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Cuba announces 32 citizens killed guarding Maduro during US operation on Venezuela

Havana said there would be two days of mourning on January 5 and 6 in honor of those killed and said funeral arrangements would be announced.

JANUARY 5, 2026ByREUTERS, CORINNE BAUM

WOMEN LOOK at a damaged building as people inspect the rubble inside it, following US strikes on Venezuela during which President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, January 4, 2026.

Nicolas Maduro, wife Cilia Flores indicted in New York after US confirms capture in Venezuela

The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump confirmed that morning that Maduro, along with his wife, had been captured as American airstrikes slammed into targets across Venezuela.

JANUARY 3, 2026BySAM HALPERN

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a rally to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Santa Ines, in Caracas on December 10, 2025.