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In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Gold in London bank sparks battle between Venezuelan rivals

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a media conference after a meeting, Supporting the future of Syria and the Region, in videoconference format at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

EU summons Venezuela envoy in response to expulsion order

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 12, 2020 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. The Trump administration increased pressure on Venezuelan Maduro, Thursday, June 18, targeting a lifeline he's used for selling crude oil run by a close associate of the socialist leader who was recently jailed in Cape Verde. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Venezuela’s Maduro orders EU envoy to leave after sanctions

Associated Press

A health worker takes a blood sample for a quick COVID-19 test from man who works selling cookies at the Coche food market in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Health authorities tested people arriving at the market as a preventive measure to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Virus hits Venezuelan city, raising fears of broader crisis

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press

Pedestrians, some wearing protective face masks, walk through a street market in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 25, 2020. With Latin America now the epicenter of the new coronavirus pandemic, but with hundreds of millions relying on these markets for food and livelihoods, the debate now centers on whether and how they can ever operate safely. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Latin America’s critical food markets fuel virus spread

By ALEXIS TRIBOULARD and MARK STEVENSON - Associated Press

In this file photo, a Venezuelan oil worker holding a small Iranian flag attends a ceremony for the arrival of Iranian oil tanker Fortune at the El Palito refinery near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Monday, May 25, 2020. The first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran is expected to temporarily ease Venezuela's fuel crunch while defying Trump administration sanctions targeting the two U.S. foes. On June 24, 2020, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new sanctions on five Iranian ship captains that he says have delivered gasoline to Venezuela, where there's a gas shortage due to refinery shutdowns. (AP Photo/Ernesto Vargas) **FILE**

U.S. sanctions 5 Iranian tanker captains for gasoline delivery to Venezuela

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Venezuela accuses US of blocking ability to pay UN dues

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 12, 2020 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. The Trump administration increased pressure on Venezuelan Maduro, Thursday, June 18, targeting a lifeline he's used for selling crude oil run by a close associate of the socialist leader who was recently jailed in Cape Verde. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Trump downplays remarks about meeting Venezuela’s Maduro

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2011 file photo then Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., talks during a freedom for Cuba march in Miami. Venezuela's socialist government tried to recruit former Congressman Pete Sessions to broker a meeting with the CEO of Exxon Mobil at the same time it was secretly paying a close former House colleague $50 million to keep U.S. sanctions at bay, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Sources: Venezuela wooed Texas Republican to ease sanctions

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. The Trump administration increased pressure on Venezuelan Maduro, Thursday, June 18, targeting a lifeline he's used for selling crude oil run by a close associate of the socialist leader who was recently jailed in Cape Verde. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Donald Trump considers meeting Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro: Report

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this file photo, a Venezuelan oil worker holding a small Iranian flag attends a ceremony for the arrival of Iranian oil tanker Fortune at the El Palito refinery near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Monday, May 25, 2020. The first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran is expected to temporarily ease Venezuela's fuel crunch while defying Trump administration sanctions targeting the two U.S. foes. On June 24, 2020, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new sanctions on five Iranian ship captains that he says have delivered gasoline to Venezuela, where there's a gas shortage due to refinery shutdowns. (AP Photo/Ernesto Vargas) **FILE**

Iran sends shipment of food to Venezuela in latest delivery

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

The El Palito refinery belches out smoke near Puerto Cabello in Venezuela, Monday, May 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ernesto Vargas)

Iranian ship en route to Venezuela signals ongoing alliance

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Video shows 6 American oil executives jailed in Venezuela

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

A billboard, backdropped by the Catia neighborhood, promotes an image of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 23, 2020. Bruised by years of economic calamity and more recently by U.S. sanctions, Maduro appealed for international help to deal with the new coronavirus pandemic in March even before the country’s first confirmed case. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Trump sanctions targeting Venezuela’s Maduro lead to Mexico

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Feds fine Panama’s Copa for flights between US, Venezuela

Associated Press

Lawyer: No quick extradition from W. Africa for US suspect

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

National Guards stand in formation at the entrance to the National Assembly grounds to block opposition lawmakers, including Henry Ramos Allup, top left, from entering to attend a session in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó and lawmakers who back him pushed their way into the legislative building on Tuesday following an attempt by rival legislators to take control of the congress, and declared Guaidó the president of the only opposition-controlled institution. (AP Photo/Andrea Hernandez Briceño)

Venezuela court orders takeover of 2 major political parties

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves to supporters in Lazaro Cardenas, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, Monday, June 1, 2020. Amid a pandemic and the remnants of a tropical storm, President Lopez Obrador kicked off Mexico's return to a &quot;new normal&quot; Monday with his first road trip in two months as the nation began to gradually ease some virus-inspired restrictions. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz)

Mexico president would sell gas to Venezuela if asked

Associated Press

Venezuela demands release of businessman connected to Maduro

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Outrage in Venezuela after prize racehorse stolen, butchered

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press