Overview
- Times Now reports that the United States conducted large-scale strikes in Venezuela early Saturday.
- President Donald Trump said at a press conference that Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country.
- Venezuelan authorities confirmed the attacks and said national defense plans were activated, with Maduro’s exact location unclear.
- A Lima-based group of Peruvian shamans had predicted on December 30, 2025, that Maduro would be removed from office.
- Coverage notes the shamans’ ceremonial methods and a mixed record that includes a correct call on Alberto Fujimori’s 2024 death and a failed 2025 ‘nuclear war’ prediction.