Trump says the US force went against "a heavily fortified military fortress" in the heart of Caracas to bring Maduro "to justice".

He compares it to previous military operations against Iran - including against nuclear targets.

"No nation in the world could achieve what America achieved yesterday," he says.

All Venezuelan military capabilities were "rendered powerless" in the attack, he says.

He adds the lights of Caracas were turned off during the operation "due to a certain expertise" that America has.

Both Maduro and his wife "now face American justice" says Trump, adding they have been indicted in the southern district of New York for their "campaign of deadly narco-terrorism" against the US and its citizens.

Trump begins by referring to the "extraordinary" military operation conducted in the capital of Venezuela overnight and into this morning at his direction.

He says "overwhelming" American military power by "air, land and sea" was used.

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Stick with us as we bring you the key lines.

Two sources tell the BBC's US news partner, CBS, that the US military plane carrying Maduro is expected to land later today at New York Stewart airport.

It's a public military international airport in Orange County, New York, located in the Hudson Valley, about 60 miles north of Manhattan.

The sources say he’s in custody of the US military and is expected to be turned over to federal authorities when he lands.

Maduro is expected to be arraigned in New York Federal court in the southern district of New York next week - possibly as early as Monday.

Trump has just shared a new image on Truth Social that he says shows "Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima" - this is the boat he earlier told Fox News was bringing the Venezuelan leader to the US.

The image shows what appears to be Maduro, with an eye mask and headphones on and wearing a grey tracksuit.

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We're expecting the news conference at Trump's Florida residence Mar-a-Lago to begin shortly.

Earlier on, Trump told Fox News the conference would include Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine.

"We're going to have a pretty open news conference," he said.

We'll bring you the key lines - stick with us.

A CIA source inside the Venezuelan government helped the US track Nicolás Maduro's location in the lead-up to his capture by the US Army's elite Delta Force, CBS News has learned, as first reported by NYT.

The human source was part of an extensive network of other intelligence inputs, including overhead and signals intelligence, that informed the operation, which was the result of months of meticulous planning and partnership between the CIA and Department of Defense.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has previously said the agency would prioritise the recruitment of human sources.

It could not be immediately determined when the source was recruited.

The US government had offered a $50 million reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest.

Vanessa Buschschlüter
Latin America and Caribbean editor

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As we wait for Trump, let's turn back to Venezuela for a moment, where supporters of the Maduro government are holding a rally in the capital, Caracas.

They're demanding that the US release the Venezuelan leader.

Some are chanting "we want Maduro" as they are being led in a march by Caracas Mayor Carmen Meléndez, who is a firm government loyalist.

Wearing a military uniform, the mayor said that she and others had taken to the streets to protest against what she described as Maduro's "kidnapping".

Opponents of the government meanwhile are expressing their hope that the capture of Maduro and his wife will lead to a change of government in messages they exchange with like-minded friends and family.

When protests erupted in 2024 after the government-dominated electoral council declared Maduro the winner of the presidential election, even though voting tallies collected by the opposition showed that their candidate had won by a landslide, the government cracked down hard.

Thousands of those who protested or expressed their opposition to Maduro's re-election were arrested and sentenced to lengthy jail terms.

Just a few weeks ago, the National Assembly, which is also dominated by Maduro loyalists, passed a law declaring anyone who expresses support for the US naval blockade a "traitor".

So the danger to those who speak out publicly against Maduro and in favour of the US's actions are very real.

Many of the close to eight million Venezuelans who have left Venezuela since Maduro came to power celebrated openly in the streets of the cities where they have settled.

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Ione Wells
South America correspondent in London

The opposition leader of Venezuela - and Nobel Peace Prize winner - Maria Corina Machado has welcomed the US intervention, saying the country’s “hour of freedom” has arrived.

She said on social media that President Maduro was removed from power after refusing a negotiated exit, and the opposition’s candidate for the 2024 elections - Edmundo Gonzalez - should now “assume” the presidency.

She added the opposition would restore order in the country and free political prisoners.

Such a transition is certainly what the US wants. But it may not be as simple as the opposition claim.

Maduro still has allies in the country, many of whom may not want to go without a fight if they fear repercussions themselves.

Even some fierce critics of Maduro are uncomfortable with US intervention, fear this could lead to further destabilisation, and have not supported Machado’s close alliance with the Trump administration.

But, some critics see this as a final resort to get rid of what they believe was an authoritarian and oppressive regime.

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Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

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Donald Trump spoke with Fox News for more than a dozen minutes in the last hour or so.

While he confirmed some details of the overnight strike on Venezuela, he left some big questions unanswered - we're expecting to hear more from him in the next few moments.

According to the president, Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been captured and are on their way to the US. No American soldiers were killed in the action, although there were some injuries.

The US is prepared for a “second wave” of strikes against any Maduro loyalists remaining in the country.

