Overview
- Reuters reports a U.S. operation in early January seized Nicolás Maduro and his wife, left more than 100 people dead, and brought the pair to New York to face trial.
- Trump says Washington will “run” Venezuela under interim leader Delcy Rodríguez and open the oil sector to major U.S. companies, while the U.N. human rights office labels the action a violation of international law.
- The administration has withdrawn from dozens more U.N. bodies and railed against NATO burden-sharing as senior aides promote a force-first doctrine.
- Trump has renewed calls to take Greenland from Denmark and warned of strikes on Iran, while floating military action in Colombia and Mexico before stepping back after talks with their presidents.
- French President Emmanuel Macron cautions against “new colonialism,” and analysts from Brookings, CFR, and Chatham House say the approach risks a rogue-state posture and a lasting break with the postwar order.