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    Venezuelan diaspora divided over US capturing of leader Maduro
     4 January 2026
    Venezuelan migrants across Latin America and other parts of the world cheered in the streets, supporting the US mission to capture Venezuela's deposed president, Nicolás Maduro.
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    Australia's Venezuelan diaspora gathers after US captures president Nicolás Maduro in military strike
    4 Jan: Australia's small but tight-knit community of Venezuelan-born residents is gathering to discuss the unfolding situation in their home country after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.... more
    Australian teen loses friend, says two remain missing, after Crans-Montana bar fire
    4 Jan: Yaron Lavy, from Melbourne, says he had planned to join friends at the Le Constellation bar on New Year's Eve but stopped to get water — a decision that may have saved his life.... more
    Bangladeshi Hindus on edge as Islamic extremists target minority community
    4 Jan: Four Hindu men have been killed in Muslim-majority Bangladesh in just over two weeks, and several houses have been burned, leaving the minority community traumatised and fearing for their lives.... more
    Donald Trump says US will run Venezuela for now after Nicolás Maduro's capture
    4 Jan: The US will temporarily run Venezuela after American forces captured the country's president and first lady in an extraordinary military strike, US President Donald Trump says.... more
    Pakistan's first woman to summit K2 sparks new wave of female climbers
    4 Jan: Pakistani women are hiking some of the world's tallest mountains and glacier trails, claiming a space that has long been out of reach.... more
    How Louis Braille’s musical notation system remains relevant 200 years after its invention
    4 Jan: In the 1820s, Louis Braille devised a raised-dot system of letters, numbers and musical notation. 200 years later, it’s still opening the music world for blind musicians.... more
    Japan's anti-immigration past faces a modern challenge: a 'super-aged' population
    4 Jan: The Japanese island of Etajima's oyster industry relies almost entirely on foreign workers due to its aging population.... more
    Donald Trump's attack on Venezuela and 'capture' of Nicolás Maduro has been months in the making
    4 Jan: While Mr Maduro remained publicly defiant in the face of US pressure to step down, in private he was taking measures to dodge a potential US strike, and even reportedly negotiating with American officials over a possible managed exit.... more
    Nicolas Maduro was 'captured' by the US military. This is who he is
    4 Jan: The 63-year-old Venezuelan president was "captured" in a "large scale strike". Here is what is known about the man set to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States.... more

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    Accident and Emergency:
    State Highway 8 west of Tekapo has reopened after a serious four-car crash 22:17

    International:
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    Law and Order:
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    International:
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    International:
    Australian teen loses friend, says two remain missing, after Crans-Montana bar fire 21:07

    International:
    Bangladeshi Hindus on edge as Islamic extremists target minority community 19:37

    Motoring:
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