Overview
- Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty in a New York court, were ordered detained, and the judge set March 17 for the next hearing.
- The UN human rights office said the U.S. action undermined a core principle of international law and cautioned that instability could deepen a crisis that already left about eight million Venezuelans needing aid.
- Backed by Venezuela’s Supreme Court, Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president, a disputed claim of authority that she paired with a public call for cooperation with the United States.
- Global markets largely saw limited near‑term oil risk, with crude prices holding in a narrow range, the dollar stronger, gold higher, and shares of U.S. energy firms rising.
- U.S. officials said roughly 200 personnel took part in the Caracas raid, President Trump said Washington would oversee a “safe, orderly” transition, and a Wall Street Journal–reported CIA assessment favors Maduro loyalists to stabilize any handover.