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“My colleagues and I condemn in the strongest terms Washington’s armed aggression against Venezuela and consider this an illegal attack on a sovereign state in violation of the regulations and principles of international law,” the statement notes.

The release states that the airstrikes, conducted not only against military targets but also against state institutions, including the country’s Parliament building, leave no doubt that these actions are “armed aggression.”

The statement reads, “We call on the international community, and the parliaments of United Nations member states to condemn the aggression against sovereign Venezuela and urge the United States to comply with international law and the United Nations Charter.”

The parliamentarians of the Council of the Republic convey their firm support to the Venezuelan people during these troubling times and express their solidarity with their colleagues of that nation’s National Assembly.

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In a statement, the State Movement of Solidarity with Cuba (MESC) in Spain expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the 32 combatants “who gave their lives fulfilling their duty, within the framework of cooperation and defense missions between Cuba and Venezuela.”

“Their deaths are a consequence of the criminal attack carried out by the United States government against Venezuelan territory in the early morning of January 3, 2026,” the statement noted.

It also highlighted that the MESC shares in the grief of the Cuban people, who are observing a National Day of Mourning, “the families of the fallen heroes, as well as the hundreds of Venezuelan families who have also lost loved ones in this brutal aggression.”

The movement, which brings together 65 Spanish solidarity organizations, reaffirmed that “Cuba is not alone.

Venezuela is not alone,” and renewed its commitment in the face of this new attempt at destabilization through military force, economic, media, and political aggression.

At the same time, the MESC strongly condemned “the criminal military aggression” against the South American country carried out by Washington with the clear objective “of seizing its natural resources and imposing a regime subservient to the interests of imperialism.”

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Due to the construction work, which will connect the municipality of Mixco with Guatemala City, authorities will implement lane reductions, primarily on Montufar Street in Zone 9.

They detailed alternate routes for drivers who travel through that area daily, describing the closures as temporary and in effect during the construction phase.

Motorists were urged to plan their routes and pay attention to the signage that will be installed in the area.

Pablo Castillo, spokesperson for La Aurora International Airport, warned that the activity will affect traffic and arrival times at the terminal, which is near the construction site.

He recommended that travelers leave early, consult alternate routes, and follow the instructions of highway officials in the city.

The initial phase, of seven, began on November 24th, to establish the foundations between El Trebol and Zone 8, which must be completed by May 2027.

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Sponsored by the National Center of Art Schools (Cneart), the initiative will join the various expressions of support for the Venezuelan people on the Caribbean island.

The main event will take place at the San Alejandro National School of Visual Arts, located in the Marianao municipality of Havana. This century-old institution will host students and professors for a day of cultural engagement, according to a statement from Cneart.

“Our art and our cultural vocation unite in defense of sovereignty, peace, and the self-determination of peoples,” the statement adds.

The main activity will begin at 9:00 a.m. local time and will conclude with an artistic performance condemning the attack against the Bolivarian nation.

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In a statement, the organization denounced the attack as a violation of all norms of international law, the Charter of the United Nations, and the declaration of Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace.

It warned that this jeopardizes the security of the region and sets a dangerous precedent with the kidnapping of a legitimate president (Nicolas Maduro), by “imposing the extraterritorial application of U.S. criminal law, which violates the sovereignty of any state.”

The Association pointed out that Washington’s true intention is to seize Venezuela’s natural resources.

It demanded the immediate release of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Unwavering respect for the sovereignty, independence, and self-determination of the Venezuelan people, and the cessation of all forms of aggression and threats against Venezuela and any other country in the region.

It also called on the international community to demonstrate “permanent and active solidarity until Maduro’s return, denounce the imperialist and neo-fascist intentions of Trump and (Secretary of State) Marco Rubio, and unite in defense of our peoples.”

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According to the source, Damascus delegation is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, and the head of the General Intelligence Department, Hussein al-Salameh, who are participating in the negotiations with the Israeli side.

The resumption of dialogue, according to SANA, reflects Damascus’s commitment to restoring its inalienable national rights and defending its sovereignty.

SANA specified that the talks are focused on reviving the 1974 Disengagement Agreement.

The main objective, it added, is to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces to the positions they held before December 8, 2014, and to move toward an equitable security agreement that prioritizes full Syrian sovereignty and prevents any form of interference in its internal affairs.

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In an interview with Prensa Latina, Pablo Sepulveda Allende warned that Washington attacked the South American country not out of interest in democracy or the fight against drug trafficking, but to seize the world’s largest oil reserves.

He remembered that, in the new National Security Strategy recently released, the White House proposes a revival of the Monroe Doctrine of “America for the Americans,” which views the region as its backyard.

“Latin America is extremely rich in natural resources. The United States intends to drive away investments from China and other powers because they want everything for themselves,” he said.

