Overview
- U.S. troops boarded a tanker identified as the Marinera after a high‑seas pursuit between Scotland and Iceland, while media and officials reported Russian naval assets, including a submarine, had moved to shadow the vessel.
- Trump announced a plan for Venezuela to deliver 30 to 50 million barrels of sanctioned crude to the United States, stating he will control the revenue and ordering immediate implementation by the energy secretary.
- Venezuela’s acting leader Delcy Rodríguez rejected any external control over the country, insisting her government governs Venezuela and denouncing foreign interference.
- Officials in Caracas reported 55 Venezuelan and Cuban military personnel killed in the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, with the attorney general citing dozens of additional civilian deaths and a week of national mourning declared.
- European leaders warned against U.S. designs on Greenland’s status and sovereignty as Trump broadened threats toward Colombia, Iran, Cuba and Mexico and signaled re‑engagement of U.S. oil companies in Venezuela despite sanctions remaining in place.