Overview
- Detained after a U.S. raid, Nicolás Maduro is due for an initial court appearance in New York on drug-related charges, alongside his wife, Cilia Flores.
- The UN Security Council is holding an emergency session, as Russia and China demand Maduro’s release and the EU stresses Venezuelan self‑determination.
- Venezuela’s Supreme Court empowered Rodríguez as interim leader and the military publicly backed her, and she has invited Washington to pursue a cooperative agenda.
- President Trump warned Rodríguez of severe consequences and floated pressure on Colombia and Cuba, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington will use an existing oil blockade to force changes rather than directly govern Venezuela.
- Casualty figures from the operation remain disputed, with Cuba reporting 32 of its security personnel killed and U.S. officials claiming their forces took no losses, fueling a wider legal debate over the intervention’s legitimacy.