The doctor, who also works in medicine, warned that Chile has significant lithium and gold reserves and that if it were to reclaim these resources for the national interest, it could face intervention.

“The fundamental cause of the 1973 coup against Salvador Allende’s government was his nationalization of copper, which was the country’s main reserve and a strategic mineral,” he asserted.

Our interviewee drew a parallel between the measures implemented by the United States to strangle the Venezuelan economy and those implemented in Chile.

Washington blocked the country’s energy sector, seized its assets, including the Citgo company, and recently confiscated oil tankers.

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“We defend international law and the freedom of peoples. The method used is neither supported nor approved,” the head of State said at a meeting of the Council of Ministers.

In this way, Macron clarified his position on what happened over the weekend in Venezuela, where US bombings of military and civilian sites were followed by the kidnapping of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

Both leaders were taken to New York to face trial for alleged serious crimes, including drug trafficking and terrorism, which Caracas denounces as fabrications.

The president had reacted to the armed intervention by repeating Washington’s accusations and without questioning the violation of international law, which generated harsh criticism in France, especially from the left.

According to government spokesperson Maud Bregeon, Macron indicated at the Council of Ministers meeting that he would continue to be in contact with Latin American leaders.

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Macron rechaza método de EEUU para derrocar a Maduro

París, 5 ene (Prensa Latina) El presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, rechazó hoy el método empleado por Estados Unidos para derrocar a su par venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, quien fue secuestrado en el contexto de una agresión al país sudamericano.

“Nosotros defendemos el Derecho Internacional y la libertad de los pueblos. El método utilizado no es ni apoyado ni aprobado”, dijo el jefe de Estado en una reunión del Consejo de Ministros.

De esta manera, Macron esclarece su postura sobre lo ocurrido el fin de semana en Venezuela, donde bombardeos estadounidenses contra sitios militares y civiles fueron seguidos por una operación de secuestro de Maduro y su esposa, Cilia Flores, quienes fueron embarcados hacia Nueva York para juzgarlos por alegados delitos graves, entre ellos narcotráfico y terrorismo, denunciados por Caracas como mentiras.

El mandatario había reaccionado a la intervención armada repitiendo las acusaciones de Washington y sin cuestionar la violación del Derecho Internacional perpetrada, lo cual generó duras críticas en suelo galo, sobre todo desde la izquierda.

Según la portavoz del Gobierno, Maud Bregeon, en el Consejo de Ministros Macron adelantó que continuará en contacto con líderes latinoamericanos.

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The organization, which joined the national and international condemnation, warned of the escalating hostility of the current Republican administration in Latin America and the Caribbean.

They also mentioned the ongoing measures against Cuba that reinforce the economic, financial, and commercial blockade that has been attempting to suffocate the Caribbean nation for more than six decades.

“Trump says: first Venezuela, then Cuba. We say NO,” emphasized the Los Angeles Committee, which is part of the extensive National Network on Cuba in the United States.

“We need to organize actions worldwide, street protests, and informational talks like the ones we are holding here in Los Angeles, united fronts with the broadest possible forces,” a press release stated.

Also in the United States, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly known as the AFL-CIO, spoke out for the first time against the U.S. attacks on the Latin American country.

“We join the international labor community in condemning President Trump’s unconstitutional actions in Venezuela,” emphasized a statement from the largest labor federation in the United States and Canada.

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“The presidency intends to hold an emergency meeting on Monday morning at 10:00 hours (15:00 hours GMT),” Khadija Ahmed, spokesperson for the Permanent Mission of Somalia to the United Nations, informed.

Somalia holds the rotating presidency of the UNSC this month.

Diplomatic sources confirmed that a request, submitted by Colombia, has been received by the Security Council.

A spokesperson for the Southern District Court of New York announced that Maduro and his wife will be brought before Federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan at 12:00 hours (local time).

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During this period, which will be in effect from 6:00 a.m. local time today until midnight on Tuesday, January 6, the Cuban flag will fly at half-staff on all public buildings and military facilities throughout the country, and all public events and activities are suspended.

“With profound sorrow, our people have learned that during the criminal attack perpetrated by the United States government against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, carried out in the early morning of January 3, 2026, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat.

They were serving on missions representing the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of their counterparts in that country,” President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated in his declaration.

“Our compatriots honorably fulfilled their duty and fell, after fierce resistance, in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of the bombing of facilities,” the President said.

“Through their heroic actions, they upheld the solidarity of millions of our fellow citizens,” the president stressed.

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China’s foreign minister has denounced the US military aggression against Venezuela, rejecting Washington’s role as a “world judge.”

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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has declared two days of national mourning for 32 citizens killed during the US military aggression on Venezuela.

