The United States on Friday conducted lethal kinetic operations against designated terrorist organisations within Ecuador on Friday, the US Southern Command shared on Saturday.
US Vice President JD Vance linked regional peace to firm action against criminal cartels, as President Donald Trump announced plans to target cartels on land. The move follows recent US operations in Venezuela, drawing criticism from several countries, including Mexico.
Speaking with reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, he emphasised that the US operation violates sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the non-use of force in international disputes.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called for "guaranteed sovereign development" across Latin America and the Caribbean after Venezuela's recent regime change, following the US's military action in its capital of Caracas and the capture of ousted leader and deposed dictator Nicolas
The apex court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, while granting relief to Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmad.
The current developments stem from a pre-dawn US operation inside Venezuela on Saturday, during which dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were detained and transferred to a US naval vessel before being flown to New York.
French President Emmanuel Macron criticised the method used by the US to capture deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro but said his departure was good for Venezuelans. Maduro was detained in a US operation, faces multiple charges in New York, and the action has raised legal and political concerns.
These remarks come amid dramatic developments in Venezuela following a US military operation on Saturday that resulted in the capture of deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro.
The Cuban government said it would observe two days of national mourning on January 5 and January 6 to honour those killed in the operation. Officials in Havana said funeral arrangements would be announced at a later stage.
RJD MP Manoj Jha on Sunday condemned the US operation in Venezuela, calling it an "open attack" on a sovereign nation. Speaking with ANI, he termed US actions on the Latin American country as "bullying" and compared it with the "feudal societies" mindset. He criticised the lack of provoca