Saturday January 3rd, 2026 evening edition
Venezuela investigating deaths and injuries following strikes - defence minister.
There are still lots of unknowns about this morning’s strikes.
What damage was done to the military infrastructure hit?
Venezuela’s defence minister Vladimir Padrino has said that the government is compiling information about the dead and injured people and alleged that the strikes hit civilian areas.
He added that Venezuela will “resist” the presence of foreign troops. »
Mr Trump told Fox the raid had been planned for several days earlier but had been repeatedly delayed because of the weather.
The indictment against Mr Maduro was lodged in 2020, while the indictment against his wife was not previously known.
Vice-President Rodriguez said she did not know the whereabouts of either Mr Maduro or his wife, and demanded proof of life. »
In one particularly glaring — and unintentionally comedic — instance, the police department in Heber City, Utah, was forced to explain why a police report software declared that an officer had somehow shapeshifted into a frog.
According to records obtained by the group, “it’s often impossible to tell which parts of a police report were generated by AI and which parts were written by an officer.”.
More on AI policing: AI Is Mangling Police Radio Chatter, Posting It Online as Ridiculous Misinformation. »
Evo Morales, the leftist former president of Bolivia, said that "we strongly and unequivocally repudiate" the US attack on Venezuela.
The presidents of Chile and Mexico similarly condemned the assault as a violation of Venezuela's sovereignty and international law.
"This is naked US imperialism: an illegal assault on Caracas aimed at overthrowing a sovereign government and plundering its resources," Sultana added. »
Venezuela’s vice president demanded in a speech that the U.S. free Maduro and called him the country’s rightful leader.
Trump also claimed the U.S. government would help run the country and was already doing so, though there were no immediate signs of that.
Trump posted a photo on social media showing Maduro wearing a sweatsuit and a blindfold on board the USS Iwo Jima. »
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