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Following the US military aggression against Venezuela and the kidnapping of Maduro, reports suggest Trump could target Mexico next.

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Venezuela’s acting president reaffirms the country’s commitment to peace and peaceful coexistence amid escalating threats from Trump.

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Spain and five Latin American countries have sharply condemned the US military aggression against Venezuela.

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European leaders have tacitly endorsed US aggression and the kidnapping of President Maduro in Venezuela, exposing hypocrisy by condemning Russia’s military operation in Ukraine while backing "regime change" in Caracas.

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro warns that Latin American countries must unite or risk being “treated as servants and slaves” by the United States.

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As the US attacked Venezuela and abducted its legitimate president, Nicolás Maduro—openly seeking control over Venezuela’s politics, oil, and resources—Palestinian and regional resistance organizations and popular movements spoke out in condemnation of US imperialism and in support of the Venezuelan people and their government.

The Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, stated the following:

We condemn the military aggression perpetrated by the United States of America against the sovereign territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The affected areas thus far include the capital, Caracas, and the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira.

This brutal US imperialist behavior constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and a clear embodiment of the logic of aggression and criminal annihilation.

This attack aims solely to seize Venezuela’s strategic shared resources, particularly oil and minerals, in an attempt to forcibly break the political sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic and pave the way for military incursions into other Latin American territories.

The “fight against drug trafficking” is merely a pretext for imperialism, a threat not only to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela but to the entire region. This was explicitly stated in the recently published “US National Security Strategy” (NSS).

We recognize that US imperialism is the primary enemy of peoples struggling for national and social liberation. Therefore, we call upon all social, political, and freedom-loving forces worldwide—just as we took to the streets in support of the Palestinian people’s struggle—to mobilize and act in support of the Venezuelan people in the face of US aggression. We endorse the sovereign decision of the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela, based on international law, to respond through armed struggle.

As in Palestine… in Venezuela, they shall not prevail!

Long live the resistance of the Venezuelan people… towards global mobilization and a global uprising!

Let us demonstrate our popular outrage at every embassy of US imperialism!

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine stated the following:

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful,

We condemn the vicious US aggression against the Republic of Venezuela and the attacks targeting its capital, Caracas, and its loyal people. These aggressive actions, which have escalated from naval blockades to direct military strikes, reveal intentions of hegemony, occupation, and forcible domination, and constitute a flagrant violation of international law and national sovereignty. They are an extension of imperialist policies aimed at subjugating peoples and plundering their resources.

Today’s targeting of Venezuela is a punishment for its steadfast international positions, particularly its historic and unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and resistance forces in our region, and its standing with our people against war crimes and genocide. The Venezuelan people’s struggle for freedom and sovereignty is part of our nation’s own battle against hegemony and neocolonialism.

We affirm our full solidarity with the Venezuelan people and their legitimate government, led by President Nicolás Maduro, in confronting this aggressive campaign. We call on all liberation forces and free peoples of the world to reject this aggression and stand with Venezuela in defense of the principle of state sovereignty and the right of peoples to self-determination.

-Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
Saturday, Rajab 14, 1447 AH, January 3, 2026 AD.

Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, issued the following statement:

We condemn, in the strongest terms, the US aggression against the Republic of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife. We affirm that it represents a serious violation of international law by attacking the sovereignty of an independent state.

The aggression is an extension of the unjust US policies and interventions that hide behind them imperialist ambitions, which have plunged several countries into conflicts that pose a direct threat to international security and peace.

We call on the international community and the United Nations and its institutions, particularly the Security Council, to take decisions to confront the aggressive policies pursued by Washington and to immediately stop the military attack on Venezuelan territory.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine stated the following:

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns in the strongest terms the brutal US imperialist aggression against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which has taken the form of air strikes and missile attacks targeting the capital, Caracas, vital and civilian installations, military bases, and residential complexes; the Front considers this aggression a new chapter in the organized US terrorism against sovereign states.

The Front expresses its full and unlimited support for Venezuela, its leadership, government, and people, led by the courageous President Nicolás Maduro, and emphasizes that Venezuela, which has always sided with the oppressed, particularly the Palestinian cause, is now facing the consequences of its principled stance against hegemony and colonialism.

This US attack on Venezuela is fundamentally similar in its nature and objectives to the brutal Zionist aggression against our Palestinian people; the criminal is the same, and the colonialist mentality that seeks to break the will of resistance is the same.

The US administration’s pretexts of “combating smuggling” or “protecting democracy” are merely a cover for imperialist piracy aimed at plundering the Venezuelan people’s wealth and confiscating their independent political decision-making; this bullying by Washington in the Caribbean represents organized state terrorism unleashed from its chains, exceeding all international conventions, norms, and human values.

