Top US commander arrives in Venezuela on surprise visit

The top commander overseeing US forces in Latin America, Gen. Francis Donovan, and senior Pentagon official Joseph Humire made a surprise visit to Venezuela on Wednesday for security talks, Reuters writes, citing US officials.

The trip is the first by a US military delegation since US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a raid last month and whisked him to New York to face drug-trafficking charges.

Venezuela’s government said the US military delegation met interim President Delcy Rodriguez, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello. The two sides agreed to work together to combat drug-trafficking, terrorism and migration, it added.