Should we welcome a dictator’s fall? Venezuelans in America are ecstatic after the US captured their country's leader; those in Venezuela are worried. Experts say we are entering a new era of world history.
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Captive: Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were hauled to a court in New York yesterday — they face years in prison. Glossary
Delta Force - A special operations force of the US army, known for hostage rescue and direct action.
Dictator - A ruler who has total power, and has often taken power by force.
Trafficking - The act of buying or selling goods, or moving people from place to place, illegally.
Sanctions - Economic measures designed to punish a country, for instance by excluding it from trade.
Inflation - An increase in the price of goods in an economy.
Persecuted - Treated badly by another group for a specific reason. People can be persecuted for many things including their ethnicity, gender or religion.
Iraq - A country in the Middle East with a population of 43.5m.
Libya - A country in North Africa with a population of nearly 7 million.
Greenland - An island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world's largest island.
Spheres of influence - When powerful states or countries have influence or control over other nations.
Taiwan - An island country in east Asia. China still claims to be the legitimate owner of Taiwan, while the Taiwanese government until recently claimed to be the legitimate government of the whole of China.