First Thing: US foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela

Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain condemn attack at UN meeting. Plus, why the world's food system needs urgent change

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The US was roundly denounced for a crime of aggression" at an emergency meeting of the UN security council on Monday after the Trump administration's deadly strikes on Venezuela and the capture of its leader, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.

What's the latest on the US running" Venezuela? The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, insisted the US was not at war with the country - but the Democratic Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, warned that the US was on the brink of being dragged into a fresh conflict.

How many officers have been diverted? More than 28,000 federal law enforcement personnel have been diverted from their regular duties to work for ICE's enforcement and removal operations, according to an ICE document from August 2025.