Top US commander makes surprise visit to Venezuela after Maduro’s capture

France 24 · Feb 19, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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The top US military commander for Latin America, General Francis Donovan, and senior Pentagon official Joseph Humire made an unannounced visit to Venezuela on Wednesday for security talks with interim authorities in Caracas, marking the first US military delegation trip to the country since Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was captured by US forces last month.

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