NPR special event coverage: Large-scale strike against Venezuela

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Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Photo credit: Matias Delacroix/AP

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President Donald Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, following a series of explosions and fires reported around Caracas in the early hours of the morning. Read the full article from NPR.

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