Overview
- Vatican engagement and a reported Russian asylum offer failed to secure Nicolás Maduro’s departure before a U.S. operation that captured him and transferred him to New York on drug charges, with heavy casualties reported in the raid.
- President Donald Trump urged Cuba to “negotiate before it’s too late,” declared “no more oil or money,” and highlighted Havana’s vulnerability following the Venezuela action, as reports cited Cuban military deaths during the operation.
- Tens of thousands marched in Minneapolis with rallies in multiple U.S. cities after ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renée Nicole Good, with federal authorities leading a disputed investigation and videos prompting questions about self‑defense claims.
- In Syria, U.S. envoy Tom Breack and Jordan’s Ayman al‑Safadi called for the peaceful withdrawal of SDF units from Aleppo and immediate implementation of the March 10, 2025 agreement, while the Syrian army said it had finished clearing Sheikh Maqsoud.
- Sudan’s war hit roughly 1,000 days with intensified fighting in Kordofan, vast displacement, and dire humanitarian warnings, as civil groups pressed for accountability and linked responsibility to the Muslim Brotherhood.