The Daily Populous Sunday January 4th, 2026 day edition
Authored by bbc.co.uk and submitted by Inevitable_Click_696

Details of Maduro's capture remain thin

The US has long accused Nicolás Maduro of leading an international drug trafficking organisation, something that Maduro denies.

Trump did not give more detail about how Maduro was captured or where he has been taken.

The Venezuelan government have not yet confirmed this.

The US had offered a $50m reward for information leading to the arrest of Maduro.

That, along with the huge military build-up in the region over the last few months, were interpreted in the region as encouragement for someone inside the country to turn against him.

Donald Trump adds on Truth Social that there will be a news conference at 11:00 EST (16:00 GMT), at the president's Florida residence Mar-a-Lago.

Few-Coat1297 on January 3rd, 2026 at 10:20 UTC »

I am curious what the Russians and Chinese will think behind the usual condemnations. Is this even more permission to meddle in their back gardens, or a genuine provocation, in particular by the Chinese given they import a lot of dark crude oil from the Maduro regeime.

bongget on January 3rd, 2026 at 09:50 UTC »

3 hour special military operation

OBANIUMM on January 3rd, 2026 at 09:37 UTC »

Well, that was quick