‌US President Donald Trumphttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/venezuela-explosions-live-air-strikes-36457497 announced the Venezuelan leader after a series of blasts tore through Venezuela 's capital this morning. As you can expect, we are focusing on British nationals in Venezuela and working very closely with our Embassy. I think President Trump is doing a press conference later, so hopefully more information will come out there." He said: "First, I want to speak to President Trump. Tensions remain high following escalating threats from Trump towards the Venezuelan president.

Source: Daily Mirror January 03, 2026 13:12 UTC