Overview

• Prosecutor-general Tarek William Saab requested a UN investigation into what he called crimes against humanity, and the foreign ministry urged the Security Council to demand an immediate halt to U.S. actions at sea.
• Venezuela carried out the second day of its Caribe Soberano 200 drills around La Orchila with ships, aircraft and 2,500 troops, showcasing Sukhoi-30 jets fitted with Russian Kh-31 antiship missiles.
• President Nicolás Maduro said military units will go into communities on Saturday to train volunteers in firearms handling, expanding recent mass militia mobilization.
• Washington maintains naval and air assets in the southern Caribbean, including warships, a nuclear-powered submarine and F-35 fighters in Puerto Rico, while Homeland Security highlighted major drug seizures and released a Coast Guard boarding video.
• Caracas alleges a U.S. destroyer illegally attacked or detained the Venezuelan fishing vessel Carmen Rosa, a claim that contrasts with U.S. reports of three drug-running boats destroyed with 14 deaths and has intensified disputes over legality and evidence.