4 hour agoFrom today, the US government considers President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela as the head of a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO). The US State Dept has just updated his FTO list to include the so-called "Cartel de los Soles" that Washington says Maduro heads
4 hour agoThe Maduro administration denied the existence of the Cartel of the Suns and rejected its designation as a terrorist organization, calling it a U.S. "maneuver" to promote regime change. Foreign Minister Yván Gil asserted that these "aggressions"
Venezuelan airline Estelar has suspended its Madrid Caracas flights scheduled for Nov 24, 26, and 28
SOUTHCOM is restricting / limiting leave over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, in preparation for possible land strikes in the next 10 days to two weeks
6 hour agoBoth US and non-US aircraft continue to avoid Venezuelan airspace after the FAA on Friday issued a security NOTAM
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 86 km SW of Mâncio Lima, Brazil
23 hour agoPresident Maduro celebrated his 63rd birthday on November 23, receiving expressions of loyalty from Venezuelan authorities.
23 hour agoPresident Gustavo Petro rejected the FAA's restrictions on flights to Venezuela: "Blocking countries is blocking peoples and that should be a crime against humanity."
Lula da Silva: "I am concerned because South America is considered a zone of peace"
Iberia cancels its commercial flights to Venezuela due to the situation in that country.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 67 km WSW of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica
2 day agoMap showing air alert zones issued by the FAA in recent days: the San Juan FIR and Maiquetía FIR are highlighted by security NOTAMs due to increased military activity in the Caribbean and Venezuela
3 day agoThe United States has issued a new NOTAM covering the entirety of the Venezuelan Flight Information Region (FIR). The advisory cites a potentially hazardous security environment due to a deteriorating situation and increased military activity in and around Venezuela
Trump says he will speak with Maduro in "the not too distant future" and that he has "something very specific to say."
Gustavo Petro: "The blockade of Venezuela was not lifted, Corinna was not allowed to participate, the price on Maduro's head was not removed, and the elections were not free. I said publicly: elections are not free under a blockaded country."
Gustavo Petro proposes "a shared transitional government" in Venezuela to "open paths to democracy, without undue pressure"
Bloomberg: A US Navy warship blocked a fuel tanker on its way from Russia to Venezuela and prevented it from reaching its destination. The tanker turned around and headed to Cuba, and since the incident a week ago, it has attempted to reach Venezuela twice more but was blocked both times
Reuters: Venezuela approves 15-year extension for oil joint ventures linked to Russia
4 day agoSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, in an interview with @OANN, stated that the designation of the Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organization, which will take effect on November 24, "gives the United States a wide range of new options" to act against the Maduro regime. Hegseth declared that Maduro "is not a legitimately elected leader of Venezuela" and that "he is involved in drug trafficking and is formally indicted." "This gives our department more tools to offer the President options," he stated.
4 day agoFire reported at the José Antonio Anzoátegui Petrochemical Complex.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 15 km SSE of Conchagua, El Salvador
4 day agoDiosdado Cabello: "Everyone supports dialogue. Dialogue doesn't mean surrendering." "Furthermore, dialogue is good when there are contradictions, and if they are properly presented, it works," he said.
5 day agoMexican authorities detected two up-armored vehicles armed with remote controlled .50 cals in Teocaltiche, Jalisco. This area sees regular clashes between CJNG and Mario Gonzalez of the Sinaloa Cartel (had connections with Chapitos but possibly seitched to MF. Source: @DominioPblico3
New operation in Meiggs: 80 blue awnings removed due to protest barricades
The New York Times: Trump reportedly authorized CIA plans for covert action in Venezuela
The White House rejected Maduro's offer to resign after a two-year deadline, according to The New York Times.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 34 km NNE of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 69 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica
5 day agoNOTAM KICZ A0010/25: The US warns of a potentially dangerous situation in the San Juan FIR (TJZS) and urges extreme caution due to increased state operations. NOTAM KICZs are FAA international safety alerts for sensitive airspace.
"Freedom, freedom": Relatives of Colombians detained in Venezuela protest again on the Simón Bolívar bridge
