People work in a street, as several neighborhoods remain without electricity after the U.S. launched a strike on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela January 4, 2026. (Reuters)

Venezuela military tells population to resume normal activities

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Published: 04 January ,2026: 09:16 PM GST Updated: 04 January ,2026: 09:24 PM GST

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The head of Venezuela’s military on Sunday urged the country’s population to resume their normal activities, after US forces bombed the country and seized its leader Nicolas Maduro.

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“I call on the people of Venezuela to resume their activities of all kinds, economic, work and education, in the coming days,” Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in a televised address.

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