Monday briefing: Why the US moved to oust Venezuela’s president
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Over the weekend, the United States launched airstrikes in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday. According to Donald Trump, the US military action aimed to allow US companies to control Venezuela's oil infrastructure. While the prospect of direct US control over Venezuela appeared to recede on Sunday, the US is maintaining a 15,000-strong force in the Caribbean. In other news, Keir Starmer indicated the UK government is seeking closer ties with the EU single market. Additionally, winter weather warnings are in place across the UK, and investigators have identified the victims of the New Year's Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Finally, left-wing militants in Germany claimed responsibility for an arson attack that cut power to tens of thousands of households in Berlin.
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