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Panamanian sailor Olmedo Javier Núñez arrived in Panama on Jan. 26, 2026, after more than seven months of detention in Venezuela and provided statements recounting physical and psychological abuse as well as death threats he endured, according to a VPITV report on X citing Día a Día media during the reporting window from 5:17 PM to 6:16 PM UTC.

Russian Ambassador to Venezuela Sergei Melik-Bagdasárov stated on Jan. 26, 2026, that Venezuelan forces in Caracas fired two shots from Russian-supplied anti-aircraft batteries at US troops during the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, but the shots missed due to insufficient training of Venezuelan military personnel, according to an EFE report shared on X by @PanAmPost_es during the reporting window from 2:17 PM to 5:16 PM UTC.

A Cuban Il-96-300 aircraft, registration CU-T1250 and call sign CUB2312, flew from Havana, Cuba, to Maiquetía International Airport near Caracas, Venezuela, during the three-hour reporting window from 11:17 AM to 2:17 PM UTC on Jan. 26, 2026, according to a post on X by @Flightwatcher1.

Spanish journalist Emma Rincón stated on X that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez will read tomorrow's edition of ABC newspaper, be surprised, and possibly sue again, according to a post by @alandete referencing @EmmaRincon during the reporting window from 3:46 a.m. to 5:15 a.m. UTC on January 26, 2026.

U.S. Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the United States is directing policies in Venezuela, leaving regime members in place to administer the country following U.S. orders until free and fair elections are held, according to an X post by journalist Emma Rincón during the 59-minute reporting window ending at 3:46 a.m. UTC on January 26, 2026.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated, “Enough of Washington's orders on politicians in Venezuela,” according to an X post by @eduardomenoni during the nearly two-hour reporting window from 12:46 a.m. to 2:46 a.m. UTC on January 26, 2026.

Foro Penal verified the release of 104 political prisoners in Venezuela on January 25, 2026, as of 8 p.m. that day, according to a statement from Alfredo Romero, executive director of the organization, posted on X.

José Camargo, deputy national director of the Bolivarian Circles, was arrested around 6:00 PM on Friday in the 18 de Octubre sector of Maracaibo for his alleged connection to the crime of inciting hatred, according to a police report cited in an X post by @JoelvinRV during the 2-hour-29-minute reporting window from 4:17 PM to 6:46 PM UTC on January 25, 2026.

Venezuelan authorities released social communication student Juan Francisco Alvarado from Tocorón prison on January 25, 2026, after annulling his 15-year sentence for publicly denouncing a water boat, according to an X post by @jesusmedinae during the 59-minute reporting window from 3:17 PM to 4:16 PM UTC.

The Venezuelan regime released 13 detainees from Tocorón prison after cutting off power to the facility, according to X posts during the 3-hour reporting window from 12:17 PM to 3:17 PM UTC on January 25, 2026.

Caracas, Venezuela — Twitter user @oscarabp posted on X between 4:16 AM and 5:15 AM UTC on January 25, 2026, that interim President Delcy Rodríguez cannot remain in charge for more than 180 days due to constitutional limits on temporary absences under Article 234.

In a leaked video shared on X between 1:16 AM and 4:16 AM UTC on January 25, 2026, Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez stated that U.S. forces gave Venezuelan officials 15 minutes to comply with demands or be killed.

Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez stated that many 'reds' stole oil money and declared that corruption will no longer be tolerated, sparking a social media trend on X during the three-hour period from 7:16 PM to 10:16 PM UTC on January 24, 2026.

U.S. military forces began intercepting illicit 'dark fleet' oil vessels in the Caribbean Sea over the past hour, from 3:16 PM to 4:16 PM UTC on January 24, 2026, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard to disrupt support for malign actors threatening Americans and regional neighbors, according to a U.S. Southern Command post.

@FotosQChavezNoQ posted on X, "THESE CHAVISTAS ARE A SHOW! They put people on the screen 🤣🤣🤣," during the three-hour period from 12:16 PM to 3:16 PM UTC on January 24, 2026, according to the source at https://x.com/FotosQChavezNoQ/status/2014693999592825154.

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Fighter Wing, call sign SHOCKER 01, withdrew from Homestead Air Force Base between 3:16:32 AM and 4:46:39 AM UTC on Jan. 24, 2026. The jet had arrived at the base to support operations in the Caribbean if needed, according to an X post by @HHunternight at https://x.com/HHunternight/status/2014890982861336878.

