Overview
- Pakistan's Foreign Office called for de-escalation and resolution consistent with the UN Charter and international law.
- The ministry said it is monitoring developments and working to ensure the security of Pakistanis in Venezuela.
- U.S. forces seized President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a high-risk operation and transferred him to New York to face drug and weapons charges, according to official statements and reports.
- Venezuela's vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, has assumed an interim role with backing from the top court while asserting that Maduro remains president.
- President Donald Trump said the U.S. would "run" Venezuela and allow American oil companies to enter, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized working with existing authorities and described the effort as targeting drug traffickers.