The Latest: Ex-Venezuela diplomat backs military option

CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):
1:40 p.m.
Former Venezuelan diplomat Isaias Medina, who broke with President Nicolas Maduro in July 2017, says he strongly supports the courage of opposition leader Juan Guaido and wants the Trump administration to keep the military option on the table.
Medina told a news conference at U.N. headquarters in New York: “I think we need the strength of the U.S., Brazil, Colombia.”
He said Ven