The Venezuelan regime challenged U.S. President Donald Trump early on Jan. 24, 2026, by projecting images of Nicolás Maduro across Caracas skies with messages declaring they will defeat him, according to an X post by journalist Agus Antonetti reporting the action as occurring now between 2:16 AM and 3:16 AM UTC.

@LibertadLuchSoc stated on X between 12:46 AM and 2:16 AM UTC on Jan. 24 that only 172 political prisoners have been released following the Delcy/Trump agreement, disputing the Venezuelan regime's figure of 626, after a Panamanian citizen kidnapped in 2025 departed Venezuela today.

Leaked audio from Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, shared on X over the past 90 minutes, states that the regime faced an 'impeccable and devastating' US intervention in Caracas, during which she, Diosdado Cabello, and Jorge Rodríguez received a 15-minute ultimatum to cooperate with the US or be neutralized, according to the X post by @OrlvndoA.

Senator Marco Rubio is initiating a proposal for the United States government to impose a blockade on oil imports to Cuba, according to a Politico report cited in an X post at 11:16 PM UTC on Jan. 23.

Joint Task Force Southern Spear, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, conducted a lethal kinetic strike on Jan. 23 against a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations in the Eastern Pacific. Intelligence confirmed the vessel transited narco-trafficking routes while engaged in such operations, killing two narco-terrorists with one survivor, according to USSOUTHCOM.

X user Ulul4r stated on January 23, 2026, during the reporting window from 4:47 PM to 6:45 PM UTC that sources indicate the United States government views the Venezuelan regime under Delcy Rodríguez as deceiving it on political prisoner releases, promising "significant figures" but freeing them "little by little" while hundreds remain detained.

Students and unions blocked the Francisco Fajardo highway in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 23, 2026, demanding the release of political prisoners, according to posts on X by user OrlvndoA during the three-hour reporting window from 1:47 PM to 4:46 PM UTC.

A U.S. Air Force E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft, callsign REND01 and registration 22-9047 (hex code AE77A4), was active on the ground in San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to aviation tracker Flightwatcher1 on X. The report emerged during the three-hour period ending at 1:46 PM UTC on January 23, 2026. The aircraft functions as a node-relay communications translator between long-distance defense systems, with its last activity logged on January 3.

The Republican-majority House of Representatives defeated a Democratic measure to restrict President Donald Trump's military operations in Venezuela during the three-hour reporting window from 8:16 PM to 11:16 PM UTC on January 22, 2026, with two Republicans joining Democrats in support of the effort, according to an X post by @OrlvndoA.

The USS George H.W. Bush, identified by MMSI 369970663, was reported positioned 60 nautical miles north of Cuba during the reporting window from 4:47 PM to 7:16 PM UTC on January 22, 2026, according to X user FlconEYES citing ADSB and CuAvion tracking data (https://x.com/FlconEYES/status/2014365587783205372).

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced on X her meeting with Reza Pahlavi over the past hour during the reporting window from 3:46 PM to 4:46 PM UTC on January 22, 2026, stating they exchanged insights on struggles against oppression and aligned efforts for the liberation of Iran and Venezuela.

The French Navy boarded an oil tanker from Russia subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag on the high seas in the Mediterranean this morning, according to French President Emmanuel Macron in a statement on X during the reporting window from 12:46 PM to 3:46 PM UTC on January 22, 2026.

Rafael Tudares, son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, was taken to the Swiss embassy in Caracas and released there during the reporting window from 9:16 AM to 12:16 PM UTC on January 22, 2026, according to a post on X.

A TIPP poll shared by @IAPolls2022 on X during the reporting window from 4:45 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. UTC on January 22, 2026, indicates 49% of Americans approve of the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, up 12 points, with 37% disapproving.

Diosdado Cabello, a senior leader in Venezuela's United Socialist Party, resumed his television program in which he threatens civilians early Thursday, January 22, 2026, during the reporting window from 2:46 a.m. to 4:45 a.m. UTC, according to an X post by @agusantonetti stating 'Everything returns to normal.'

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will formally inform Congress of President Donald Trump's administration new policy toward Venezuela during testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, January 28, at 10:00 a.m. EST, according to an X post by @alandete over the past 59 minutes from 1:46 a.m. to 2:46 a.m. UTC on January 22.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated on state television VTV late January 21, 2026, that she will make announcements in the next few hours to end differences between all political sectors in the country, according to an X post by @polianalitica during the reporting window from 10:47 PM UTC on January 21 to 1:45 AM UTC on January 22.

