Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado stated she is ready to take over the government on January 3, 2026, in the past 30 minutes following the U.S. capture of President NicolĂĄs Maduro earlier today, according to a Bloomberg report shared by Disclose.tv on X. Luis Muñoz MarĂn International Airport in Puerto Rico announced between 11:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. UTC that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered a temporary airspace restriction over the region due to military activity in Venezuela, suspending most U.S. commercial flights for at least 24 hours, per an official statement on X by cristina_corujo. Footage showed celebrations erupting in Caracas streets after Maduro's capture by U.S. forces, according to a video posted by Faytuks on X during the reporting window. The Dutch government stated it is monitoring Caribbean developments including Venezuela and offering support to Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire, per an X post by MinPres. These statements follow U.S. officials' earlier confirmation today that Delta Force captured Maduro and his wife in Caracas for trial in the United States on charges including drug trafficking, as reported in prior updates.
