Overview
- Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores appeared before a New York judge on narcoterrorism and drug-trafficking charges following their capture and transfer from Caracas.
- UN human-rights chief Volker Türk warned the intervention violated Venezuelan sovereignty and undermined international security norms.
- A new Ipsos/Reuters poll shows approval and disapproval of the operation are nearly even, with many respondents attributing the action to securing oil and opposing U.S. control of Venezuelan governance or oilfields.
- U.S. officials said Maduro and Flores showed head injuries sustained during their capture, and Cuba reported 32 military and police deaths linked to the raid, figures not independently verified.
- On the ground, anxiety was evident at the Colombia–Venezuela border as media access remained tight, and Venezuela’s press union reported 14 journalists briefly detained during the interim president’s swearing-in.