CIA Strikes Venezuela, Flu Season Worsens & Beyoncé's New Milestone- Tuesday, December 30, 2025
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 30 December 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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The news to know for Tuesday, December 30, 2025!
We're talking about what could be a dramatic escalation between the Trump administration and Venezuela, and the latest warnings from a dangerous winter weather system in the U.S.
We'll also tell you why charges were dropped against an influencer shot in an immigration operation.
Plus, what to know about a surge of new flu cases, a wave of cancellations at the Kennedy Center, and the latest milestone for the most decorated artist in Grammy history: Beyoncé.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Tuesday, December 30th. We're talking about what could be a dramatic escalation between |
| 0:04.7 | the Trump administration and Venezuela, and the latest warnings from a dangerous winter weather |
| 0:09.1 | system in the U.S. Also, why charges were dropped against an influencer shot in an immigration |
| 0:14.4 | operation. Plus, what to know about a surge of new flu cases, a wave of cancellations at the |
| 0:19.2 | Kennedy Center, and the latest milestone for |
| 0:21.2 | the most decorated artist in Grammy history, Beyonce. Those stories and even more news coming up. |
| 0:28.2 | Welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in less than 15 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:33.5 | Thanks so much for being here. Let's do this. President Trump confirmed the U.S. hit a dock in Venezuela, |
| 0:43.2 | marking the first known land attack since the U.S. started its military campaign against the country. |
| 0:48.2 | Trump told reporters the facility was used to load up boats accused of carrying drugs. And now, |
| 0:53.2 | CNN reports the CIA targeted the dock with a drone strike. |
| 0:57.2 | Meanwhile, the Pentagon continues to target boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean with the latest strike happening just yesterday. |
| 1:04.2 | Remember, the Trump administration has said it's an armed conflict with drug cartels and is trying to stop narcotics from getting to the U.S. |
| 1:11.7 | But Venezuelan president, Nicholas Maduro, insists the real motivation is removing him from power |
| 1:16.5 | and seizing his country's assets. At this point, there are still about 15,000 U.S. troops and |
| 1:21.9 | several warships standing ready in the Caribbean. |
| 1:26.9 | Even after the most recent peace talks, the situation is pretty shaky between Russia and Ukraine. |
| 1:32.3 | In his latest call with President Trump yesterday, Russian President Putin accused Ukraine of |
| 1:36.8 | attacking one of his residences. And because of that, Russia says it plans to change up |
| 1:41.2 | some previously reached agreements. It's also promising to retaliate. |
| 1:45.6 | But Russia hasn't shown any evidence of the attack, and Ukrainian leaders say it never happened, |
| 1:50.8 | accusing the Russians of making it up as an excuse to continue their war. As we told you, |
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