Overview

• At the U.N. General Assembly, Colombia’s Gustavo Petro urged international criminal cases against U.S. officials, including President Trump, asserting the people killed at sea were unarmed and possibly Colombian.
• The U.S. delegation exited the chamber during Petro’s speech, which also rebuked Washington’s decertification of Colombia on counternarcotics performance.
• Nicolás Maduro said he is evaluating a nationwide ‘estado de conmoción exterior’ and showcased armed rallies in Caracas where five women militians were officially decorated.
• U.S. officials say forces have conducted at least three lethal strikes on suspected narcotrafficking boats in the southern Caribbean, while media tallies cite up to four vessels and roughly 14 deaths, with evidence and legal justifications under dispute.
• Washington has expanded its regional posture with about eight warships, a fast‑attack submarine, and F‑35s in Puerto Rico, as Trump publicly mocked Venezuelan militia training in a Truth Social post.