WATCH: The U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro, on Saturday, January 3, President Donald Trump said, following months of pressure over accusations of drug-running and illegitimacy in power. "The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country," Trump said in a Truth Social post. Venezuela's governm

WATCH: A CrossFit training session was interrupted as a seismic alarm blared due to a powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake that jolted Mexico City on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, forcing athletes to pause mid-workout to evacuate. Video courtesy: @ em_mtz09/Instagram via Reuters | GMA News

An eyewitness video showed explosions and fire in the proximity of Higuerote airport, in the State of Miranda, after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. The blasts and fire seen in the video are in the direction of the airport that is approximately 545 meters away. Ahead of the overnight strikes – Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama – the U.S. had accused Madur

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 (U.S. time), the United States will run Venezuela with a group and said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be working on the details. Trump, at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, said the United States does not fear putting U.S. troops on the ground in Venezuela after the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro. "We're not afraid of boots on the ground," he said. | via Reuters Visit www.gmanetwork.com/news for more u