Overview
- Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores remain in U.S. custody after pleading not guilty in New York, as Delcy Rodríguez serves as acting president following a Venezuelan Supreme Court ruling.
- The U.S. Embassy in Caracas warned of armed civilian checkpoints searching for Americans or U.S. supporters and urged U.S. citizens to leave Venezuela.
- Demonstrations in Bangkok and outside the UN building in Beirut demanded Maduro’s release and denounced U.S. actions.
- Rodríguez said Qatar helped secure initial proof that Maduro and Flores were alive and assisted in opening channels for U.S.–Venezuelan communication.
- European and Canadian alarm intensified over U.S. intentions, with Greenland’s parliamentary parties jointly rejecting U.S. rhetoric and Bloomberg reporting Canadian fears of becoming a target.