Events

The ICC prosecutor's office will close its Caracas office due to a lack of "real progress" with Venezuela.

A NOTAM restricting all general non-commercial aviation has been introduced over parts of Venezuela's southern border due to military operations until March 1st, 2026

Trump confirms that he had a phone call with Maduro

Russia announces it will begin evacuating Russian citizens from Venezuela. ATORUS (Association of Tour Operators of Russia) confirms that special flights are being prepared to repatriate Russians currently in Venezuela.

The president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, said that the Attorney General's Office will be activated to "support" the families of Venezuelans killed in US attacks on drug boats in the Caribbean. He asserted that these families "are receiving threats," without specifying from whom. In a press conference, Rodríguez also stated that investigations into cases related to Venezuela "are only activated when CNN or The Washington Post publish a story," but today he announced an official investigation into the deaths in the Caribbean, two months after the first incident and following reports published by those same media outlets.

An elderly woman and two bystanders escaped unharmed Saturday evening after her car became stuck on train tracks and was struck by a Brightline train, Hallandale Beach police said

A person was killed Saturday afternoon after being struck by a train in Oakland Park, authorities confirmed

The Boca Raton Police Department (BRPD) tells that officers were dispatched after receiving calls about shots fired. However, investigators say there is currently no evidence of a shooting

US military aircraft are flying near Venezuelan airspace, a well-informed source in air traffic control circles told Russia's TASS.

US repatriation flights to Venezuela suspended after Trump's warning about closing Venezuelan airspace

Venezuela denounces and condemns the colonialist threat that seeks to affect the sovereignty of its airspace, constituting a new, extravagant, illegal, and unjustified aggression against the people of Venezuela. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela repudiates with absolute force the public message disseminated today on social media by the President of the United States, in which he attempts to extraterritorially apply the illegitimate jurisdiction of the US in Venezuela by unprecedentedly trying to give orders and threaten the sovereignty of the national airspace, territorial integrity, aeronautical security, and the full sovereignty of the Venezuelan State.

Venezuela rejects Trump’s “hostile, unilateral and arbitrary” airspace-closure declaration, the government says - Reuters

Trump’s declaration that the airspace around Venezuela is “closed” comes after he told Maduro in a phone call that the U.S. would consider using force if he didn’t step down voluntarily - WSJ

Caribbean Sea: A @USNavy F/A-18F Super Hornet (166620) is up off the coast of Venezuela

International media outlets are beginning live broadcasts from Caracas following Trump's announcement. Fighter jets are flying over Valencia, Maracay, and Naguanagua.

Copa Airlines defies Trump's order and keeps flight CMP318 on course over Venezuelan airspace, becoming the most followed flight in the world on Flightradar24 with more than 7,000 users monitoring it in real time

Cuban Foreign Minister denounces "persistent electromagnetic interference in the Caribbean, particularly over Venezuelan airspace"

The sheriff's office said the 61-year-old man and 42-year-old woman remain in critical condition after being hit while riding an electric scooter

18-year-old dies in fatal three-vehicle crash in Osceola, FHP reports arrest

Trump: To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY

18-year-old shot in Miami-Dade. Shooter still on the loose, Sheriff’s Office says

Tampa police officer arrested after domestic violence investigation: HCSO

The New York Times reports that Donald Trump and Maduro spoke by phone late last week, before the designation of the Cartel of the Suns as a foreign terrorist organization took effect. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was also on the call.

A driver was detained and another hospitalized after a crash involving 2 SUV’s late Friday morning, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office

A marina fire destroyed a fishing boat on Madeira Beach Thursday afternoon. The flames spread to two other boats in the marina

Police are investigating after a man was wounded in a shooting that they said occurred outside of a popular bar/ nightclub in Fort Lauderdale early Friday morning

Police: 2 suffer stab wounds in Homestead

Trump warns he will "begin to stop" the advance of Venezuelan drug traffickers by land. "Also, by land it's easier, but that will begin very soon. We warn you: stop sending poison into our country," he stated.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Venezuela: We'll be starting to stop them on land soon

The U.S. includes Cubans and Venezuelans on the list of 19 nationalities of "countries of concern" whose residents will be subjected to a "rigorous review" of their green cards.