Venezuela has barred six major international airlines from landing in the country after they missed a 48-hour deadline to resume flights to Caracas, escalating tensions triggered by growing US military activity near Venezuelan waters. Thousands of passengers have already been affected, and more disruptions are expected.

The trade standoff between Washington and Beijing is unsustainable, U.S. Treasury official Scott Bessent said on Tuesday, predicting that the ongoing tit-for-tat tariff war will de-escalate in the near future.

On Thursday, more than half of Libya's oil production, approximately 700,000 barrels per day, was offline, and exports were suspended at several ports due to a political standoff between rival factions over control of the central bank and oil revenue.