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PHOTO COLLECTION: Cannes Photo Calls Day One

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Cannes Photo Calls Day One

2025-05-13 23:39 Last Updated At:23:53

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

Jury president Juliette Binoche, centre, and jury members Payal Kapadia, Alba Rohrwacher, Halle Berry and Leila Slimani pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, centre, and jury members Payal Kapadia, Alba Rohrwacher, Halle Berry and Leila Slimani pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, fourth from left, and jury members Hong Sang-soo, from left, Dieudo Hamadi, Alba Rohrwacher, Jeremy Strong, Halle Berry, Leila Slimani and Payal Kapadia pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, fourth from left, and jury members Hong Sang-soo, from left, Dieudo Hamadi, Alba Rohrwacher, Jeremy Strong, Halle Berry, Leila Slimani and Payal Kapadia pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Jeremy Strong poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Jeremy Strong poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Jeremy Strong poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Jeremy Strong poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, fourth from right, and jury members Carlos Reygadas, from left, Payal Kapadia, Leila Slimani, Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong, Dieudo Hamadi, Alba Rohrwacher, and Hong Sang-soo pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, fourth from right, and jury members Carlos Reygadas, from left, Payal Kapadia, Leila Slimani, Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong, Dieudo Hamadi, Alba Rohrwacher, and Hong Sang-soo pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, centre, and jury members Payal Kapadia, from left, Alba Rohrwacher, Halle Berry and Leila Slimani pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, centre, and jury members Payal Kapadia, from left, Alba Rohrwacher, Halle Berry and Leila Slimani pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Alba Rohrwacher poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Alba Rohrwacher poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Alba Rohrwacher poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Alba Rohrwacher poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury president Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro, left, and Tiffany Chen pose for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro, left, and Tiffany Chen pose for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro, left, and Tiffany Chen pose for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro, left, and Tiffany Chen pose for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, center, poses with jury members Leila Slimani, from left, Halle Berry, Alba Rohrwacher, and Payal Kapadia at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, center, poses with jury members Leila Slimani, from left, Halle Berry, Alba Rohrwacher, and Payal Kapadia at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

FILE - Singer Cassie Ventura also known as Cassie arrives for the screening of Killing Them Softly at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

FILE - Singer Cassie Ventura also known as Cassie arrives for the screening of Killing Them Softly at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

FILE - Singer Casandra Elizabeth Ventura also known as Cassie arrives for the screening of Killing Them Softly at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

FILE - Singer Casandra Elizabeth Ventura also known as Cassie arrives for the screening of Killing Them Softly at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

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Jury president Juliette Binoche, centre, and jury members Payal Kapadia, Alba Rohrwacher, Halle Berry and Leila Slimani pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, centre, and jury members Payal Kapadia, Alba Rohrwacher, Halle Berry and Leila Slimani pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, fourth from left, and jury members Hong Sang-soo, from left, Dieudo Hamadi, Alba Rohrwacher, Jeremy Strong, Halle Berry, Leila Slimani and Payal Kapadia pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, fourth from left, and jury members Hong Sang-soo, from left, Dieudo Hamadi, Alba Rohrwacher, Jeremy Strong, Halle Berry, Leila Slimani and Payal Kapadia pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Jeremy Strong poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Jeremy Strong poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Jeremy Strong poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Jeremy Strong poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, fourth from right, and jury members Carlos Reygadas, from left, Payal Kapadia, Leila Slimani, Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong, Dieudo Hamadi, Alba Rohrwacher, and Hong Sang-soo pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, fourth from right, and jury members Carlos Reygadas, from left, Payal Kapadia, Leila Slimani, Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong, Dieudo Hamadi, Alba Rohrwacher, and Hong Sang-soo pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, centre, and jury members Payal Kapadia, from left, Alba Rohrwacher, Halle Berry and Leila Slimani pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, centre, and jury members Payal Kapadia, from left, Alba Rohrwacher, Halle Berry and Leila Slimani pose for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Halle Berry poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Alba Rohrwacher poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Alba Rohrwacher poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Alba Rohrwacher poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Alba Rohrwacher poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury president Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury president Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury member Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jury member Juliette Binoche poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro, left, and Tiffany Chen pose for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro, left, and Tiffany Chen pose for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro, left, and Tiffany Chen pose for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro, left, and Tiffany Chen pose for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Honorary Palme d'Or recipient Robert De Niro poses for photographers during a photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, center, poses with jury members Leila Slimani, from left, Halle Berry, Alba Rohrwacher, and Payal Kapadia at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jury president Juliette Binoche, center, poses with jury members Leila Slimani, from left, Halle Berry, Alba Rohrwacher, and Payal Kapadia at the jury photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

FILE - Singer Cassie Ventura also known as Cassie arrives for the screening of Killing Them Softly at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

FILE - Singer Cassie Ventura also known as Cassie arrives for the screening of Killing Them Softly at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

FILE - Singer Casandra Elizabeth Ventura also known as Cassie arrives for the screening of Killing Them Softly at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

FILE - Singer Casandra Elizabeth Ventura also known as Cassie arrives for the screening of Killing Them Softly at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states after at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in the capital, Caracas.

The Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Smoke could be seen rising from the hangar of a military base in Caracas. Another military installation in the capital was without power.

People in various neighborhoods rushed to the streets. Some could be seen in the distance from various areas of Caracas.

“The whole ground shook. This is horrible. We heard explosions and planes,” said Carmen Hidalgo, a 21-year-old office worker, her voice trembling. She was walking briskly with two relatives, returning from a birthday party. “We felt like the air was hitting us.”

Venezuela’s government, in the statement, called on its supporters to take to the streets.

“People to the streets!” the statement said. “The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack.”

The statement added that President Nicolás Maduro had “ordered all national defense plans to be implemented” and declared “a state of external disturbance.”

This comes as the U.S. military has been targeting, in recent days, alleged drug-smuggling boats. On Friday, Venezuela said it was open to negotiating an agreement with the U.S. to combat drug trafficking.

Maduro also said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday that the U.S. wants to force a government change in Venezuela and gain access to its vast oil reserves through the monthslong pressure campaign that began with a massive military deployment to the Caribbean Sea in August.

Maduro has been charged with narco-terrorism in the U.S. The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels in what was the first known direct operation on Venezuelan soil since the U.S. began strikes on boats in September.

U.S. President Donald Trump for months had threatened that he could soon order strikes on targets on Venezuelan land. The U.S. has also seized sanctioned oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela, and Trump ordered a blockade of others in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy.

The U.S. military has been attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean since early September. As of Friday, the number of known boat strikes is 35 and the number of people killed is at least 115, according to numbers announced by the Trump administration.

They followed a major buildup of American forces in the waters off South America, including the arrival in November of the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier, which added thousands more troops to what was already the largest military presence in the region in generations.

Trump has justified the boat strikes as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the U.S. and asserted that the U.S. is engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels.

Meanwhile, Iranian state television reported on the explosions in Caracas on Saturday, showing images of the Venezuelan capital. Iran has been close to Venezuela for years, in part due to their shared enmity of the U.S.

Pedestrians walk past the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Pedestrians walk past the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Residents evacuate a building near the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Residents evacuate a building near the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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