From The Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story.

I'm Manvine Rano.

It feels like a long time ago already, but 2026 began with a bang.

Last night on the order of the President of the United States,

and in support of a request from the Department of the President of the United States,

and in support of a request from the Department of Justice,

the United States military conducted an apprehension mission in Caracas, Venezuela,

to bring to justice two indicted persons, Nicholas and Cecilia Maduro.

Venezuelans woke up to the news that Donald Trump was now in charge.

So we are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition.

So what does that actually mean?

What does America running the country actually look like?

Well, this is a street in the heart of Caracas, just over a month since President Maduro was captured.

So what's changed?

That's Stephen Gibbs, our man in Venezuela.

He's been based in the region for over 20 years and covers Latin America, the Caribbean,

and increasingly President Trump's imperial ambitions

for the Times and the Sunday times.

Just in the first few days after that capture,

these streets and most of the city were completely empty.

People were frightened. There were these collectivos around these armed pro-government gangs.

So people were just staying at home, just nipping out to get their essential supplies.

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