World reacts to US bombing of Venezuela, ‘capture’ of Maduro

Donald Trump says the US has carried out a ‘large scale strike’ against Venezuela and captured its president.Published On 3 Jan 2026US President Donald Trump has said that the United States has carried out a “large scale strike” against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro.In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed Maduro and his wife had been “captured and flown out of the country” following the operation, which he said was conducted “in conjunction with US law enforcement”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US imposes more sanctions on tankers transporting Venezuelan oillist 2 of 3US kills five in attack on alleged drug boats, search for survivors ongoinglist 3 of 3Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, remains mum on dock attackend of listThe United States has carried out strikes inside Venezuela early on Saturday, in a dramatic escalation that Venezuelans had feared for weeks.US media outlets, including Fox News and CBS News, earlier reported that the United States carried out strikes on the South American country.In a statement on X, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Venezuela was experiencing a “new dawn”.“A new dawn for Venezuela! The tyrant is gone. He will now — finally — face justice for his crimes,” he said.In an initial statement, Maduro accused the United States of an “extremely serious military aggression”.“Venezuela rejects, repudiates, and denounces before the international community the extremely serious military aggression perpetrated by the current government of the United States of America against Venezuelan territory and people,” Maduro’s government said.Other countries are also reacting to the attack.Colombia“Alerting the whole world that they have attacked Venezuela,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro wrote in a series of statements posted in the social media platform X.“The Republic of Colombia reiterates its conviction that peace, respect for international law, and the protection of life and human dignity must prevail over any form of armed confrontation,” Petro said.