Overview
- Singapore’s foreign ministry said it is gravely concerned, urged all parties to exercise restraint, and advised citizens to defer all travel to Venezuela, noting no Singaporeans are e-registered there.
- Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia called for a peaceful resolution consistent with the UN Charter and reported steps to contact and assist their nationals.
- US forces conducted a pre-dawn operation on Jan 3 that captured President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, transferring them to US custody for prosecution in New York.
- US officials said Maduro and Flores face Southern District of New York indictments including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation, and weapons-related charges.
- President Donald Trump said the US would run Venezuela and signaled possible troop deployments, while reporters documented explosions and a fire at Caracas’s Fuerte Tiuna during the operation.