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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his wife Kim Hea Kyung are greeted before leaving for China at the Seoul airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean president visits China following Beijing's rising tensions with Japan over Taiwan

7:35 PM on Saturday, January 3

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has begun his visit to China as Beijing aims to strengthen ties amid heightened tensions with Japan over Taiwan

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

FACT FOCUS: Trump repeats false claims as he discusses US raid to extract Venezuela's president

6:04 PM on Saturday, January 3

President Donald Trump has held a news conference to explain a U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolás Maduro and his wife

Plane carrying deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrives in New York following his capture by US, AP source says

4:58 PM on Saturday, January 3

Plane carrying deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrives in New York following his capture by US, AP source says

A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stands on a median strip waving a national flag in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelans wonder who's in charge as Trump claims contact with Maduro's deputy

4:09 PM on Saturday, January 3

Venezuelans are trying to understand who is in charge after the United States announced the capture of President Nicolás Maduro

President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine listen as Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Capture of Maduro and US claim that it will run Venezuela raise new legal questions

2:37 PM on Saturday, January 3

Legal questions are being raised about the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuela’s president and claims that it will “run” the South American country

People celebrate after President Donald Trump announced Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country, in Doral, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)

Maduro's ouster sparks celebrations among Venezuelans in South Florida

1:14 PM on Saturday, January 3

Revelers chanted “liberty” and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the U.S. military operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro and remove him from the country

Trump says US will tap Venezuela's vast oil reserves and sell 'large amounts' to other countries after Maduro ouster

12:35 PM on Saturday, January 3

Trump says US will tap Venezuela's vast oil reserves and sell 'large amounts' to other countries after Maduro ouster

Trump says Rubio has spoken to Venezuelan VP to make that country 'great again,' no word from Venezuelan government

12:26 PM on Saturday, January 3

Trump says Rubio has spoken to Venezuelan VP to make that country 'great again,' no word from Venezuelan government

No visible signs yet that US is running Venezuela after Trump claims, as country's security forces control key sites

12:03 PM on Saturday, January 3

No visible signs yet that US is running Venezuela after Trump claims, as country's security forces control key sites

U.S. military aircraft are parked on the tarmac at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

11:33 AM on Saturday, January 3

President Donald Trump and U.S. officials have laid out some of the details of the U.S. military strike against Venezuela that led to the capture of leader Nicolás Maduro

FILE - Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns as GOP threatens impeachment

11:09 AM on Saturday, January 3

Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

After ousting Maduro in Venezuela, Trump commits himself to another foreign policy project

10:25 AM on Saturday, January 3

President Donald Trump declared Saturday’s military operation that led to the ouster of Nicolás Maduro a major success

Trump says some US forces injured in Venezuela strike but he believes 'we had nobody killed'

9:57 AM on Saturday, January 3

Trump says some US forces injured in Venezuela strike but he believes 'we had nobody killed'

Trump says Maduro and his wife are aboard a US warship and will face prosecution in New York

9:30 AM on Saturday, January 3

Trump says Maduro and his wife are aboard a US warship and will face prosecution in New York

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

What we know about a US strike that captured Venezuela's Maduro and what comes next

9:15 AM on Saturday, January 3

The United States has conducted a swift military operation in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)

Security advisers discuss peace proposals in Ukraine ahead of leaders' summit

8:21 AM on Saturday, January 3

National security advisers from Europe and other allies have discussed security guarantees in Kyiv as the U.S.-led push to end the war in Ukraine intensifies

Supporters display a poster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

The Latest: Trump says US will run Venezuela at least temporarily after military option

5:24 AM on Saturday, January 3

President Donald Trump insists that the U.S. government would run Venezuela after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country

This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)

Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll reaches at least 15

2:59 AM on Saturday, January 3

Iran’s supreme leader has addressed the ongoing protests, insisting that “rioters must be put in their place.”

Government supporters rip an American flag in half during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had captured President Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

US plans to 'run' Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro

1:33 AM on Saturday, January 3

President Donald Trump says the United States will run Venezuela at least temporarily after an audacious military operation plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country

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