US Forces Capture Venezuelan President Maduro, Igniting Global Tension – 1/4/2026, 8:29:20 AM

Top world news stories as of January 4, 2026, include escalating tensions from a US special forces capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, North Korea’s first ballistic missile test of the year, and ongoing crises in Sudan, Gaza, and Haiti.[1][2][3] Geopolitical Conflicts and Military Actions UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep alarm over the US-Venezuela…