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The prospects for Cuba – a close ally of Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuela – are now bleak, writes the BBC’s Will Grant.

Delcy Rodriguez said she was pained by what she called the “kidnapping” of Maduro and his wife.

During the 40-minute arraignment, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to drugs and weapon charges.

Trump said Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez could “pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro” if she “doesn’t do what’s right”.

Trump seems to believe he makes the rules and others cannot have the same privileges.

The US launched strikes on Venezuela on Saturday in which Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces.

An extraordinary mission dubbed “Operation Absolute Resolve” saw elite troops breach the Venezuelan president’s fortified compound.

Leaders from around the world have responded with mixed reactions after a large-scale strike on Venezuela and Maduro’s capture by the US.

Caracas residents worry about what comes after US intervention in their country amid a tense political climate.

Explosions have rocked capital Caracas as the US says it captured Venezuela’s President Nicola Maduro.