Rubio denies U.S. at war with Venezuela, as Maduro set to appear in New York court on Monday

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- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says America is not at war with Venezuela, following strikes on the country on Saturday and the forcible seizure of its president, Nicolas Maduro. He also said U.S. President Donald Trump will keep all options open on how to "run" Venezuela, and will not rule out a U.S. military presence in the country.

- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are in a New York detention center awaiting a Monday court appearance on drug charges.

- Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice ordered Maduro's Vice President Rodriguez to immediately assume the role of acting president in the absence of Maduro. Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Forces on Sunday strongly condemned the "cowardly kidnapping" of Maduro.

- China always opposes the use or threat of force, as well as any imposition of one country's will on another, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday when speaking about the situation in Venezuela. The UN Security Council is set to meet on Monday to discuss the attack.

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