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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least seven explosions rang out and low-flying aircraft swept through the capital of Venezuela early Saturday, with the government of leader Nicolás Maduro accusing the United States of attacking civilian and military ins...Read More

WASHINGTON - The US has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, who has been taken out of the country, President Donald Trump said on Saturday (Jan3).  The US has not made such a direct intervention in Latin American since the invasion of Panama in 1989 to depose military…

The incident comes amid tensions between the US and Venezuela, with President Donald Trump ramping up military pressure along the Pacific to deter the entry of alleged drug boats The Venezuelan capital of Caracas reported at least seven explosions on Saturday, along with the sound of low-flying aircraft heard by…

By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER and OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and SOPHIE GABLE, US REPORTER and JENSEN BIRD Updated: 03:33 GMT, 4 January 2026 At least 40 Venezuelans were reportedly killed after the US launched large-scale strikes on Venezuela overnight in a ploy to capture President Nicolás Maduro and…

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has been 'captured and flown out of the country' to stand trial in the United States, Donald Trump has said.  Trump released a statement that said the US had 'successfully' carried out a military strike after several explosions rocked the capital of Caracas early Saturday.  'The United…

68d ago / 8:11 PM EDT Tears of relief — and questions over what comes next DORAL, Fla. — They came out in the middle of the night when they heard the news, some still in pajamas as they joined the crowd of revelers waving Venezuelan flags and dancing, singing and…

The Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, has urged Donald Trump to abandon his “illegal warmongering” and begin “serious talks” with his administration as mystery continued to surround a purported pre-Christmas CIA airstrike on the South American country. Speaking during an hour-long TV interview, Maduro declined to confirm reports of the apparent…

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is calling for an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting following what it calls unilateral military action in Venezuela. The International Relations Department says it views the US strike and capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as a grave violation of the UN Charter.…

More oil tankers are turning away from Venezuela as the US threatens to seize vessels transporting oil that helps fund the regime of President Nicolas Maduro. More Venezuela-Bound Oil Ships U-Turn Amid US Blockade (Bloomberg) -- More oil tankers are turning away from Venezuela as the US threatens to seize…

By Charles Kennedy - Jan 02, 2026, 11:30 AM CST Venezuela is ready to accept U.S. investment in its oil, Nicolas Maduro said late on Thursday, in a stark softening of the rhetoric from the embattled Venezuelan leader.   Maduro suggested serious talks between Venezuela and the United States in an…