United States soldiers took President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. They took them from their home in Caracas. They are now in New York. They have criminal charges. These are for drugs and weapons. Maduro went to court.
This arrest is a big surprise. It is a change in how the US and Venezuela get along. US lawyers said Maduro led a drug group. He said these charges were not true. He called his arrest a kidnapping.
Delcy Rodriguez is now the acting president. Many countries are worried. The UN is talking about this. Russia and China do not like what the US did. They say it is against world rules.
This is a complicated situation. The US has acted against Venezuela before. But arresting a president is new. It makes people think about world rules.
This event will have big results. It could cause problems in Venezuela. Protests have started. The world is watching this event.