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A man was shot dead on a street in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood of Culiacán. The victim was left lying on the side of Ejército Nacional Street, and members of the Mexican Army were the first to respond.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 14 km E of Niños Héroes, Mexico

Relatives of Colombian political prisoners in Venezuela close the Simón Bolívar international border bridge in Cúcuta in protest of arbitrary detentions by the Venezuelan dictatorship. They demand information from the regime and their immediate release.

Peru: President Boluarte's dismissal 'was just a step', protesters say

SLRC -Sonora- The teams arrived at a house on Nayarit alley, in the Ruiz Cortines neighborhood, where there were: -29 long rounds; -1 short .45; -19 kg of M-30; -0.870 kg of granulated substance; -69.8 g of a brown pasty substance; -Weapon parts; -Hundreds of bullets and magazines; -M-30 pellets in sealed bags and packaging; -9 vehicles (3 stolen in gringolandia, 2 in MX); A Subaru Legacy and a Honda Civic were loaded with the weapons and drugs.

Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) releases video against its rivals in Tabasco, announcing a new massacre in the state and confirming its presence in this entity, something that the governor has always denied.

Maria Corina Machado dedicates her Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Venezuela and President Trump

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro secretly offered the U.S. sweeping access to his nation’s oil, gold, and mineral wealth—proposing to cut ties with China, Iran, and Russia—to avoid military conflict with Washington. The Trump administration rejected the deal. - NYT

Maria Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela"

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 14 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador

Reuters: US authorizes Shell and Trinidad to develop Venezuelan gas field

Brazil warns that there will be "no other agreement" between the EU and Mercosur if the current negotiations fail.

Trump defends military operations in the Caribbean: "Little by little, drug trafficking by sea is declining." "Each one of these vessels we destroy could kill 25,000 Americans."

Qatar is quietly trying to mediate between the US and Venezuela, encouraging dialogue between Trump and Maduro. Source: NYT

Maduro: "If the Americans attack, we will respond."

The Venezuelan military posted a video relating to this showing them loading equipment and guns into a container truck from the base at Catia La Mar and equipment including the ‘hedgehogs’ at the Caracas- La Guaira highway

Ecuador energy minister says President Noboa was the target of an assassination attempt, has formally presented charges

Protests in Bogotá: An ATM at the National Museum and a building on Chile Avenue were vandalized, and a soldier was attacked on 72nd Street. TransMilenio reports blockades and detours on Seventh and 26th Streets.

The US reiterates that it has no diplomatic presence in Venezuela and avoids commenting on the alleged attack plot against its embassy.

The U.S. Embassy in Colombia is urging its citizens in Bogotá to avoid mass demonstrations in anticipation of a pro-Palestinian protest planned for today, which, according to the diplomatic mission, could turn violent.

DOJ's office of legal counsel has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers—beyond just those designated as militants by Trump admin, sources say

US Avoids Offering Details on "Phase Two" of Military Operation Against Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean The White House on Monday avoided offering details about the possible activation of a "phase two" of the US military deployment in the Caribbean Sea against drug cartels. During a press conference, presidential spokesperson Karoline Leavitt indicated that she would not go into "details about the specific proposals" of the president, but reiterated Washington's position regarding the Maduro regime. "We have been clear: the Maduro regime is illegitimate. Trump has taken very strict measures to combat drug trafficking and prevent drugs from entering our country from Venezuela," Leavitt stressed. - @EVTVMiami

The Ortega government is seeking to recruit independent journalists as "whistles," according to an NGO.

Ecuador declares a state of emergency in response to the radicalization of indigenous protests.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 16 km E of San Vicente, Mexico

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 13 km NE of Tilarán, Costa Rica

Padrino López confirms deployment to combat the ELN and the FARC: "They will receive a decisive response."

In Bogotá, Colombia, protesters burned US and Israeli flags.

Maduro announced that this Saturday there will be organizational exercises for the FANB and the Militia to "fine-tune territorial defense vehicles." He denounced incursions by U.S. aircraft and demanded that Washington cease its "warlike stance."

Mexico: Tlatelolco protests merge with demands for Gaza and Ayotzinapa