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  • CARACAS, VENEZUELA - JANUARY 12: A man walks by a billboard of Nicolas Maduro on January 12, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan authorities have announced the liberation of 116 prisoners as part of the actions ordered by Nicolas Maduro prior to his capture by US forces. (Photo by Carlos Becerra/Getty Images)
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    Families demand proof of life as Venezuela releases only dozens of political prisoners. Here’s what we know so far
  • People watch the oil tanker Ocean Mariner, Monrovia, arrive to the bay in Havana, Cuba, on January 9, 2026.
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    Cuban leader says ‘no one dictates what we do’ as Trump tells regime to make a deal
  • Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado suggested she might give her 2025 award to US President Donald Trump.
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    Nobel Institute says Peace Prize cannot be transferred after Machado suggestion
  • People attend a rally in support of ousted Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas on January 6, 2026. Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez insisted on January 6, no foreign power was governing her country, after US President Donald Trump said Washington would "run" it pending a transition after ousting her predecessor.
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    The keys to understanding one of the most critical weeks for Venezuela — and why some citizens have mixed emotions
  • Police guard El Helicoide, the headquarters of Venezuela's intelligence service and detention center, in Caracas, on Jan. 8, 2026.
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    Venezuela releases first prisoners in ‘peace’ gesture: Here’s what to know
  • Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez issues statement saying the country reaffirms its commitment to peace and peaceful coexistence.
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    Who is Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s leader after Maduro’s capture?
  • A man is seen at his damaged apartment in Catia La Mar, La Guaira State, Venezuela, on Sunday, a day after Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro was captured in a US strike.
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    After Maduro’s capture, Venezuelans in Caracas reckon with a weekend ‘for the history books’
  • Cubans attends a rally in solidarity with Venezuela after the US captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela, in Havana, on January 3, 2026.
    Ramon Espinosa/AP
    Cuba is left reeling in the aftermath of the Venezuela strike
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  • 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
  • Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro talks to his wife Cilia Flores as they leave the National Assembly during Maduro's presidential inauguration in Caracas on January 10, 2025.
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    Who is Cilia Flores, Maduro’s wife and ‘first combatant’ of Venezuelan socialism?
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  • US President Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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    Trump’s snatching of Maduro shows a new level of unrestrained global power
  • Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a ceremony at Fort Tiuna military base within the presidential inauguration in Caracas on January 10, 2025. Maduro, in power since 2013, took the oath of office for a third term despite a global outcry that brought thousands out in protest on the ceremony's eve. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP) (Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)
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    In evolving Latin America, US-Venezuela discord remains a constant
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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
  • At least 13 dead after Mexico’s Interoceanic Train derails
  • At least 15 dead, 19 injured in Guatemala bus accident
  • Venezuelans held in Salvadoran prison look to challenge deportation in US court
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  • Venezuela’s Maduro says Trump’s comments on land and oil reveal his true motives
  • Machado has left Oslo after the Nobel Prize ceremony, her spokesman says
  • Second near midair collision reported near Venezuela involving US Air Force tanker
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