Overview
- SpaceX’s Starlink said it will provide no-cost broadband in Venezuela until February 3 to support connectivity during service disruptions.
- Elon Musk reposted the announcement on X, writing, "In support of the people of Venezuela."
- The U.S. operation, codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve, used airstrikes and a ground raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, who were taken to New York to face federal charges.
- President Donald Trump called the action a "stunning display of American military might" and said the U.S. would temporarily "run" Venezuela during a transition while eyeing American involvement in rebuilding oil infrastructure.
- U.S. authorities released video showing Maduro in handcuffs during a "perp walk" as he addressed reporters and DEA agents.