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04.01.2026 17:01 Russia strongly urges the U.S. leadership to release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the Russian foreign ministry said Saturday.

04.01.2026 17:01 U.S. strikes on Venezuela and its capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on Saturday have drawn worldwide condemnation and concern.

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04.01.2026 17:01 Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that exploiting the Iranian merchants' protests to incite riots and undermine national security is "absolutely unacceptable," the Xinhua News Agency reported.

04.01.2026 17:01 Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, visited a major munitions factory on Jan. 3 to learn about the production of tactical guided weapons.

04.01.2026 17:01 US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Saturday that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been indicted in the Southern District of New York following a military operation to capture the couple.

04.01.2026 17:01 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York, US Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed in a X post on Saturday.

04.01.2026 17:01 US President Donald Trump said Saturday in a Truth Social post that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of Venezuela, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

04.01.2026 17:01 Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been kidnapped by US armed forces, US President Donald Trump claims, after Washington carried out a large-scale strike against the country.

04.01.2026 17:01 US President Donald Trump says the United States will take control of Venezuela until a "safe, proper, and judicious" transition of power has taken place, following the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro.

04.01.2026 17:01 US President Donald Trump says Washington will play a major role in Venezuela's oil sector following a military assault that led to the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

04.01.2026 17:01 US Vice President JD Vance has acknowledged that Washington's military action against Venezuela is about seizing the country's vast oil reserves, saying, "the stolen oil must be returned to the United States."

04.01.2026 17:01 U.S. Representative Adam Smith , Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement regarding U.S. military activities in Venezuela.

04.01.2026 17:01 Today, U.S. Representative Mike Rogers , Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement applauding the successful military mission to arrest Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Rogers expects a full committee briefing on the operation this week.

04.01.2026 17:01 Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement following the successful U.S. military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.