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Mamdani strongly condemns Trump's capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro as 'act of war'

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1 month ago

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday said he was briefed on plans to imprison Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife in New York City, calling their capture an "act of war and a violation of federal and international law."President Donald Trump announced the couple's capture in a "large scale strike" Saturday morning, following months of assaults on suspected drug vessels allegedly tied to the Venezuelan regime in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific.The Venezuelan government said in a statement the attack was carried out to seize the country's oil and minerals, and was an "a...