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In recent weeks, Kim has made a series of visits to factories that build weapons, as well as to a nuclear-powered submarine, and has overseen missile tests ahead of this year's Ninth Party Congress of the Workers' Party to set out ‌major policy goals. — KCNA via Reuters pic

North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast

People demonstrate against US military action in Venezuela outside Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, on January 3. 2026. — AFP pic

US allies, foes alarmed by toppling of Venezuela's Maduro

One of the helicopters carrying Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrives after they were captured overnight in Venezuela by US forces, at the Westside Heliport in New York City January 3, 2026. — Reuters pic

Democratic US lawmakers say they were misled on Venezuela, demand a plan

This image posted on US President Donald Trump's Truth Social account on January 3, 2026, shows, L/R, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, watching a remote feed of the US military's mission to capture Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026. — Truth Social pic

Trump says US to ‘run’ Venezuela after toppling Maduro in military attack

An injured survivor greets a person next to a makeshift memorial near the site of a fire that ripped through a bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana killing around 40 people and injuring more than 100 others, in Crans-Montana January 2, 2026. — AFP pic

‘Mom, Happy New Year, I love you’: A mother’s search for her son after deadly Swiss nightclub fire

President Donald Trump said on January 3, 2026, that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a ‘large scale strike’ on the South American country. — AFP pic

Explainer: A history of US interventions in Latin America

Trump today ordered large-scale military strikes in Venezuela and announced that leftist leader Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. — AFP pic

Bombs away for Trump, self-proclaimed peace president

Police officers walk outside a power distribution system that caught fire, causing a blackout in parts of the city, in Berlin January 3, 2026. — Reuters pic

Berlin power outage plunges tens of thousands into darkness, police suspect arson

People ride a motorbike on an empty street, after US President Donald Trump said the US has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas January 3, 2026. — Reuters pic

‘A mix of fear and joy’: Shocked Venezuelans hunker down, unsure of what comes next

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are shown in this file photo. US President Donald Trump said they were captured and flown out of Venezuela after US strikes earlier today. — Reuters pic

Who is Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s strongman Trump says was captured?

This grab taken on January 2, 2026, from UGC images posted on social media on December 31, 2025, shows protestors attacking a government building in Fasa, in southern Iran on December 31, amidst spontaneous nationwide protests driven by dissatisfaction at the country’s economic stagnation. — AFP pic

Iran’s Khamenei says protesters’ economic demands fair, warns ‘rioters’

A fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas January 3, 2026. — AFP pic

Spain offers to mediate for ‘peaceful solution’ in Venezuela

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro speaks during a promotion ceremony at the Marco Fidel Suarez Air Force base in Cali December 4, 2025. — AFP pic

Colombian president says troops deployed to Venezuela border after US attacks

The blaze at a packed bar in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana killed at least 40 people and injured 119 others, authorities said. — AFP pic

Two minors among first four victims identified in Swiss New Year bar fire, say police

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are shown in this file photo. US President Donald Trump said they were captured and flown out of Venezuela after US strikes earlier today. — Miraflores Palace/Handout via Reuters

‘Captured and flown out’: Trump says US seizes Venezuela’s Maduro and his wife after ‘large-scale strike’

The complaints followed the rollout of an image-edit button on Grok, which allows users to modify photos posted on X. — AFP pic

Elon Musk’s Grok scrambles to fix AI image tool after reports of sexualised images involving minors