Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela's interim president following the capture of Nicolás Maduro,who
pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges in a New York courtroom,and
Venezuela appointed three prosecutors to investigate killings that occurred during the operation that led to the now ousted president's arrest.In related developments,
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined a three-phase plan for Venezuela with no expected cost to American taxpayers,
the U.S. announced that it would control Venezuelan oil sales "indefinitely," with
Trump hosting dozens of oil executives at the White House to discuss investment opportunities in Caracas,and
the U.S. seized several Venezuelan-linked "ghost fleet" oil tankers in back-to-back operations.In other news,
Trump invited Colombia's Gustavo Petro to the White House following a phone call between the two leaders,
Israel's foreign minister visited Somaliland after the country recognized it as an independent state,
China's foreign minister began a six-day tour of Africa, upholding a long-standing tradition of choosing the continent for the nation’s first overseas diplomatic visit each year,and
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visited China amid escalating tension with North Korea.This comes as
China banned dual-use exports to Japan over its remarks on Taiwan,and
the U.S. reportedly considered an attempt to purchase Greenland,among other options of acquiring the island,
including through military means,with
Denmark telling Trump to stop threatening to annex the territory.Meanwhile,
Trump said his own morality is the only limit on his global power, while acknowledging that the U.S. must abide by international law,
Trump ordered the U.S.' withdrawal from 66 international groups, including 31 U.N. entities and 35 non-U.N. ones,and
U.S. firms were exempted from a new global 15% minimum tax announced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.As protests spread across Iran,
authorities detained 100 protesters, reportedly bringing the total to over 2,300 since the unrest began,
the government imposed a nationwide internet blackout,while
offering a $7 monthly credit to purchase basic goods,and
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly prepared contingency plans to flee the country.Elsewhere,
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra secured a third term with 76.15% of the vote,
Burkina Faso announced it had foiled a coup plot against President Ibrahim Traoré,
Canada's Chrystia Freeland was appointed Ukraine's economic adviser,and
Reform UK selected Laila Cunningham as its candidate for the 2028 London mayoral race.