January 8, 2026
Diosdado Cabello
The Venezuelan Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, confirmed this Wednesday during his program “Con el Mazo Dando” that at least 100 people, mostly young people, were killed during the US military aggression against Venezuela, which culminated in the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on January 7, 2026 from Havana
On January 3 Latin America awoke shaken by one of the most serious and dramatic episodes in international relations in recent decades. The bombing of military facilities and residential neighborhoods in Caracas and three other states of the country by the United States, followed by the kidnapping—rather than the “extraction,” as the corporate media presents it—of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros and his wife, Cilia Flores, marks a breaking point in an already weakened regional system. For broad political, social, and religious sectors of the region, the operation represents a flagrant violation of a state’s sovereignty and a definitive blow to what for years had been called the “rules-based world order.” (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on January 7, 2026
“Follow our Tags” graphic: Adano
The mythomaniac Marco Rubio, in his role as head of the State Department, is launching a strong media offensive to try to distort the treacherous kidnapping of Venezuelan constitutional president Nicolás Maduro Moros and make the public believe that what happened was the capture or apprehension of a “drug trafficker.” (more…)
By Vijay Prashad and Carlos Ron on January 7, 2026
Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a council of ministers meeting at the Vice President Headquarters
Elite Delta Force troops descended from the helicopters to the location where President Nicolás Maduro was spending the night. They faced resistance from soldiers on the ground, but overwhelming firepower from the air killed many Venezuelan and Cuban soldiers (24 Venezuelans, according to the Venezuelan Army, and 32 Cubans, according to Havana). Once ground resistance was neutralised, the Delta Force seized President Maduro and Venezuela National Assembly member, Cilia Flores, Maduro’s wife. (more…)
January 6, 2026
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, made his first statements before a New York court after his kidnapping on January 3 by specialized U.S. military commandos in a military operation carried out on Venezuelan territory. The president declared himself a “prisoner of war” and categorically rejected the charges against him, reaffirming his status as the legitimate head of state of the Bolivarian Republic. (more…)
By Manolo De Los Santos on January 6, 2026
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president on January 5. Photo: Con El Mazo Dando
In the aftermath of the illegal US operation against Venezuela, a deliberate misinformation campaign has been waged to sow doubt about the survival of the country’s revolution. (more…)
By Raúl Antonio Capote on January 4, 2025
Venezuelans condemn the imperialist attack against their country in the streets.
The actions unfolded exactly as predicted: a coup carried out under cover of darkness and with complete treachery. It was an operation directed against a legitimate government and a country that has never attacked another. If there is one thing the U.S. war machine excels at, it is precisely this type of incursion; they have vast experience, and history offers ample examples. (more…)
By César Omar Sánchez on January 3, 2026
Statement from the National Network on Cuba
The recent U.S. military assault on Venezuela is not a legitimate action against “narco-terrorism”—it is naked imperialism, a blatant violation of international law and Venezuelan sovereignty. The United States’ bombardment of Caracas and other regions, along with the announcement of the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, has drawn immediate condemnation from leaders across Latin America and the world, including Cuba’s government, which called it “state terrorism” and demanded an urgent global response. (more…)