrick Lumumba says the United States' foreign policy is increasingly displaying contradictions that reflect a power struggling to define its role in a changing global order. 

The United Nations Security Council is set to convene an emergency session today (Monday) to discuss the U.S. attack on Venezuela and the subsequent kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

The Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, says the Latin American country has the right to peace, development, sovereignty, and a future.

Venezuela's Supreme Court has ordered that Vice President Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez assume the presidency of Venezuela in an acting capacity.

China has urged the United States to abide by the one-China principle and to stop the "dangerous moves of arming Taiwan".

China issued the statement in response to the latest U.S. announcement of large-scale arms sales to the Taiwan region.

Worldwide condemnation has followed the United States attack on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.