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  • Police guard El Helicoide, the headquarters of Venezuela's intelligence service and detention center, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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    Venezuela to release prisoners in ‘peace’ gesture: Here’s what to know
  • Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello delivers a speech during a women’s rally in support of ousted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 6, 2026. Authorities in Caracas and Havana said 55 Venezuelan and Cuban military personnel were killed during a U.S. operation to capture Maduro.
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    Video President Maduro’s former chief of staff tells CNN he is ‘outraged that my country was bombed’ 2:01
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  • Members of the Venezuelan military participate in a march toward the office of acting leader Delcy Rodriguez, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, days after the US launched a strike on Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
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    Trump scored a win with his raid on Venezuela. But the US is now responsible for the country’s future
  • Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a ceremony to swear in new community-based organisations in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 1.
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    Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro defied his enemies for years. Until now
  • People hold a Venezuelan flag with a picture of opposition leader, Nobel peace laureate María Corina Machado as they react to the news of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, after US military actions in Venezuela this morning, in Doral, Florida, near Miami, on January 3, 2026.
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    Venezuela’s opposition rejoiced at Maduro’s abduction, but Trump doesn’t seem interested in working with them
  • Smoke rises from explosions in Caracas, Venezuela, early on Saturday.
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    Visualizing the US assault on Venezuela
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  • An aerial drone photo shows Machu Picchu in Peru's southern Cusco region on April 5, 2019.
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    Trains crash while carrying tourists to Peru’s Machu Picchu, killing 1 person and injuring dozens
  • Police officers load the bodies of the victims who died in a road accident onto a truck at Cumbre de Alaska in Totonicapan, Guatemala, on December 27, 2025. At least 15 people died on December 26 when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, rescuers reported.
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    At least 15 dead, 19 injured in Guatemala bus accident
  • Honduras presidential candidate of the National Party Nasry Asfura speaks during a press conference in Tegucigalpa on December 1, 2025, a day after the presidential election.
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    Trump-backed ex-mayor declared winner of Honduran presidential election
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  • Sanctioned tanker enters Venezuelan waters, tracking data show
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    Sanctioned tanker enters Venezuelan waters, tracking data shows, testing Trump’s blockade
  • Thieves dressed as Santa and elves raid Montreal grocery store, claim inspiration from Robin Hood
  • Seven Colombian soldiers killed in guerrilla attack with drones and explosives, military says
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  • Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado listens during a press conference in Oslo, Norway December 11, 2025.
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    Special forces veteran who rescued Machado begs her not to return to Venezuela
  • Venezuela says US has suspended deportation flights; US denies it
  • Venezuelan opposition leader says she aims for a peaceful transition after Maduro
  • US sanctions Maduro family members and ships it says move Venezuelan oil, a day after seizing tanker
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