Unidentified parties removed obstacles, including two jets, from the runway of the Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Military Air Base, known as La Carlota, in Caracas at 10 a.m. local time on January 21, 2026, according to a post on X by user Arr3ch0 during the 7:47 p.m. to 10:47 p.m. UTC window.

Members of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) and Bolivarian National Police (PNB) attempted to remove a banner displaying political prisoners at the Tamanaco Gate of Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) in Caracas on January 21, 2026, witnesses reported via clippve on X during the 4:18 p.m. to 7:17 p.m. UTC window.

President Donald Trump stated in Davos on January 21, 2026, during the World Economic Forum that Venezuela will generate more income in the next six months than in the last 20 years following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to UHN_Plus on X between 2:17 p.m. and 4:17 p.m. UTC.

A senior U.S. administration official briefed the press pool aboard Air Force One that President Donald Trump's speech today will feature an "America First" theme, addressing Venezuela and Greenland in his Western Hemisphere focus while touting the U.S. economy, according to @nickschifrin between 11:47 a.m. and 2:16 p.m. UTC on January 21, 2026.

Venezuelan authorities issued Urgent Order 886, transferring management of the Inspectorate for the Control of Police Action to a senior SEBIN intelligence official, as reported by @maibortpetit in a post shared by @freddyzur on X between 10:16 a.m. and 11:46 a.m. UTC on January 21, 2026.

The US Coast Guard detained the Russian shadow fleet tanker Sagitta (IMO 9296822) in the Caribbean Sea during the three-hour period from 7:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. UTC on January 21, 2026, as it transported Venezuelan oil, according to a Tendar post on X at https://x.com/Tendar/status/2013913764823801878.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado declared on January 21, 2026, “Venezuela will be free. And once we liberate Venezuela, we will keep working and we will have a free Cuba and a free Nicaragua,” according to a Fox News post on X shared within the 3:15 a.m. to 6:15 a.m. UTC reporting window.

Members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee hosted Nobel Peace Prize winner and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado today, with Rep. Gregory Meeks thanking her for her leadership and sacrifice that has given hope for change in Venezuela, according to a committee post on X during the reporting window from 11:17:56 p.m. UTC on January 20 to 1:46:12 a.m. UTC on January 21, 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated over the past 90 minutes that he is considering involving Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in some capacity in her country without specifying a role, according to a Reuters report shared during the reporting window ending at 11:17 p.m. UTC on January 20, 2026.

U.S. military forces, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended Motor Vessel Sagitta without incident this morning in the Caribbean to enforce President Donald Trump's quarantine of sanctioned vessels, according to a statement from U.S. Southern Command posted over the past hour.

U.S. President Donald Trump responded 'Sort of' to a question asking if taking back the Panama Canal remains on the table, according to an X post by @phildstewart shared during the one-hour reporting window from 7:48 p.m. to 8:48 p.m. UTC on January 20, 2026.

The U.S. government plans to issue a general license allowing more trading companies beyond Vitol Group and Trafigura Group to purchase Venezuelan crude, easing existing sanctions, Bloomberg reported over the past hour and cited by X users @EMPosts, @GaripPatricia and @jendlouhyhc. Separately, President Donald Trump praised Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, stating she "did something incredible" and should be involved in Venezuela's future, according to X user @alandete.

U.S. President Donald Trump's first-year achievements include the capture of Nicolás Maduro for prosecution in the United States and other Venezuela measures, according to an official White House document shared on X by @alandete over the past hour.

X user @luisgonzaloprz reported between 4:17 p.m. and 5:47 p.m. UTC on January 20, 2026, that José Gregorio Hernández Polo, a 59-year-old political prisoner from Maracaibo held at the PNB Zone 7 detention center in Boleita-Caracas, has not died despite earlier claims but is in delicate health, according to unofficial information.

An X post by @elduckpost claimed over the past hour that Venezuela's state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has opened its doors again thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump. The statement appeared between 3:16 p.m. and 4:17 p.m. UTC on January 20, 2026.

José Gregorio Hernández Polo, a 59-year-old lawyer and political prisoner from Maracaibo in Zulia state, died early Tuesday morning at the Zone 7 detention center in Caracas, relatives stationed outside the facility reported between 12:16 p.m. and 3:16 p.m. UTC on January 20, 2026.