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Venezuela accuses US of ‘military aggression’; Maduro declares national emergency
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Pedestrians run after explosions were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. (AP/Matias Delacroix)
Venezuela rejects “military aggression” by the United States, the government of President Nicolas Maduro says in a statement.
Attacks took place in the capital of Caracas and the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira, the statement says, prompting Maduro to declare a national emergency and call on social and political forces to “activate mobilization plans.”
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