Maria, a former Venezuelan prosecutor living in Houston, Texas, won't use the word "happy". But in August, when she saw that the United States had doubled the reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, she said she felt "validated". The reward now sits at $50m, one of the highest bounties ever offered by the US government. To Maria, the bounty is a path to toppling a government steeped in human rights abuses, including arbitrary detention and torture. She fled Venezuela in 2017 and spoke under a pseudonym for fear of reprisals. But experts warn that US President Donald Trump's strategy of dangling million-dollar rewards for Maduro's capture could backfire, leading to further instability in Venezuela.

President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace "above and surrounding" Venezuela should be considered as "closed in its entirety," an assertion that raised more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. His government accused Trump of making a "colonial threat" and seeking to undermine the South American country's sovereignty. The White House did not respond to questions about what Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, and it was unclear whether he was announcing a new policy or simply reinforcing the messaging around his campaign against Maduro, which has involved multiple strikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean on small boats accused of ferrying drugs as well as a buildup of naval forces in the region. More than 80 people have been killed in such strikes since early September.

President Trump on Saturday said that the airspace surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed, ratcheting up tensions with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and offering yet another sign that he is considering striking targets on land. "To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY," Trump posted on Saturday morning.

President Trump warned that Venezuelan airspace is too dangerous to fly. "To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY," he posted Saturday on social media. This comes after the Federal Aviation Administration warned last week that all pilots need to "exercise caution" when flying above Venezuela "due to worsening security situation and heightened military activity."

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