A group of people fly kites during a tribute to Palestinian children; in Caracas, Venezuela, 20 August 2025. In Petare, Venezuela's largest slum, located in eastern Caracas, hundreds of children flew kites in solidarity with Palestinian children, affected by the conflict between that territory and Israel since October 2023, when an attack by the terrorist group Hamas triggered an offensive in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA)





Venezuelans gather to enlist in the national militia following Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's call for a nationwide recruitment drive, amid rising tensions with the United States over the deployment of U.S. warships in the Southern Caribbean and nearby waters, which U.S. officials say aims to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, in La Guaira, Venezuela, on August 30, 2025. (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 Presidential Guard shows people who signed up to join the National Bolivarian Militia how to use weapons during a training exercise at the 4F military fort, following Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's call for a nationwide military training, amid heightened tensions with the U.S., in Caracas, Venezuela on September 13, 2025. (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 weapon 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 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)





People walk past a Christmas decoration in downtown Caracas on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Federico Parra/AFP Photo)





Children walk behind their Morrocoye, a terrestrial tortoise native to South America, before a tortoise race held to celebrate the upcoming feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, in the town of San Francisco de Asis, Venezuela, on October 3, 2025. (Photo by /Juan Carlos Hernandez/Reuters)





A procession in Caracas, Venezuela, 04 October 2025 honours the doctor José Gregorio Hernández and nun Carmen Elena Rendiles Martínez, who are to be canonised and declared as saints of the Catholic church. Candles were lit for peace. (Photo by Ronald Pena R./EPA)





People from various ethnic groups participate in a rally to commemorate Indigenous Resistance Day on October 12, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)