Photos from Cuba, Colombia and Mexico as Trump singles them out after US strike on Venezuela

Workers fly the Cuban flag at half-mast at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune near the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in memory of Cubans who died two days before in Caracas, Venezuela during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Workers fly the Cuban flag at half-mast at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune near the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in memory of Cubans who died two days before in Caracas, Venezuela during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A mosquito control worker fumigates a home where a television plays a government television news report concerning the U.S. forces' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in Old Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A mosquito control worker fumigates a home where a television plays a government television news report concerning the U.S. forces' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in Old Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A woman gestures next to a classic American car in Old Havana, Monday, January 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A woman gestures next to a classic American car in Old Havana, Monday, January 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A child hangs on chains while customers shop at a street stall in Old Havana, Monday, January 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A child hangs on chains while customers shop at a street stall in Old Havana, Monday, January 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel attends a rally in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in solidarity with Venezuela after the U.S. captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel attends a rally in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in solidarity with Venezuela after the U.S. captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man traverses a street in Old Havana, Monday, January 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man traverses a street in Old Havana, Monday, January 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A bicycle taxi traverses a road at night in Havana, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A bicycle taxi traverses a road at night in Havana, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Colombia's ambassador to the U.N. Leonor Zalabata addresses the Security Council Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Colombia's ambassador to the U.N. Leonor Zalabata addresses the Security Council Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Colombian soldiers guard the border with Venezuela in Villa del Rosario, Colombia, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolás Maduro had been captured by U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Colombian soldiers guard the border with Venezuela in Villa del Rosario, Colombia, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolás Maduro had been captured by U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
People cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border, in Villa del Rosario, Colombia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, two days after U.S. forces captured and removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
People cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border, in Villa del Rosario, Colombia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, two days after U.S. forces captured and removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
People cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border, to Villa del Rosario, Colombia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, two days after U.S. forces captured and removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
People cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border, to Villa del Rosario, Colombia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, two days after U.S. forces captured and removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Revelers take part in the Black and White Carnival, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage, in Pasto, Colombia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Revelers take part in the Black and White Carnival, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage, in Pasto, Colombia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Revelers rest prior to the start of the Black and White Carnival, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage, in Pasto, Colombia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Revelers rest prior to the start of the Black and White Carnival, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage, in Pasto, Colombia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
People protest outside the U.S. Embassy against the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, in Mexico City, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
People protest outside the U.S. Embassy against the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, in Mexico City, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A shopper walks through the open-air Tacubaya market in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A shopper walks through the open-air Tacubaya market in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A child sits with their free gift at an event celebrating Three Kings Day, at the Angel of Independence in Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A child sits with their free gift at an event celebrating Three Kings Day, at the Angel of Independence in Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
People walk amid decorative illumination at Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, late Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
People walk amid decorative illumination at Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, late Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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Cuban, Colombians and Mexicans are going about their everyday routines as U.S. President Donald Trump warns these countries to fall in line after the U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

Trump's administration is messaging to the world that American preeminence in the hemisphere is here, and that Maduro’s capture is an example of why its neighbors should comply with U.S. demands.

Read more on Trump's most recent comments singling out Cuba, Colombia and Mexico.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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