Gold -- like oil -- is crucial for Venezuela's government. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with CNN journalist Isa Soares, who won an Emmy for her coverage of the gold trade in the country.

During a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting, the U.S. called its intervention in Venezuela a law enforcement operation. Venezuela disagreed, calling the raid an illegitimate armed attack.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Sarah Lenti, a former National Security Council director, what U.S. engagement in Venezuela means to other global players like China and Russia.

Ukraine's allies said they had agreed to provide the country with multilayered international defense guarantees as part of a proposal to end Russia's nearly 4-year-old invasion of its neighbor.

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom joined Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in defending Greenland's sovereignty in the wake of President Trump's comments. Greenland is a self-governing territory of the kingdom of Denmark.

Online sleuths have tried to uncover who placed a winning bet on the Venezuelan leader's arrest to no avail. Still, prediction market watchers say the bet appears suspicious.

The U.S. essentially carried out the 'special military operation' that Russia planned for — and failed to accomplish — in Kyiv four years ago. Will this further embolden Russia?

President Trump has long railed against regime change and nation building. Now he says "we're in charge" of Venezuela.

Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president, as the Venezuelan government sought to show its people and the world that it is being run independently.

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty to all charges during their first court appearance in their federal narco-terrorism case.