Trump also said he believes that American companies will be “heavily involved” in rebuilding Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.

What is less clear is how committed the US will be to rebuilding the rest of Venezuela – a nation that is both economically and politically in shambles. Trump was noncommittal about who would take over the country now that Maduro is gone.

Trump said last night’s action “sends a signal” that the US is not going to be “pushed around” by other countries anymore. The rest of the world – particularly America’s hemispheric neighbours – are sure to be anxious about exactly what an American president, who appears comfortable using military force, might mean by that.

Charlotte Hadfield
Live reporter

We'll shortly be hearing an update from the US president in a news conference at 11:00 EST (16:00 GMT) - which you'll be able to follow live.

We've recapped some of the key videos after explosions were heard across parts of the country this morning, including in the capital Caracas and military sites.

The video below shows a dramatic blast further afield, in the coastal city of Higuerote - where explosions have been confirmed by BBC Verify:

We've also been hearing first-hand accounts from eyewitnesses.

In the video below, journalist Vanessa Silva, who lives in Caracas, describes how her heart was pumping:

Since then, Venezuelan President Maduro has been charged with drug and weapon charges in New York, after being captured - along with his wife - by the US.

After Maduro's capture, we've been hearing from other influential figures including the country's interior minister Diosdado Cabello.

In the short video below, Cabello explains how the country is assessing the damage caused by the strikes, and urges people to "remain calm".

Kristina Volk
Live reporter

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I have been speaking to several people living in Caracas following the US strikes. Here's what I've heard:

'Too dangerous to go outside'

Daniela, who did not want to give her real name, lives close to La Carlota - a military airfield that was hit in the strikes.

Daniela says it is too dangerous to go out because "although Maduro has gone all the rest of them are still in charge".

Daniela says Venezuelans were expecting a US military operation for quite a while and adds that for her, the overnight strikes are "almost a relief to know it had finally happened".

'I am so happy my chest hurts'

Like others in Venezuela, Maria, not her real name, had also been expecting a US military strike but was surprised how early in the new year it happened.

She says "I am so happy my chest hurts".

Outside her home in Caracas the streets are quiet at the moment, and she says she is waiting to hear from opposition leader María Corina Machado and the US President Donald Trump to get more information.

'Explosions like nothing I've heard before'

"It is kinda surreal" says Alirio, a translator in Caracas. He describes the explosions sounding like thunder and says it was like "nothing I had heard before".

The sky he says "turned reddish and it felt like divine intervention".

At the moment, it is eerily calm outside as "no one wants to go out. Rumour has it people who are in the streets are being arrested", he says.

The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Venezuela, and now advises Britons against all travel to the country.

Those already there should shelter in place but be prepared to change plans quickly if necessary, it says.

The statement, external also warns travel insurance may be invalid if people travel in spite of the advice, individuals should monitor their options to leave, and have a "personal emergency plan" that does not depend on support from the government.

It also warns that air strikes could lead to the closure of borders and airspace.

Trump tells Fox News he watched the overnight capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife "literally like I was watching a television show".

"If you would've seen the speed, the violence, it was an amazing thing," Trump says.

He praises his team as having done "an incredible job", and adds: "There's no other country on earth that could do such a manoeuvre."

Asked if he will support opposition leader Maria Corina Machado - who is currently in Norway - to take over Venezuela, Trump tells Fox News "we're going to have to look at it right now".

"They [Venezuela] have a vice president, as you know," he says. "I don't know what kind of an election that was, but, you know, the election of Maduro was a disgrace."

Maduro's capture "sends a signal we're not going to be we're not going to be pushed around anymore", Trump also says.

He alleges the US is losing hundreds of thousands of people a year to drugs, adding "we're not going to allow it anymore with this".

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Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife are travelling to New York after being captured by the US, Donald Trump tells Fox News.

The US president adds the pair have been indicted in New York, and will travel to the state via helicopter and ship.

"They killed a lot of people and a lot of American people, even people in their own country," Trump says.

"We were going to do this four days ago but the weather was not perfect," Trump tells Fox News.

"The weather has to be perfect... all of a sudden it opened up and we said go," he says.

He adds that, when they captured Maduro, he was "in a house that was more like a fortress than a house" with "solid steel all around".

Reiterating that he doesn't think any US soldiers were killed, Trump adds "a couple of guys were hit but they came back and they're supposed to be in pretty good shape".

More from US President Donald Trump, who is speaking to Fox News.

Trump says that the US is going to be "strongly involved" in Venezuela's oil industry moving forward.

He adds that he spoke to Maduro "a week ago" and that he told him "you have to give up, you have to surrender".

"We had to do something much more surgical, much more powerful", Trump says.

Donald Trump is speaking on Fox News right now.

The US president says there were "a few injuries but no deaths on our side" during the strikes on Venezuela.

We'll bring you more on what he has to say in the next few moments.