We affirm the inalienable right of the Venezuelan people to resist in all forms and defend their existence and national sovereignty, and we stress that internal unity is the best response to attempts at intimidation and infiltration.

We call on all free and progressive forces in Latin America and the world to form a unified international position to confront this aggression that threatens global stability and peace, affirming that imperialist arrogance will inevitably collapse in the face of the consciousness and courage of peoples who stand for their freedom.

We warn that the US’s continuation of this military madness will spark new conflict hotspots in the world; the aggression on Venezuela is an attack on every country that upholds its independent national decision-making.

Hezbollah, the Lebanese Islamic Resistance, issued the following statement:

Hezbollah strongly condemns the terrorist aggression and US thuggery against the Republic of Venezuela, which targeted the capital, Caracas, vital and civilian facilities, and residential complexes, and involved the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife—an unprecedented and blatant violation of the national sovereignty of an independent state, international law, and United Nations charters, based on flimsy and false pretexts.

This attack constitutes a renewed affirmation of the approach of domination, arrogance, and piracy practiced by the US administration without any restraint, and a stark proof of its disregard for international stability and security. It entrenches the logic of the law of the jungle, detonates what remains of the structure of the international order, and hollows it out of any substance that could serve as a guarantee or safeguard for peoples and states.

The United States of America, which continues to live in a frenzy of control and hegemony—especially under its current president—persists in its aggressive policies aimed at subjugating free states and peoples, plundering their wealth and resources, and leading war projects designed to redraw state borders. While it falsely claims to spread peace in the world and support democracy and the freedom of peoples to determine their destiny, it repeatedly exposes its true criminal face—from Afghanistan to Iraq, Yemen, and Iran—through the manufacturing of terrorism and its support for its protégé, “Israel,” with which it shares the same criminal, aggressive, and colonial behavior. Meanwhile, the international community retreats into shameful silence instead of rising up and sounding the alarm to reject and curb this US aggression and thuggery. Today’s assault on Venezuela represents a further escalation of the direct threat to every independent, sovereign state that refuses domination and submission.

As Hezbollah affirms its full solidarity with Venezuela—its people, presidency, and government—in the face of this US aggression and arrogance, which will inevitably collapse before the will of the free Venezuelan people—who have rejected all forms of hegemony and colonialism on their land and have consistently stood with just causes and the oppressed worldwide, foremost among them the Palestinian cause—it calls upon all states, governments, peoples, and free forces around the world to condemn this aggression and to stand alongside Venezuela, its people, and its right to fully defend its sovereignty and independence.

The Political Bureau of Ansar Allah, in Yemen, issued the following statement:

We strongly condemn the brutal US military aggression against Venezuela.

What the US is doing against Venezuela, including the preceding blockade, reflects the extreme level of US savagery and criminality.

The US aggression provides further evidence of a US policy based on destroying countries, killing peoples, and plundering resources.

What the US is doing to Venezuela confirms once again that US is the head of evil and the mother of terrorism.

We affirm our solidarity with Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro, who has refused to submit to US domination.

We stress Venezuela’s right to defend its sovereignty, its people, and its resources against ruthless US aggression.

We call on the international community to take urgent action to stop the US aggression and respect international principles and charters.

The Tariq el Tahrir Youth and Student Movement stated the following:

Heroic people of Venezuela! Soldiers of the fatherland! Sons and daughters of Bolivar! Tariq El-Tahrir expresses our most steadfast solidarity in this moment of renewed and intensified US aggression.

After weeks of piracy and naval blockades on Venezuelan shipping, and years of economic warfare and imperialist aggression, today the US empire has committed terrorist attacks against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The bombings of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, and the surrounding Venezuelan states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira are nothing less than terrorist bombings of a sovereign country by an empire who feels threatened by the courageous path of self-determination which has been undertaken by the Venezuelan people, under their government led by Nicolás Maduro.

The kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores is part of a larger history of attacks against anti-imperialist and anti-colonial leaders, from Palestine’s Saleh Al-Arouri, Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh, Patrice Lumumba in the Congo, Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso, and Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. It is a continuation of imperialist policy aimed at subjugating the power of the Third World’s people and plundering their resources. In Latin America, this has taken the form of veiled and overt aggressions, economic and military, against Colombia, Cuba and Nicaragua, and countless others. In the wider international sphere, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Palestine and the forces of the Axis of the Resistance are targeted.

The Venezuelan people have, since the Bolivarian Revolution of 1999, held firm in protecting their sovereignty in the face of imperialist aggression led by the US empire. Since the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7th, 2023, they have demonstrated historic and unwavering support to the Palestinian cause, the resistance forces, and have been faithful in denouncing the US-Zionist war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against our people. Their struggle for freedom and sovereignty is our struggle for liberty and self-determination. The bombs which were dropped this Saturday, Jan 3 are built by the same corporations whose bombs fall onto Palestinian children, women and men in Gaza and villages in Lebanon. These are acts of international terrorism.

