Laura Phillips
@lauraphillips.bsky.social
Campaigner to support the BBC, (not a BBC employee).It’s affected by savage UK govt cuts: c40% 2010-2024. BBC costs <48 pence/around 62 US cents a day per UK household. It’s a national public service broadcaster, respected worldwide for accurate reporting.
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Trump has just posted this on Truth social
January 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Trump has just posted this on Truth social
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Acc to Trump (in his Fox News ivs) the US is 'prepared for a “second wave” of strikes against any Maduro loyalists' remaining in the country.
Trump also said he believes that American companies will be “heavily involved” in rebuilding Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.
Trump also said he believes that American companies will be “heavily involved” in rebuilding Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.
January 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Acc to Trump (in his Fox News ivs) the US is 'prepared for a “second wave” of strikes against any Maduro loyalists' remaining in the country.
Trump also said he believes that American companies will be “heavily involved” in rebuilding Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.
Trump also said he believes that American companies will be “heavily involved” in rebuilding Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.
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2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader of the Venezuelan opposition Maria Corina Machado posted:
'The hour of freedom has arrived'. She expressed her support for Edmundo González Urrutia
'The hour of freedom has arrived'. She expressed her support for Edmundo González Urrutia
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader of the Venezuelan opposition Maria Corina Machado posted:
'The hour of freedom has arrived'. She expressed her support for Edmundo González Urrutia
'The hour of freedom has arrived'. She expressed her support for Edmundo González Urrutia
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BBC reaches agreement with Israeli family for filming in home after 7 October without consent
BBC reaches agreement with Israeli family for filming in home after 7 October without consent
The family who survived the Hamas attack in 2023 call the incident an “intrusion”.
www.bbc.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
BBC reaches agreement with Israeli family for filming in home after 7 October without consent
JDVance: ‘The president offered multiple off ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States. #Maduro is the newest person to find out that President #Trump means what he says.’ 1/
[N.B. ‘the stolen oil’]
[N.B. ‘the stolen oil’]
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Reuters national security correspondent Idrees Ali: ‘Jan 3 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday posted an unsealed indictment in the case of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who were captured by U.S. forces earlier in the day.’
January 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Reuters national security correspondent Idrees Ali: ‘Jan 3 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday posted an unsealed indictment in the case of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who were captured by U.S. forces earlier in the day.’
Aged like fine wine.
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 24.1.19: ‘The #UnitedStates needs to stay out of #Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We don't want other countries to choose our leaders--so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.’
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 24.1.19: ‘The #UnitedStates needs to stay out of #Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We don't want other countries to choose our leaders--so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.’
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Aged like fine wine.
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 24.1.19: ‘The #UnitedStates needs to stay out of #Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We don't want other countries to choose our leaders--so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.’
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 24.1.19: ‘The #UnitedStates needs to stay out of #Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We don't want other countries to choose our leaders--so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.’
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia: ‘⚡️ The US committed an act of armed aggression against Venezuela, which gives rise to deep concern+warrants condemnation.
The pretexts used to justify these actions are untenable.
Russia reaffirms its solidarity with the Venezuelan people.’
t.me/MFARussia/27937
The pretexts used to justify these actions are untenable.
Russia reaffirms its solidarity with the Venezuelan people.’
t.me/MFARussia/27937
Russian MFA 🇷🇺
⚡️ Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation regarding the armed aggression by the United States against Venezuela
This morning, the US committed an act of armed aggressi...
t.me
January 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia: ‘⚡️ The US committed an act of armed aggression against Venezuela, which gives rise to deep concern+warrants condemnation.
The pretexts used to justify these actions are untenable.
Russia reaffirms its solidarity with the Venezuelan people.’
t.me/MFARussia/27937
The pretexts used to justify these actions are untenable.
Russia reaffirms its solidarity with the Venezuelan people.’
t.me/MFARussia/27937
@natashabertrand.bsky.social: #Maduro +his wife Cilia Flores were dragged from their bedroom by US forces during the raid that led to their capture, two sources familiar with the matter said. via @Kevinliptakcnn @StePozzebon 1/
https://cnn.com/world/live-new…
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
@natashabertrand.bsky.social: #Maduro +his wife Cilia Flores were dragged from their bedroom by US forces during the raid that led to their capture, two sources familiar with the matter said. via @Kevinliptakcnn @StePozzebon 1/
@iaindale.bsky.social: ‘ #MargaretThatcher in a #BBC World Service interview, 30 Oct 1983, after the #US #invasion of #Grenada:’ 1/
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
@iaindale.bsky.social: ‘ #MargaretThatcher in a #BBC World Service interview, 30 Oct 1983, after the #US #invasion of #Grenada:’ 1/
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Trump's audacious and probably illegal capture of a Venezuelan leader of doubtful legality suggests he believes he has the right to intervene, i.e. grab what he wants, anywhere in the western hemisphere. Europe, already worried by Trump's Greenland rhetoric, has been warned
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Trump's audacious and probably illegal capture of a Venezuelan leader of doubtful legality suggests he believes he has the right to intervene, i.e. grab what he wants, anywhere in the western hemisphere. Europe, already worried by Trump's Greenland rhetoric, has been warned
Reuters: ‘RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: EXTREMELY CONCERNED BY REPORTS THAT VENEZUELA'S MADURO AND HIS WIFE WERE FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM THE COUNTRY DURING TODAY'S AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES’
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Reuters: ‘RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: EXTREMELY CONCERNED BY REPORTS THAT VENEZUELA'S MADURO AND HIS WIFE WERE FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM THE COUNTRY DURING TODAY'S AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES’
Rustem Umerov: ‘National security advisers from European countries have arrived in Kyiv.’1/
January 3, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Rustem Umerov: ‘National security advisers from European countries have arrived in Kyiv.’1/
You can watch live:
Venezuela latest: Trump says US has 'captured' President Maduro in strikes on country - latest
The US president says Maduro and his wife have been
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 11:22 AM
You can watch live:
This seems a good question.
What is the mechanism to prevent Putin from taking out Zelenskyy or Xi Jinping from taking out Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te in the same way Trump has just done with Maduro? Moscow and Beijing saw Venezuela as an ally, but they’re also noting the silver lining for them here.
January 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM
This seems a good question.
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BREAKING: Utah Sen. Mike Lee says Trump administration has briefed him that Maduro will face criminal charges in the United States. Follow AP's live updates.
Live updates: US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had struck Venezuela early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM
BREAKING: Utah Sen. Mike Lee says Trump administration has briefed him that Maduro will face criminal charges in the United States. Follow AP's live updates.
Latest BBC:
What we know about US strikes on Venezuela
Explosions have rocked capital Caracas as the US says it captured Venezuela's President Nicola Maduro.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Latest BBC:
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Get ready for Phase Two: a raid on Oslo to seize the Peace Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Get ready for Phase Two: a raid on Oslo to seize the Peace Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Live coverage of US strikes on #Venezuela here ⬇️
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Listen live to Live News on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Live coverage of US strikes on #Venezuela here ⬇️
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
