In a significant diplomatic development, Venezuela has released a U.S. Air Force veteran who was held in detention, with his family claiming he was wrongfully imprisoned. The veteran, Joseph St. Clair from Washington, was detained in Venezuela for several months before being handed over to a Trump administration envoy in Antigua. This release is part of broader negotiations between the U.S. and Venezuela, coinciding with the extension of a waiver allowing Chevron to operate in the country. The situation underscores ongoing efforts to ease tensions between the two nations, with the veteran now safely returned to the United States.