NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to a man in Caracas about life in the city following the U.S. removing former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Multiple explosions rocked Venezuela's capital Caracas early on Saturday and columns of black smoke and aircraft could be seen, according to Reuters witnesses and images circulating on social media. A power outage affected the southern area of the city,

Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured by the U.S. amid a "large scale strike" in Venezuela, President Donald Trump said.

Venezuela accused the United States of attacking its capital, Caracas, and surrounding areas after a series of explosions hit the country early Saturday. NBC News' Peter Alexander speaks with correspondents Gabe Gutierrez and Richard Engel about the explosions and what could happen next.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president, for months.

CNBC's "Power Lunch" team breaks down oil markets amid Venezuela unrest after U.S. military action and the capture of leader Nicolas Maduro with Helima Croft, head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets.

For investors accustomed to crowded trades in developed markets, the contrast is striking. Venezuela represents an economy priced for prolonged dysfunction while retaining assets capable of supporting recovery if governance, access, and capital conditions improve. Markets rarely ignore that combination once barriers begin to shift.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that American forces carried out large-scale military strikes against Venezuela and captured Presiden