Overview

• Defense chief Vladimir Padrino says the three‑day Caribe Soberano 200 maneuvers continue on day two with 2,500 personnel, 12 navy ships, 22 aircraft, drones and special forces to raise operational readiness.
• Venezuela submitted a complaint to the FAO alleging the USS Jason Dunham intercepted and boarded the fishing boat Carmen Rosa for eight hours 48 nautical miles northeast of La Blanquilla within its EEZ.
• Washington maintains a counternarcotics deployment of at least eight warships and a nuclear‑propulsion attack submarine, with F‑35 fighters sent to Puerto Rico, and reports sinking three small boats it says carried drugs.
• Venezuela publicized Su‑30 fighters fitted with Russian Kh‑31 anti‑ship missiles, though CNN notes part of the video had circulated previously and the full filming dates are not verified.
• Beijing conveyed support to Venezuela, Cuba warned a U.S. attack would have incalculable regional consequences, and President Trump told reporters he has not discussed preparing a regime‑change plan.