Venezuela live: Latest updates as seven explosions and low-flying aircrafts heard in Caracas

By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER and OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and SOPHIE GABLE, US REPORTER and JENSEN BIRD Updated: 22:33 EST, 3 January 2026 At least 40 Venezuelans were…

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