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Eerie quiet in Venezuela after shock US strikes 

Michael Okwu
January 4, 2026

Journalist Noris Soto gives an insight into what the Venezuelan capital Caracas feels like a day after the Trump administration launched airstrikes in and around Caracas, capturing sitting president Nicolas Maduro. 

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