Hundreds of children fly kites in the Petare slum of Caracas, Venezuela, on August 20, 2025, in a tribute to Palestinian children affected by the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The event was held as a gesture of solidarity following the war that began after the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.(Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA)
Venezuelans gather in La Guaira to enlist in the national militia on August 30, 2025, responding to President Nicolas Maduro’s nationwide recruitment drive. The call comes amid rising tensions with the United States over the deployment of U.S. warships to the region, which the U.S. says is aimed at countering drug cartels.(Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)
Participants aboard a boat join the maritime procession during the celebration of the Virgin of the Valley Day on Margarita Island, Venezuela, 08 September 2025. Most of the participants were fishermen steering their “peneros”, as small boats are known in the country, decorated for the occasion with flowers, balloons, flags, and altars featuring Marian images dressed in handmade garments. (Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA)
Participants aboard the Simon Bolivar training ship joins the maritime procession during the celebration of the Virgin of the Valley Day on Margarita Island, Venezuela, 08 September 2025. Most of the participants were fishermen steering their “peneros”, as small boats are known in the country, decorated for the occasion with flowers, balloons, flags, and altars featuring Marian images dressed in handmade garments. (Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA)
A member of the Venezuelan Presidential Guard instructs new militia recruits on weapon handling during a training exercise in Caracas on September 13, 2025. The drill was part of a nationwide military training initiative ordered by President Maduro amid heightened tensions with the U.S.(Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)
Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces hold a drill to train civilians in weapons handling in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)
A man holds a weapon during a drill led by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces to train citizens in weapons handling in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)
People hold weapons during a drill led by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces to train citizens in weapons handling after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro deployed the military across communities nationwide as part of a national outreach initiative to train both enlisted citizens and residents, amid rising tensions with the United States, in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)
Soldiers take part in a drill led by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces to train citizens in weapons handling in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)
A woman holds a rifle during a civilian defense drill led by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2025.(Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)
Men hold weapons during a drill led by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces to train citizens in weapon handling in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)
A man holds a weapon during a drill led by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces to train citizens in weapons handling in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)
Civilians hold weapons as members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces instruct them in firearms handling in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)
Soldiers take part in a drill led by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces to train citizens in weapons handling in Yagua, Venezuela, on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Juan Carlos Hernandez/Reuters)
Pedestrians walk past an early Christmas decoration in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, on October 1, 2025.(Photo by Federico Parra/AFP Photo)
A child follows his “Morrocoye” tortoise before a race in the town of San Francisco de Asis, Venezuela, on October 3, 2025. The annual tortoise race is held to celebrate the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.(Photo by /Juan Carlos Hernandez/Reuters)
A faithful participant holds a candle during a procession in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 4, 2025, honoring Dr. José Gregorio Hernández and Mother Carmen Elena Rendiles, who are to be canonized as saints of the Catholic Church. Candles were lit for peace during the ceremony.(Photo by Ronald Pena R./EPA)
People from various ethnic groups take part in a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 12, 2025, to commemorate Indigenous Resistance Day.(Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)