We call on all our supporters, friends and sympathizers to join in the demonstrations and raise the flag of Palestine at protests, picket lines and militant actions in your cities and localities. Where such actions are still not being mobilized, we encourage you to lead the organization of rallies, support groups, solidarity committees, and to summon allied forces for a grand mobilization of the global camp of resistance against the empire of death. The call from Palestine to lay siege to the military and imperialist infrastructure inside the imperialist nations remains one we have yet to fully answer and it is our obligation to build our own popular forces as true partners of the resistance in Caracas and Gaza. Let us apply our energies, which brought millions to the streets of every world capital in solidarity with Palestine, to stop the imperialist aggression and war against the free and sovereign Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and impose a cost on the profiteers of genocide and the representatives of the modern Holocaust. And let it be a warning to the imperialist mercenaries and terrorists who attempt to usurp the sovereignty of Venezuela – do not underestimate the power of a people’s guerrilla army fighting for their survival and homeland. Venezuela will be another grave for the imperialist invader.

This is a clear and unified stance: with Venezuela, its government, and its people and against the murderous crimes of US imperialism. We reiterate our call to action:

This is a moment for resistance and for action. It is clear that the US sees the slaughter of even the appearance of international law under imperialism in its imperialist–Zionist genocide in Gaza as an open door to expand its aggression everywhere in the world, without even an attempt to manufacture other than the thinnest pretext and while openly declaring their thirst for the resources of the people of the world.

It is an urgent responsibility for everyone and every organization in the United States and in the international core to stand now for Venezuela, to escalate, to protest, to take direct action—as we stand simultaneously against the ongoing genocide in Palestine, the attack on Lebanon, and the aggression against all the peoples of the region and the world who confront and resist imperialism. We must not allow business as usual or content ourselves with mild condemnations.

The Palestinian liberation movement is fundamentally an anti-imperialist movement; the Palestinian people confront not only Zionism in Palestine and its entity “Israel” but the imperialist powers — if this was not clear before Al-Aqsa Flood, it is more clear than ever now. The front to defend Venezuela is a front to defend Palestine, for the liberation of land and people, and to confront our collective imperialist enemy.

Venezuela: In Mass Demonstrations, the People Demand Return of President Maduro

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Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—A special extraordinary summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was convened Sunday to address the US military attack against Venezuela in the early hours of Saturday, which led to the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

Venezuela
At the summit, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil reaffirmed that Nicolás Maduro continues to be the president in full exercise of his mandate, despite being illegally abducted by the US regime. “In Venezuela there is one constitutional president, Nicolás Maduro, who, although he is currently being illegally held, remains the head of state in full exercise of his mandate,” Gil said.

Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was appointed on Saturday night by the Venezuelan Supreme Court as “acting president” as a precautionary measure while the Court interprets Art. 234 and 234 on presidential absences under the current extraordinary circumstances surrounding President Maduro’s absence.

The top Venezuelan diplomat added that Venezuela, despite the attack, is at peace and calm, and its institutions are fully functioning. This statement seeks to refute any narrative of chaos or a power vacuum that might justify further foreign interference, demonstrating the strength of the Venezuelan institutional system in the face of US imperialism.

Gil noted that Venezuelans are united and that all state structures are operating normally after the activation of the constitutional mechanisms established for this contingency. Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez is carrying out her duties from Caracas after convening a National Defense Council comprised of representatives from state institutions.

The foreign minister highlighted that while Venezuela remains firmly committed to the diplomatic path and dialogue, it will not accept humiliation or imposition from Washington. He demanded that CELAC immediately request the restoration of international law, which requires the immediate withdrawal of all US military forces in the Caribbean that threaten peace in the region. “I must point out, in light of the recent statements by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, that it is important for this community to recognize that Venezuela remains under threat, remains under siege,” he added.

The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) remains deployed throughout Venezuelan territory, responding to the call for national unity to defend sovereignty and territorial integrity against what the government describes as a colonial war aimed at plundering resources.

Cuba
During the meeting, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez called for action with the strength and determination that current circumstances demand to stop the war and the abuses. The Cuban diplomat warned of the dangers to the continent posed by Washington’s intentions to reinstate a policy of interference through the use of force, which promotes intervention in the internal affairs of nations and evokes memories of the era of US-supported military dictatorships. In response to these ambitions, he reiterated that Latin America is not a disputed territory, nor does it belong to anyone other than the sovereignty of its people.

Rodríguez questioned what the US ruler meant when he said he would govern Venezuela and reclaim its oil resources, highlighting the colonialist undertones of these claims. He pointed out that this represents an existential threat of a historical nature, transcending all political and ideological lines, and requires all CELAC member states to set aside their differences to collectively defend the foundations of the region’s independence and sovereignty.

