Whereabouts of President Maduro, his wife, unknown: Venezuela VP

IANS | January 3, 2026 4:10 PM

Caracas, Jan 3 (IANS) Venezuela Vice President Delcy Rodríguez on Saturday said that the whereabouts of country's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are unknown following the US attacks in Caracas, Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira in the early hours of the morning, local time.

Colombia on high alert, calls for an urgent UN meeting on Venezuela

IANS | January 3, 2026 3:51 PM

Bogota, Jan 3 (IANS) Expressing deep concern over the US attacks on Venezuela, Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday called for an urgent UN meeting, calling for prohibition of the use or threat of force and peaceful settlement of international disputes.

Venezuela accuses US of 'serious military aggression' after explosions rock Caracas

IANS | January 3, 2026 1:55 PM

Caracas, Jan 3 (IANS) Venezuela, in its first official statement since loud explosions were heard in the capital Caracas, has strongly criticised the Donald Trump-led government of the United States, accusing it of carrying out what it described as "extremely serious military aggression", according to local media reports.

Pakistan: Baloch families block CPEC in Kech over enforced disappearances of four members

IANS | January 3, 2026 12:52 PM

Quetta, Jan 3 (IANS) As Pakistani forces continue to escalate the enforced disappearance of civilians across Balochistan, families staged a sit- in protest in province's Kech district blocking a key stretch of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the Tejaban region for the third consecutive day to demand the recovery of four missing members of the same family, local media reported on Saturday.