People carrying banners gather to protest the US attacks on Venezuela, in Washington DC, the US, on January 3, 2026. "As Maduro was taken inside the US drug agency office, he offered calm New Year greetings to DEA officers escorting him. resident José described Caracas on the first day after the US raid on Venezuela in one sentence. He told the Global Times that many Venezuelans are now thinking the same thing: "What if food supplies run out tomorrow? Neither "drugs," "gangs," or "drug trafficking" (14 times), nor "democracy," although these were also mentioned.

Source: International New York Times January 05, 2026 05:18 UTC