The Cuban foreign minister called for all diplomatic and political efforts to be made to demand due respect for Venezuelan territorial integrity and independence and the immediate release of the Venezuelan leader and his wife, abducted in a maneuver that constitutes a clear violation of the principles of international law, the Charter of the United Nations, and peaceful coexistence.

He added that the bloc’s community stance should be directed toward not allowing force and barbarity to prevail over international law and, in due course, “demanding accountability from those responsible for these aggressions, for the deaths caused, and the disastrous precedent they set.”

“Cuba rejects the brutal intention to impose the Monroe Doctrine by military force and its enshrinement in the current US national security doctrine,” he concluded.

Nicaragua
Nicaragua also demanded the release of President Nicolás Maduro, as well as unrestricted respect for Venezuelan sovereignty. From Managua, Foreign Minister Valdrack Jaentschke thanked Colombia, which holds CELAC’s pro tempore presidency, for convening the summit.

“From our Nicaragua, as sisters and brothers of Our Latin America and the Caribbean, we join the clamor of the entire world, affirming that we will continue fighting for the rule of international law and sovereignty. We call upon CELAC to demand respect for the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, a full member state of our organization,” Jaentschke emphasized.

The Nicaraguan foreign minister stressed the vital importance of adhering to the fundamental principles governing the Charter of the United Nations, emphasizing the sovereign equality of states, the inalienable right of peoples to self-determination, the territorial integrity of nations, and the principle of non-interference in internal affairs—elements considered essential for peaceful coexistence and regional development.

Nicaragua reiterated the strategic importance of preserving the region as a zone of peace—based on the 2014 CELAC declaration—tirelessly defending the desire of its peoples to build a more just, supportive, and equitable world, a fundamental pillar of the Latin Americanist vision of integration.

In closing, the Nicaraguan delegation emphasized that peace, conceived as an irreplaceable pillar of humanity, has been deeply wounded globally, a situation that demands a coordinated response. It stressed that the human family, the community of nations, and the peoples of the world urgently call for the restoration of this supreme value, not only as an ideal, but as a pressing necessity.

Emergency UN Security Council meeting
Following the unprecedented and illegal US military attacks against Venezuela, a broad and diverse wave of international solidarity has emerged in support of sovereignty, peace, and international law. Governments, multilateral organizations, social movements, and people from all corners of the globe have raised their voices to condemn the intervention and support the Venezuelan people.

Simultaneously, an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been convened for Monday, January 5, to address US military intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of President Maduro. Maduro and Flores are now in the United States to face trial for narcoterrorism, without any evidence having been provided for the crimes they are accused of.

Venezuela Condemns Macron’s Statements Supporting US Abduction of President Maduro, ALBA-TCP Repudiates Military Aggression

The Somali mission, which chairs the organization during the month of January, called the meeting for 10 a.m. local time. The emergency meeting was requested by Venezuela’s permanent delegation to the UN, led by Ambassador Samuel Moncada, who sent a letter to his Somali counterpart after the United States carried out a large-scale military attack that also killed dozens of Venezuelans.

Venezuela has received expressions of solidarity from several countries, including China, Russia, Belarus, Cuba, Nicaragua, Brazil, Malaysia, and Turkey, among others, whose governments have stated that the US has violated the Charter of the United Nations.

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Venezuela’s government has declared unwavering unity behind President Nicolás Maduro following his shocking abduction by US forces in an unprecedented act of “imperial aggression.”

The criminal operation, which also involved the kidnapping of Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, has drawn sharp international condemnation, with the United Nations Security Council set to convene an emergency meeting on Monday.

The US forces’ attack involved over 150 aircraft and marked a significant intervention amid multiple attempts to topple the democratically elected government of Maduro, including allegations of leading a drug trafficking cartel.

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, a key figure in the ruling socialist party, said on Sunday the government remains unified behind President Maduro.

“Nicolás Maduro is Venezuela’s one and only president,” Cabello declared in a televised statement from an undisclosed location, urging citizens not to succumb to “the enemy’s provocations.”

He said the US of orchestrated the kidnapping to seize control of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, a motive he claimed has been evident since the onset of bilateral tensions.

Cabello’s comment followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington would take control of Venezuela after kidnapping Maduro and his wife.

Venezuelan state media reported mass mobilizations in support of Maduro, with crowds gathering in cities like Trujillo and La Guaira for vigils and marches demanding his immediate release.

“We are united in prayer and resistance for our president’s return,” said one demonstrator in a rally broadcast on Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).

Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López echoed Cabello’s sentiments, announcing that the armed forces have been fully mobilized to safeguard the nation’s sovereignty.

