In a move condemned by global leaders as a blatant violation of international law, US forces stormed Caracas in a nighttime bombing raid before abducting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Maduro and his wife will face the “full wrath” of the courts on drugs and terrorism charges. Maduro -- in power since 2013 after taking over from Hugo Chavez -- long accused Trump of seeking regime change in order to control Venezuela’s huge oil reserves. We can’t take a chance at letting somebody else run and just take over where he left, left off,” Trump told Fox News. However, he told Fox News yesterday that he had spoken with Maduro just last week and told him “You have to give up.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 03, 2026 21:02 UTC