Smoke rises from La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 3, 2026. Matias Delacroix/AP PhotoWorld leaders have reacted to the United States capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife and indicting them on drug-trafficking charges after a strike on Jan. 3.

Leaders in Argentina and Ecuador backed the U.S. operation.

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