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  • Venezuela sends letter to UN Security Council, condemning U.S. armed aggression

    Venezuela sends letter to UN Security Council, condemning U.S. armed aggression

     

    The Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations on Saturday sent a letter to Abukar Dahir Osman, president of the Security Council for January, condemning “brutal, unjustified and unilateral” U.S. armed attacks against the South American nation.

    The letter also put forward four demands: an urgent Security Council meeting to discuss the U.S. aggression, a strong condemnation of the aggression against Venezuela, an immediate halt to U.S. military attacks, and measures to hold Washington accountable for its “crime of aggression.”

     

  • UN is ‘deeply alarmed’ by the US strike

    UN is ‘deeply alarmed’ by the US strike

     

    The United Nations said it was “deeply alarmed” by the U.S. strikes and reported detention of President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. It expressed concern that the escalation was a violation of international law.

    “These developments constitute a dangerous precedent,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general, said in a statement. Dujarric said the U.N. worried about the larger implications for Latin America and the Caribbean and called on “all actors in Venezuela” to respect human rights and the rule of law.

  • China strongly condemns U.S. use of force against Venezuela

    China strongly condemns U.S. use of force against Venezuela

     

     

    BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua)/Flowerbudnews:  — China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the U.S.’s blatant use of force against a sovereign state and action against its president, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Saturday.

    It’s reported that the U.S. launched military strikes on Venezuela and Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the U.S. has “successfully” carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, along with his wife, have been taken and “flown out of the country.”

    Such hegemonic acts of the U.S. seriously violate international law and Venezuela’s sovereignty, and threaten peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean region, the spokesperson said, adding that China firmly opposes it.

    “We call on the U.S. to abide by international law and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and stop violating other countries’ sovereignty and security,” said the spokesperson.

     

  • Explosions Rock Venezuelan Capital, Caracas

     

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)/FLOWERBUDNEWS:  — Venezuela’s government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states after at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in the capital, Caracas.

    The Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    Smoke could be seen rising from the hangar of a military base in Caracas. Another military installation in the capital was without power.

    People in various neighborhoods rushed to the streets. Some could be seen in the distance from various areas of Caracas.

    “The whole ground shook. This is horrible. We heard explosions and planes,” said Carmen Hidalgo, a 21-year-old office worker, her voice trembling. She was walking briskly with two relatives, returning from a birthday party. “We felt like the air was hitting us.”

    Venezuelan state television did not interrupt its programming and aired a report on Venezuelan music and art.

    The blasts come as the U.S. military has been targeting, in recent days, alleged drug-smuggling boats. On Friday, Venezuela said it was open to negotiating an agreement with the U.S. to combat drug trafficking.

    The South American country’s President Nicolás Maduro also said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday that the U.S. wants to force a government change in Venezuela and gain access to its vast oil reserves through the monthslong pressure campaign that began with a massive military deployment to the Caribbean Sea in August.