Overview
- Sky News Arabia, citing Fox News, reported alleged U.S. military action in Venezuela and the transfer of Nicolás Maduro and his wife to U.S. custody, a scenario described as developing and not independently corroborated.
- Top figures Diosdado Cabello and Vladimir Padrino López publicly condemned the purported U.S. moves, and questions were raised about possible insider collusion, while Delcy Rodríguez was described as assuming the interim role by law in those accounts.
- At the Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco reached the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Tanzania thanks to a 64th-minute goal by Ibrahim Díaz, who moved clear atop the tournament scoring chart.
- Morocco coach Walid Regragui confirmed midfielder Azzedine Ounahi tore his left calf in training and will miss 5–6 weeks, ending his AFCON, and he stressed results over style as the knockout rounds tighten.
- In Europe, Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-2 with a Declan Rice brace to extend their Premier League lead to six points, while Napoli climbed to second in Serie A by defeating Lazio 2-0, and Egypt coach Hossam Hassan rejected claims Mohamed Salah funded the national team camp.