Topic: Nicolas Maduro

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday announced sanctions against 21 people aligned with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The hard-line Venezuelan leader who once called Donald Trump a "racist cowboy" has congratulated the president-elect on his election win over Vice President Kamala Harris.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino launched a diplomatic offensive on the "urgent situation" in Venezuela on sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly Thursday in New York.

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez said he was forced to accept Nicolas Maduro as the victor in July's disputed presidential election to get out of the Spanish Embassy in Caracas and escape from the country.

Venezuela has arrested six people, including three United States citizens, for their alleged participation in a CIA-sponsored plot to kill President Nicolas Maduro and several members of his government.

The United States has unleashed sanctions and visa restrictions targeting those the Biden administration accuses of interfering in Venezuela's recent presidential election and silencing opposition voices.

The Treasury Department announced Thursday sanctions on 16 officials aligned with Venezuela's embattled President Nicolas Maduro for obstructing the country's presidential election while violating civil and human rights

The top anchor for Spanish-speaking television network Univision is set to leave his job sometime after November's election.

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez on Sunday landed in Madrid, Spain, and is seeking asylum after fleeing his home country amid an arrest warrant.

The U.S. State Department Tuesday condemned the arrest warrant issued for Venezuelan political opposition leader and apparent presidential election winner Edmundo González Urrutia.