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US military aircraft are flying near Venezuelan airspace, a well-informed source in air traffic control circles told Russia's TASS.

US repatriation flights to Venezuela suspended after Trump's warning about closing Venezuelan airspace

An Airbus A319, usually used by Maduro, landed in Santa Elena de Uairén, on the Venezuela-Brazil border. So far, there is no information that Brazilian authorities have been contacted, - @CNNBrasil

Reports from locals in Táchira, Venezuela say the government is deploying militiamen and army units to the Colombian border and nearby tollbooths, effectively moving to militarize the area

Venezuela denounces and condemns the colonialist threat that seeks to affect the sovereignty of its airspace, constituting a new, extravagant, illegal, and unjustified aggression against the people of Venezuela. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela repudiates with absolute force the public message disseminated today on social media by the President of the United States, in which he attempts to extraterritorially apply the illegitimate jurisdiction of the US in Venezuela by unprecedentedly trying to give orders and threaten the sovereignty of the national airspace, territorial integrity, aeronautical security, and the full sovereignty of the Venezuelan State.

Venezuela rejects Trump’s “hostile, unilateral and arbitrary” airspace-closure declaration, the government says - Reuters

Trump’s declaration that the airspace around Venezuela is “closed” comes after he told Maduro in a phone call that the U.S. would consider using force if he didn’t step down voluntarily - WSJ

Caribbean Sea: A @USNavy F/A-18F Super Hornet (166620) is up off the coast of Venezuela

International media outlets are beginning live broadcasts from Caracas following Trump's announcement. Fighter jets are flying over Valencia, Maracay, and Naguanagua.

Copa Airlines defies Trump's order and keeps flight CMP318 on course over Venezuelan airspace, becoming the most followed flight in the world on Flightradar24 with more than 7,000 users monitoring it in real time

Cuban Foreign Minister denounces "persistent electromagnetic interference in the Caribbean, particularly over Venezuelan airspace"

Trump: To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY

The New York Times reports that Donald Trump and Maduro spoke by phone late last week, before the designation of the Cartel of the Suns as a foreign terrorist organization took effect. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was also on the call.

Trump warns he will "begin to stop" the advance of Venezuelan drug traffickers by land. "Also, by land it's easier, but that will begin very soon. We warn you: stop sending poison into our country," he stated.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Venezuela: We'll be starting to stop them on land soon

The U.S. includes Cubans and Venezuelans on the list of 19 nationalities of "countries of concern" whose residents will be subjected to a "rigorous review" of their green cards.

@IATA is asking the Venezuelan government to reconsider its decision to revoke the airlines' operating permits

Maduro orders his country's Air Force to be "alert, ready and prepared" to defend Venezuela

A network trafficking synthetic drugs to South America has been dismantled in Spain: a Venezuelan member of the group operated from a Madrid prison.

Venezuela revokes flight rights for six airlines amid escalating US tensions

A strong message from Donald Trump four days before the presidential elections in Honduras: "Democracy is on the line in the upcoming elections in the beautiful country of Honduras on November 30. Will Maduro and his narco-militants take control of another country as they did with Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The one who defends democracy and fights against Maduro is Tito Asfura, presidential candidate of the National Party."

Dominican Republic authorizes US to use two of its airports for military operation against narco-terrorist cartels

. @SecWar has arrived in the Dominican Republic to meet with senior leaders to discuss continued cooperation in countering narco-militants in the Americas

US Air Force: B-52 strategic bombers flew over the Caribbean on Monday in a simulated air strike.

Venezuelan President Maduro: We must be prepared to defend every inch of this blessed land against any threat or imperialist aggression—wherever it may come from and whenever it may appear

Reporter: Are you planning on talking to Maduro? Trump: I might talk to him. Reporter: The US did name him the leader of a foreign terrorist organization, why do you even want to talk to him? Trump: Say it again. Reporter: The US designated him the leader of this foreign terrorist organization so why do you want to talk to him if he's the leader? Trump: If we can save lives, if we can do things the easy way, that's fine. And if we have to do it the hard way, that's fine, too. Reporter: What’s the goal? Trump: I’m not going to tell you what the goal is. You should probably know what the goal is.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodríguez: "The US government could cause an incalculable number of deaths and create a scenario of violence and instability in the hemisphere that would be unimaginable."

Latam Airlines Colombia announced that it is cancelling its flights to Caracas until Tuesday, December 2, due to the ongoing security alert regarding Venezuelan airspace.

Cuba warns that the US wants to overthrow Maduro "using military force"

Poland advises its citizens to avoid all travel to Venezuela for safety reasons