General Padrino and high-ranking members of Venezuela’s armed forces affirmed their loyalty to President Maduro and the PSUV earlier today.

General Padrino described the criminal US operation as a “cowardly kidnapping” that resulted in the deaths of numerous members of Maduro’s security detail.

“Our forces are activated to protect freedom, independence, and sovereignty against this imperial aggression,” Padrino stated, thanking international allies for their support in denouncing the incursion.

The National Bolivarian Armed Force of Venezuela  (FANB) has urged civilians to resume normal activities while remaining vigilant.

In a swift move to maintain stability, Venezuela’s Supreme Court approved Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who also serves as the oil minister, to assume the interim presidency.

Rodríguez, a key architect of Venezuela’s economic policies under Maduro, has been sanctioned by the US and European Union for her role in the government.

She is expected to be sworn in on Monday, positioning her as a potential bridge to continuity of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution amid speculation of internal negotiations or opposition talks.

Rodríguez’s Instagram account, followed by millions, featured a recent post affirming her commitment to Bolivarian ideals, though she has yet to make a public statement on the crisis.

The international fallout has been swift and severe. UN secretary-general António Guterres labeled the US action a “dangerous precedent” that violates international law, prompting Venezuela’s request for an urgent Security Council session.

The meeting, scheduled for Monday in New York, will debate the legality of the operation, with Russia and Iran already condemning it as an act of aggression aimed at Latin American sovereignty.

Regional powers, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Spain, have jointly condemed the US aggression, while Cuba and Nicaragua called on the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to repudiate US interference.

Prominent world leaders and former heads of state, such as Argentina’s Cristina Fernández and Ecuador’s Rafael Correa, have linked the attack to US interests in Venezuelan oil.

Protests have also erupted outside the Brooklyn detention center in New York, where Maduro is held, with demonstrators chanting for his freedom.

Venezuela’s Revolution Remains Intact—International and Domestic Demonstrations Demand Return of Abducted President

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With emotions running high, but with determination and great loyalty, the Venezuelan people mobilized in great numbers on Sunday from the Plaza de la Candelaria in Caracas to demand the release of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were abducted by the US.

On an early January Sunday, when due to the season, public transit is very infrequent in the capital of Venezuela and when many holidaymakers have not returned to the city, thousands of Venezuelans flooded the streets showing the strength of Chavismo, the political force that supports the Bolivarian Revolution. As evidenced by photos and video footage, at least 100,000 civilians took to the streets, although of course, it is difficult to provide precise numbers.

Such is the case of Norma Azuaje, who recalled the words of Commander Hugo Chávez and noted that the people are ready to defend the sovereignty of the nation.

“Chávez taught us that under any circumstances we will continue to have a homeland, and the message for our president is to hold on, this people will rise up, we are here standing ready to fight,” Azuaje said.

With courage and commitment to the homeland, Vanessa Machado stated that the mobilized people will achieve the release of the national leader:

“Here we are, the women, daughters of Bolívar, defending this homeland in full awareness that it is the mobilized people who will guarantee that Nicolás returns from the abduction he is currently experiencing,” she emphasized.

Another demonstrator, Yorvy Rivero, said that the people of Venezuela are a people of peace, love, and joy: “Here, what prevails is contentment; wanting peace is not a sin. We here ask the world for peace and joy, that is why we ask. Give us back our president,'” Rivero added.

Raising their voices with slogans, flags, and photos of the beloved Chavista leader Nicolás Maduro, Ángela Couute reminded everyone that President Maduro was elected by a majority of Venezuelans and demanded that he be released so that he can fulfill the duties of head of state: “The people elected Nicolás Maduro as the constitutional president. We want to see our president here, doing his job; the people need him. We don’t want him kidnapped.”

“No one here gives up. We are in the streets for dignity, for the truth, and for the return of our president,” said one of the protesters on Bolívar Avenue, where the large march passed.

Similar protests were replicated in most major cities of Venezuela.

The motorbike force is mobilizing in support of President Maduro
The motorbike force, as an important bastion of the revolution, also took to the streets of Caracas to express its support for the government and demand the release of the constitutional president, Nicolás Maduro.

“We Venezuelans will not allow Donald Trump to seize Venezuela’s resources,” said one of the motorcyclists from El Valle, adding that they will not leave the streets until President Maduro and Cilia Flores are released.

The protesters, known as the “steel horses,” reiterated that Nicolás Maduro was democratically elected and that they would not allow imperialism to install a foreign government in Venezuela. They also reaffirmed their commitment to defending Venezuela’s sovereignty.

This force departed from Petare with the conviction that Venezuela will never again be a colony of any country, and they promised to remain mobilized nationwide until the head of state and the first lady, Cilia Flores, are freed.

