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Podcast: Daily News Dose
Episode: A midnight strike and a missing president: What’s happening in Venezuela? | Top News Jan 3, 2026
Description: The United States has carried out direct military strikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. US President Donald Trump confirmed the claim in a post on Truth Social on Saturday. So what unfolded overnight, and what led to one of the most dramatic US interventions in Latin America in decades?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.