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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154172" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Southern_Spear" target="_blank">Operation Southern Spear</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs" target="_blank">War on drugs</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_strikes_in_Venezuela" target="_blank">2026 United States strikes in Venezuela</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> orders <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a>. Several explosions and low-flying aircraft are reported in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas" target="_blank">Caracas</a> and at least 40 people, including civilians and military personnel, are reportedly killed. A national <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> is declared following the strikes. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-03/venezuela-explosions-low-flying-aircraft/106196656" target="_blank">(ABC News Australia)</a> <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/latin-america/article/venezuela-attack-explosion-trump-maduro-us-latest-news-52wq9g8mw" target="_blank">(The Times)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-explosions-caracas-ca712a67aaefc30b1831f5bf0b50665e" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/03/world/trump-united-states-strikes-venezuela" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/americas/venezuela-explosions-intl-hnk" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Footage shows <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" target="_blank">United States Marine Corps</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_AH-1Z_Viper" target="_blank">Bell AH-1Z Vipers</a> striking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Tiuna" target="_blank">Fort Tiuna</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalissimo_Francisco_de_Miranda_Air_Base" target="_blank">Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire" target="_blank">Hellfire</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile" target="_blank">air-to-surface missiles</a> during the operation. Fort Tiuna is later evacuated. <a href="https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/venezuela/que-es-el-fuerte-tiuna-el-principal-complejo-militar-de-venezuela-punto-de-ataque-y-explosiones-3521498" target="_blank">(El Tiempo in Spanish)</a> <a href="https://theaviationist.com/2026/01/03/us-military-strikes-venezuela/" target="_blank">(The Aviationist)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuelan president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro" target="_blank">Nicolás Maduro</a> and his wife, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_Venezuela" target="_blank">first lady</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilia_Flores" target="_blank">Cilia Flores</a>, are captured by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Force" target="_blank">U.S. forces</a> and flown out of the country. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuelan vice president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodr%C3%ADguez" target="_blank">Delcy Rodríguez</a> confirms that both Maduro and his wife are missing. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5yqygxe41pt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General" target="_blank">U.S. attorney general</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Bondi" target="_blank">Pam Bondi</a> says Maduro has been indicted in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29" target="_blank">New York</a> on drug and weapons charges. The U.S. says that he is being held aboard the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iwo_Jima_%28LHD-7%29" target="_blank">USS Iwo Jima</a> and will be taken to New York. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5yqygxe41pt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/live/trump-us-venezuela-updates-01-03-2026" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least six people are killed and 42 others are injured in overnight <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> attacks on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Dnipropetrovsk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_Oblast" target="_blank">Kherson</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykolaiv_Oblast" target="_blank">Mykolaiv</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumy_Oblast" target="_blank">Sumy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblasts_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Oblasts</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-6-killed-42-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-over-past-day/" target="_blank">(The Kyiv Independent)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests" target="_blank">2025–2026 Iranian protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four more protesters are shot dead by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Involvement_of_foreign_militias_in_the_suppression_of_protests_in_Iran" target="_blank">security forces</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malekshahi_County" target="_blank">Malekshahi County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilam_province" target="_blank">Ilam province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/01/article-21" target="_blank">(Hengaw)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-us-will-intervene-if-iran-violently-suppresses-peaceful-protests-2026-01-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_3" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154172, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Southern_Spear']Operation Southern Spear[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs']War on drugs[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_strikes_in_Venezuela']2026 United States strikes in Venezuela[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] orders [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL]. Several explosions and low-flying aircraft are reported in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas']Caracas[/URL] and at least 40 people, including civilians and military personnel, are reportedly killed. A national [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] is declared following the strikes. [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-03/venezuela-explosions-low-flying-aircraft/106196656'](ABC News Australia)[/URL] [URL='https://www.thetimes.com/world/latin-america/article/venezuela-attack-explosion-trump-maduro-us-latest-news-52wq9g8mw']([I]The Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-explosions-caracas-ca712a67aaefc30b1831f5bf0b50665e'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/03/world/trump-united-states-strikes-venezuela']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/americas/venezuela-explosions-intl-hnk'](CNN)[/URL] [*]Footage shows [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps']United States Marine Corps[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_AH-1Z_Viper']Bell AH-1Z Vipers[/URL] striking [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Tiuna']Fort Tiuna[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalissimo_Francisco_de_Miranda_Air_Base']Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire']Hellfire[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile']air-to-surface missiles[/URL] during the operation. Fort Tiuna is later evacuated. [URL='https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/venezuela/que-es-el-fuerte-tiuna-el-principal-complejo-militar-de-venezuela-punto-de-ataque-y-explosiones-3521498']([I]El Tiempo[/I] in Spanish)[/URL] [URL='https://theaviationist.com/2026/01/03/us-military-strikes-venezuela/'](The Aviationist)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela']Venezuelan president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro']Nicolás Maduro[/URL] and his wife, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_Venezuela']first lady[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilia_Flores']Cilia Flores[/URL], are captured by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Force']U.S. forces[/URL] and flown out of the country. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_Venezuela']Venezuelan vice president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodr%C3%ADguez']Delcy Rodríguez[/URL] confirms that both Maduro and his wife are missing. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump/'](CBS News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5yqygxe41pt'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General']U.S. attorney general[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Bondi']Pam Bondi[/URL] says Maduro has been indicted in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29']New York[/URL] on drug and weapons charges. The U.S. says that he is being held aboard the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iwo_Jima_%28LHD-7%29']USS [I]Iwo Jima[/I][/URL] and will be taken to New York. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5yqygxe41pt'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/live/trump-us-venezuela-updates-01-03-2026'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least six people are killed and 42 others are injured in overnight [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] attacks on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast']Dnipropetrovsk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast']Kharkiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_Oblast']Kherson[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykolaiv_Oblast']Mykolaiv[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumy_Oblast']Sumy[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblasts_of_Ukraine']Oblasts[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-6-killed-42-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-over-past-day/']([I]The Kyiv Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests']2025–2026 Iranian protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]Four more protesters are shot dead by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Involvement_of_foreign_militias_in_the_suppression_of_protests_in_Iran']security forces[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malekshahi_County']Malekshahi County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilam_province']Ilam province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/01/article-21'](Hengaw)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-us-will-intervene-if-iran-violently-suppresses-peaceful-protests-2026-01-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_3"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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