Russia could face significant losses in Venezuela after a US operation disrupted years of strategic ties with Caracas.

Trump said his administration would run Venezuela until a "safe, proper and judicious transition" could take place, adding that the US would indefinitely control the sale of its oil. Venezuela's National Assembly - which is dominated by lawmakers from the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) - swore her in as interim president after Maduro was taken.

As Venezuela enters a new political phase, we look at how the government keeps functioning.

Oil analysts who worked in Iraq say Iraqi oil sales had more protections after the U.S. invasion than Venezuelan oil sales today.

Thirty days after the U.S. captured then-President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela remains in turmoil. Many citizens are unsure about the current situation, with fears of further attacks and government repression.

Opposition leader María Corina Machado said the announced actions were not taken “voluntarily, but rather in response to pressure from the US government.”

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Tuesday that her country could hold elections in less than a year, after U.S. troops captured and ousted President Nicolás Maduro last month. “We believe that a real transparent process with manual voting

Feb 5 (Reuters) - An amnesty law being considered in Venezuela's legislature that would grant immediate clemency to people jailed for participating in political protests or critiquing public figures won initial lawmaker approval on Thursday.

Washington and Caracas have moved quickly to open Venezuela’s oil sector to U.S. investment. Ordinary Venezuelans will wait longer to feel any benefit.

Laura Farnsworth Dogu, a career diplomatic tapped to be President Trump's top envoy in Venezuela, has the delicate task of rebuilding Washington-Caracas ties.