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U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, attends the opening of 42nd session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

UN human rights chief cites continued abuses in Venezuela

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Maduro ordered on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, Venezuela's military to hold exercises along the border with Colombia, accusing the neighboring nation's president of plotting an attack as tensions mount between the two South American countries. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Maduro rejects talks with opposition over envoy’s remarks

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Oil Vulture Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why Venezuela is vital to U.S. energy and national security

By Sean Spicer

Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter and White House adviser, talks to Venezuelan migrant Andry Rodriguez at a migrant shelter in La Parada near Cucuta, Colombia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Ivanka Trump is kicking off her trip to South America by promoting women's empowerment. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Ivanka Trump embraces Venezuela migrants as US boosts aid

By SERGIO LEON and MANUEL RUEDA - Associated Press

Venezuela's opposition leader and self-proclaimed Interim President Juan Guaido, center, greets merchants at the Free Market in Maracay, Aragua's State, Saturday, August 31, 2019. Venezuelan officials say they have proof of paramilitary training camps operating in neighboring Colombia where groups are plotting attacks to undermine President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Andrea Hernandez)

Maduro alerts Venezuela military, citing Colombian threat

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Supporters of President Nicolas Maduro wave Venezuelan flags during an anti-imperialist rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, August 31, 2019. Venezuelan officials say they have proof of paramilitary training camps operating in neighboring Colombia where groups are purportedly plotting attacks to undermine President Nicolás Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela says it has proof of anti-Maduro plot in Colombia

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2019 file photo, leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), sit before former guerrillas as they lead the FARC's National Congress where they launched their political party in Bogota, Colombia. The top peace negotiator for the FARC announced Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, that he and a cadre of hardline supporters are taking up arms again, accusing President Ivan Duque of failing to uphold the accord that sought to end a half century of bloody fighting. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Colombian rebels’ rearming ups pressure for Maduro

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Venezuela’s Maduro says settlement talks could soon resume

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Venezuela's National Assembly President Juan Guaido speaks during an extraordinary session to discuss the country's humanitarian crisis in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s Guaidó names shadow cabinet to help oust Maduro

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In Venezuela, Guaidó questions Maduro claims about US talks

By SCOTT SMITH and FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press

In this photo taken Aug. 5, 2019, 14-year-old Rosibeth Vargas, who is seven months pregnant, stands in her home where she lives with her parents, 18-year-old sister and nephew, in the Tablitas area of the Caucaguita neighborhood on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela. Vargas said her school allows student mothers to bring their children to class, but that she dropped out after being bullied. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela crisis pushes women into ‘forced motherhood’

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump and Maduro confirm talks between high-level officials

Associated Press

People wait to get on the bus while the metro is out of service due to a blackout in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. The state electricity company reported on Twitter that a &quot;breakdown&quot; at an undisclosed location had caused the blackout and all power had been restored within hours, while opposition leader Juan Guaidó told local media that the outage was impacting at least 11 of Venezuela's 24 states. (AP Photo/Leonardo Fernandez)

New blackout for Venezuela’s capital compounds energy woes

Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2019 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, right, speaks with Constitutional Assembly President Diosdado Cabello at the Supreme Court during an annual ceremony that marks the start of the judicial year in Caracas, Venezuela. The U.S. has opened up secret communications with Cabello as members of Maduro’s inner circle seek guarantees they won’t face retribution if they cede to growing demands to remove him, a senior administration official told The Associated Press on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

AP Exclusive: US talks secretly to Venezuela socialist boss

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2019 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, right, speaks with Constitutional Assembly President Diosdado Cabello at the Supreme Court during an annual ceremony that marks the start of the judicial year in Caracas, Venezuela. The U.S. has opened up secret communications with Cabello as members of Maduro’s inner circle seek guarantees they won’t face retribution if they cede to growing demands to remove him, a senior administration official told The Associated Press on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

AP Exclusive: US talks secretly to Venezuela socialist boss

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

In this Aug. 12, 2019 photo, a boy swings a baseball bat using a donut to loosen his muscles during a practice session at the Brisas de Petare Sports Center in Caracas, Venezuela. More than 100 boys train daily on the baseball field using old bats, balls and gloves, in hopes of achieving a professional baseball career in the United States. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

In Venezuela, young baseball players still have big dreams

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, June 1, 2016, file photo, a hawker sells programs, with the iconic Citgo sign in the background, as fans walk from Kenmore Square to a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston. The Boston Landmarks Commission meets Tuesday to decide whether to launch a study to determine if the sign qualifies for preservation as a historic landmark. Thousands of Bostonians have signed a petition clamoring to save it. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **

Citgo in Venezuela fight between Nicolas Maduro, Juan Guaido

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores, right, lead a rally condemning the economic sanctions imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. Supporters of Maduro joined him after he called for protests against the recent moves by the U.S. to tighten sanctions against the ruling authorities. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

4 opposition lawmakers stripped of immunity in Venezuela

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

A man pays for his purchases with U.S dollars at a store in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. A number of trendy shops packed with imported consumer goods have popped up in the last few months across Caracas while socialist authorities look the other way as the greenback has replaced the worthless local currency, the bolivar, as an accepted form of payment. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s moribund economy shows a pulse amid US sanctions

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, center, and first lady Cilia Flores, wave to supporters as they leave the National Pantheon after attending a ceremony to commemorate an 1800's independence battle, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Sweeping new U.S. sanctions freeze all of the Maduro government's assets in the U.S. and even threaten to punish companies from third countries that keep doing business with his socialist administration. The first couple is accompanied by Defense Minister Gen. Padrino Lopez. (AP Photo/Leonardo Fernandez)

Norway downplays Maduro’s skipping of talks with opposition

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