Protests continue worldwide against US military action in Venezuela

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Protests raged on in various countries denouncing the U.S.'s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a middle-of-the-night raid in Caracas.  

Only about 30 percent of Americans expressed support for the military operation, according to a new poll. 

In Washington, the US Senate is set to vote on a bipartisan war powers resolution to block President Donald Trump from continuing actions against Venezuela. 

An emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council was held at the UN headquarters in New York.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over the lack of respect for international law in the standoff between the United States and Venezuela. 

In a statement read out on his behalf by the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Guterres called for efforts in Venezuela and the international community in finding a peaceful way to resolve the issue. 

Rosemary DiCarlo said: "I am deeply concerned about the possible intensification of instability in the country, the potential impact on the region, and the precedent it may set for how relations between and among states are conducted."

US House Speaker Mike Johnson defended the operation on Maduro, saying President Trump was "using his authority under the law" and got the job done with "exquisite intelligence and extreme precision." 

He added Venezuela's oil exports have been seized which would bring the country "a new governance in a short order."

Meanwhile, US Congress' Democratic leaders including Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have been pressing for the immediate briefings for the "gang of eight" leaders on Capitol Hill. 

Many others questioned the legality of the action. 

Chris Murphy, senator from Connecticut, said: "Well, the more we learn, the more we realize how fundamentally corrupt this action is. It has nothing to do with Venezuelan people because it appears as if they are leaving Maduro's party in charge. The repression will continue."

Anti-US campaigns were rolling out outside the US embassy in cities including Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo and Lisbon in Portugal. 

Protesters in London were seen holding banners in solidarity with Venezuela, as they demanded the UK government to condemn the US military operation.