The United Nations Security Council will convene an emergency session on January 5 to address the situation in Venezuela, following reports of explosions in several regions and confirmation by the United States of a large-scale military attack.

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Somalia’s mission to the United Nations, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council in January, confirmed to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti that the meeting will take place on Monday at 10:00 a.m. (GMT-5). “The presidency intends to hold an emergency meeting on Monday at 10:00 (GMT-5),” the Somali representation stated.

The announcement came after detonations were reported around 2:00 a.m. local time on Saturday (06:00 GMT) in Caracas and in the northern coastal state of La Guaira. An additional explosion was reported in the tourist city of Higuerote, in Miranda state, also in northern Venezuela.

Hours later, U.S. President Donald Trump stated on his Truth Social platform that the United States had carried out a large-scale attack against Venezuela. According to his statement, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and transferred to New York, where Maduro is to be tried on alleged drug trafficking charges.

Washington had previously designated the so-called Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organization and identified Maduro as one of its leaders, offering a multimillion-dollar reward for his capture.

The attack followed three months of escalating tensions, which began in August with a U.S.-led military operation in the Caribbean involving a nuclear submarine, destroyers, the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, and more than 4,000 troops. During that period, U.S. forces carried out dozens of attacks against what were described as “drug boats,” resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people. The deployment was later reinforced by a naval blockade imposed on Venezuela in mid-December.

The U.S. government said the military operation aimed to curb drug trafficking toward its territory. Venezuela rejected the operation, stating that it constitutes a violation of international law.

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