Venezuela will not surrender and will emerge victorious
For her part, the governor of Aragua state, Joana Sánchez, stated that Venezuela will not surrender to the imperial threat and added that it is determined to emerge victorious.

Venezuela Condemns Macron’s Statements Supporting US Abduction of President Maduro, ALBA-TCP Repudiates Military Aggression

She also rejected the media campaign that seeks to spread misinformation about the current situation in the country, emphasizing that “social media is not the streets. We are the ones who control the streets, and we are not going to leave them. We demand the return of our president.”

The massive demonstration in Caracas was filled with outrage at the imperial onslaught, which not only violated national sovereignty but also inflicted damage to state facilities, murdered civilians, and resulted in the abduction of President Maduro and his wife.

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Caracas, January 4, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The governments of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Spain issued a joint statement Sunday rejecting “unilateral US actions in Venezuelan territory.”

“These actions contravene basic principles of international law and represent a very dangerous precedent for peace and regional security,” the communique read.

The joint statement followed widespread regional and global condemnation of Washington’s January 3 strikes against Venezuelan military sites and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

The countries went on to issue calls for dialogue and urged the United Nations secretary general and member states to help “de-escalate tensions and preserve peace.”

In response to US President Donald Trump’s claim that he would “run” Venezuela, the signatories expressed concern over “attempts at foreign government control or seizure of natural resources.” However, the declaration made no mention of Maduro nor called for his release.

The diplomatic response to the US attacks also included an emergency summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean nations (CELAC), held on Sunday, January 4. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil decried the US actions as blatant violations of international law and the United Nations Charter.

“The US has violated the personal immunity of a sitting head of state,” Gil told regional leaders in the conference call. “Kidnapping a president is kidnapping a people’s sovereignty.”

Venezuela’s top diplomat urged CELAC member-states to “take a step forward,” warning that silence would amount to acceptance of Washington’s unilateral acts.

A number of countries, including Venezuelan allies Russia and China, have forcefully denounced the US military operation. In a Sunday statement, Beijing charged Washington with a “clear violation of international law” and called for Maduro and Flores’ “immediate release.”

The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency session on Monday.

For her part, Venezuela Vice President and now acting Interim President Delcy Rodríguez reiterated demands for Maduro’s release and vowed that the country would not submit “to any empire.” Rodríguez held a press conference Saturday afternoon and confirmed the enactment of a decree establishing a “state of external commotion.” The instrument grants the executive additional tools, including the ability to mobilize troops or restrict civil liberties, for a period of 90 days that can be extended.

On Saturday night, the Venezuelan Supreme Court ruled that Maduro’s kidnapping and rendition to US soil constituted a temporary absence and that Rodríguez was mandated to take over the presidency on an interim basis.

Footage surfaced Saturday evening showing Maduro being walked out of an airplane in New York. He was later taken to a DEA facility before being moved, along with Flores, to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He made no statements but greeted DEA officers and appeared upbeat in photos, making a peace sign and holding his thumbs up.

The Venezuelan president was indicted by a New York district court on Saturday, with charges including “narcoterrorism conspiracy” and “possession of machine guns.” A hearing is reportedly scheduled for Monday.

For their part, Venezuela’s National BolivarianArmed Forces (FANB) likewise issued a communique on Sunday, rejecting the “cowardly kidnapping” of Maduro and Flores and reiterating its mission to “confront imperial aggression.”

The FANB voiced support for Rodríguez taking over the presidency on an acting basis and vowed to maintain readiness to preserve “peace and internal order.”

The Defense Ministry has yet to provide a report on damages and casualties from the US strikes, though Sunday’s communiqué condemned the “cold-blooded murder” of members of Maduro’s security detail. Unconfirmed reports have put forward a figure of 80 deaths.

Venezuelan popular movements and political parties took to the streets for a second consecutive day on Sunday, holding marches and rallies in Caracas and other cities. Public transportation and retail functioned to a greater degree than on Saturday.

The US attacks also spurred numerous international solidarity demonstrations over the weekend. Crowds gathered in dozens of Latin American, European and US cities. A demonstration was called for Sunday outside the Brooklyn detention center where Maduro is being held.

The January 3 operation came on the heels of the largest ever US Caribbean military build-up, with Trump having previously ordered dozebs of strikes against small boats accused of carrying drugs, killing over 100 civilians. The US president has repeatedly expressed intentions of using military threats to extract favorable oil deals for US corporations.

In a Sunday interview, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned the acting government in Caracas to “make the right decisions” and affirmed that the US retained “leverage” mechanisms, including a naval blockade stopping oil exports.

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Venezuela's military high command on Sunday formally recognized Delcy Rodriguez as the nation's acting president, following the lawless abduction of democratically elected leader Nicolas Maduro by US forces.

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