Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday said, "We don't want that [confrontation] but it is our duty to be ready to avoid it… and if it were unavoidable, to win it."

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, has appointed former Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López as the new head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, despite the United States offering a $15 million reward for his capture.

The US State Department announced on Monday that it had officially reopened its embassy in Caracas for the first time since March 2019.

Nicolás Maduro appeared in court in New York on Thursday, where his lawyer argued that the former Venezuelan president's constitutional rights are being infringed upon as he faces drug trafficking charges.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to return to a New York courtroom on Thursday, where he will attempt to have his drug trafficking indictment dismissed due to a geopolitical dispute over legal fees.

The International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor announced Thursday that the United States did not commit crimes against humanity with its sanctions against Venezuela.

President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Tuesday to Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover, one of the pilots involved in the recent U.S. military raid in Venezuela, praising his bravery under enemy fire during his State of the Union address.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Monday urged the United States to immediately release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife while addressing the 61st session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said that ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro should face legal accountability in his own country rather than in the United States. Lula made the remarks during an interview while visiting India for an artificial intelligence summit, stressing that Venezuela’s national sovereignty must take precedence over foreign intervention.

Cuban opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer, head of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), has said he would support a US operation in Cuba similar to the one that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro if Cuba’s communist leadership refuses to relinquish control.