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A “massive” number of US aircraft, helicopters and a blow torch just in case. The operation to capture Venezuela’s Nicol...
03/01/2026

A “massive” number of US aircraft, helicopters and a blow torch just in case. The operation to capture Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro also included detailed rehearsals and a wait for better weather.

Planning for one of the most complex US operations in recent memory had been in the works for some time and included detailed rehearsals, according to sources familiar with the matter.

IN PICTURES: The operation to capture Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro was "one of the most stunning and effective displays of...
03/01/2026

IN PICTURES: The operation to capture Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro was "one of the most stunning and effective displays of American power, might and competence" in history, US President Donald Trump told a press conference in Florida. He also said it was an "assault not seen since World War II". https://cna.asia/44Uo0vX

(Photos: AFP)

Countries such as Russia and Iran, which had longstanding ties with Nicolas Maduro's government, were quick to condemn t...
03/01/2026

Countries such as Russia and Iran, which had longstanding ties with Nicolas Maduro's government, were quick to condemn the US operation in Venezuela.

Countries such as Russia and Iran, which had longstanding ties with Maduro's government, were quick to condemn the US operation.

JUST IN: US President Donald Trump has shared a photo of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in custody on a US naval ship....
03/01/2026

JUST IN: US President Donald Trump has shared a photo of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in custody on a US naval ship. Maduro appeared to be blindfolded, handcuffed and wearing noise-cancelling ear muffs. https://cna.asia/3YRXCiD

(Image: AFP/Truth Social/)

US President Donald Trump says that Venezuelan President Maduro will face the "full might of American justice”.
03/01/2026

US President Donald Trump says that Venezuelan President Maduro will face the "full might of American justice”.

Trump called the operation to capture Maduro and his wife an "assault not seen since World War II", hailing it as "one of the most stunning and effective displays of American power, might and competence" in history.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro first came to power in 2013 and claimed re-election twice, in 2018 and 2024 in elec...
03/01/2026

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro first came to power in 2013 and claimed re-election twice, in 2018 and 2024 in elections widely denounced as fraudulent.

Maduro first came to power in 2013 and claimed re-election twice - in 2018 and 2024 in elections widely denounced as fraudulent.

03/01/2026

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who were earlier removed from the country by US military on Saturday (Jan 3), "will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts", says Attorney-General Pamela Bondi. She added that the couple has been charged with drug and narco-terrorism charges, among others. https://cna.asia/3NrbBtb

Venezuela’s government said both civilians and military personnel were killed in today’s strikes, adding that authoritie...
03/01/2026

Venezuela’s government said both civilians and military personnel were killed in today’s strikes, adding that authorities are still gathering information on casualties.

CARACAS: After months of mounting military and economic pressure, the United States on Saturday (Jan 3) carried out airstrikes on targets across Venezuela and claimed to have deposed authoritaria

03/01/2026

The US has carried out strikes inside Venezuela on Saturday (Jan 3), a US official said, as explosions rocked the capital Caracas following months of threats by President Donald Trump against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.

The Venezuelan government said attacks also took place in the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira. https://cna.asia/3NrbBtb

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who were earlier removed from the country by US military, "w...
03/01/2026

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who were earlier removed from the country by US military, "will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts", says Attorney-General Pamela Bondi.

IN PICTURES: The strikes on Venezuela mark Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasio...
03/01/2026

IN PICTURES: The strikes on Venezuela mark Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama to depose military leader Manuel Noriega over similar "narco-state" allegations.

Read more: https://cna.asia/3YRXCiD

(Photos, AFP, AP, Reuters)

The protests in Iran began as an expression of discontent over high prices and economic stagnation, but have since expan...
03/01/2026

The protests in Iran began as an expression of discontent over high prices and economic stagnation, but have since expanded to include political demands.

The protests began as an expression of discontent over high prices and economic stagnation, but have since expanded to include political demands.

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