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Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 7 km S of Zirándaro de los Chávez, Mexico

EU-Mercosur trade deal stalled for up to two years after European parliament votes to send it for a judicial review

Senior White House official: Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez will come to U.S. but nothing currently on the schedule

U.S. South Command: This morning, U.S. military forces, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended Motor Vessel Sagitta without incident. The apprehension of another tanker operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean demonstrates our resolve to ensure that the only oil leaving Venezuela will be oil that is coordinated properly and lawfully. As the joint force operates in the Western Hemisphere, we reaffirm that the security of the American people is paramount, demonstrating our commitment to safety and stability.

Trump reiterates that he'll soon expand his airstrike campaign on cartel targets in the Caribbean and Pacific to "land targets" "We know exactly where they're coming from"

Relatives of political prisoners protest in Caracas, demanding their full release. They are asking for information on more than 200 detainees whose whereabouts are unknown.

A US cargo aircraft landed in Maiquetia today carrying cargo for the US embassy in Caracas as it prepares to reopen

Lavrov: Washington has blatantly interfered in Venezuela and is threatening other countries in Latin America.

Diosdado Cabello says the extremists "are happy" after the US bombing: "The only thing that didn't go well for them is that the revolution is still in power."

U.S. Confirms It Will Seize and Sell Majority of Venezuelan Oil Exports, Energy Secretary Chris Wright says

Kremlin says Putin has no plans to contact Venezuela's Rodriguez in the near future

Tropas de la Brigada15, de @Ejercito_Div7, ubicaron y destruyeron dos laboratorios empleados para el procesamiento de pasta base de coca perteneciente al grupo armado organizado Clan del Golfo en el municipio de Belén de Bajirá, Chocó. En el lugar fueron incautados 80 kilos de hoja de coca procesada e insumos de fabricación . Con esto se afectan las economías ilícitas de este grupo en más de 37 millones de pesos

Tens of thousands in Havana rallied against the U.S., mourning 32 Cuban officers killed in a Venezuela raid and demanding Maduro’s release

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez says revenues being generated from oil sales must be channeled through country's central bank

Forty-seven Venezuelan soldiers were killed during the U.S. attack on Caracas and capture of President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month, Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Friday, noting nine of these were women

Diosdado Cabello: "We won't rest for a single moment until we have Maduro back in Venezuela." "We won't rest for a single moment until we have our president, Maduro, back in Venezuela," he said.

@MariaCorinaYA on US decision to keep Maduro's lieutenants in place: "This is about the cartel, and justice. This is about a criminal structure that is the regime, and the mandate of the Venezuelan people. I’m just one member of a huge movement of millions of Venezuelans who have decided and are committed to be free. And I have no doubt that @POTUS, his administration, and the people of the US, support democracy, justice, and the mandate of the people of Venezuela. I have absolutely no doubt.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas, the highest-ranking US official to visit since the U.S. kidnapped Maduro. Source: NYT

Berlin confirms the release of three Germans detained in Venezuela: "It's a step in the right direction"

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 1 km SE of Jordán, Colombia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 7 km ESE of Barrio Nuevo de los Muertos, Mexico

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 12 km N of Cuyamel, Honduras

Delcy Rodríguez: "If I ever had to go to Washington, I would go standing and walking, not crawling."

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado presented Trump with the Nobel Peace Medal

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez said Thursday her government was "not afraid" of diplomatic confrontation with the United States, which ousted her predecessor Nicolas Maduro in a January 3 military strike. "We know they are very powerful, we know they are a lethal nuclear power... We are not afraid to confront them diplomatically, through political dialogue," said Rodriguez -- a Maduro ally who US President Donald Trump has agreed to work with provided she toes Washington's line.

María Corina will speak to the press after a meeting with members of Congress at the Capitol

The United States has seized another oil tanker linked to Venezuela. Through Operation Southern Spear, the Department of Defense in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), through the Department of Homeland Security (DHSgov) and the Department of Justice (TheJusticeDept). In another predawn action, Marines and sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, departed the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and detained the tanker Veronica without incident. The Veronica is the latest tanker to operate in defiance of the quarantine imposed by President Trump on sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean, demonstrating once again the effectiveness of the U.S. Coast Guard's efforts to combat illicit activity in the Western Hemisphere.

The Trump administration is preparing to use private military contractors to protect oil & energy assets in Venezuela rather than deploying US troops, sources tell, setting up a potential boon for security firms with experience in region & ties to POTUS

Trump meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tomorrow at 12:30pm

Trump tells Reuters' @steveholland1 he expects to go to Venezuela and also to welcome @delcyrodriguezv, the interim president of Venezuela, to Washington: "I think she's (Delcy) going to come, you know, eventually she's going to. not quite yet, but eventually she'll come and I'll go to their country too."