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Argentina's Lautaro Martinez, right, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal with teammate Lionel Messi during a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match against Venezuela at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Argentina beats Venezuela, faces Brazil in Copa América semi

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Argentina's Lionel Messi strokes his beard prior a Copa America Group B soccer match against Qatar at Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Sunday, June 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina returns to Maracanã in Copa América quarterfinals

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

In this April 6, 2019 photo, Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez, left, attends a pro-government rally in Caracas, Venezuela. The Miami U.S. attorney's office said in a news release Thursday, June 27, that the 60-year-old Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez faces seven counts of money laundering and one count of money-laundering conspiracy. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan ex-electric chief among 2 indicted in US

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Uruguay's Deputy Foreign Minister Ariel Bergamino, right, leaves the session of the 49th OAS General Assembly in Medellin, Colombia, Thursday, June 27, 2019. Bergamino walked out, leading a protest over the participation of diplomats appointed by Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)

Uruguay protests role of Venezuela’s opposition at gathering

By MANUEL RUEDA and SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Venezuela's coach Rafael Dudamel attends a practice session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Venezuela will face Argentina at a quarter-final Copa America soccer match, on June 28. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Venezuela steers away from politics before Copa América game

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

With first lady Cilia Flores in the background, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks to the press after a meeting with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 21, 2019. The United Nations' top human rights official is visiting Venezuela amid heightened international pressure on President Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela government says it thwarted plot seeking to kill Maduro

Associated Press

Argentina's coach Lionel Scaloni reacts at the sidelines during a Copa America Group B soccer match against Paraguay at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina hints at more changes for Copa America quarters

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

AP Interview: Russia hails Norway-brokered Venezuela talks

By KATE DE PURY and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Venezuelan migrants climb-up on to Peruvian Army truck to be transported on the Pan-American Highway, after stricter entry requirements went into effect, in Tumbes, Peru, Saturday, June 15, 2019. With its relatively stable economy and flexible immigration laws, Peru has become a main destination for millions of Venezuelans escaping hyperinflation, medical shortages and political repression at home. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Trump administration weighs protected status for Venezuelans fleeing crisis at home

By Lauren Toms and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A tear gas canister launched by an unknown person explodes near the site where supporters are waiting for Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido to speak, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 1, 2019. Officials loyal to Nicolas Maduro have said that Guaido is under investigation for inciting violence against the government and receiving illicit funds. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Fleeing regime, former Venezuelan secret police chief Figuera turns up in U.S.

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2014 file photo, Ivan Simonovis, former Caracas police chief, waves to the media from the balcony of his home, accompanied by his daughter Ivana, center, and wife Bony, in Caracas, Venezuela, after he was released from jail on humanitarian grounds to continue serving a 30-year sentence at home. Simonovis had been jailed since 2004 in connection with the death of pro-government protesters who had rushed to the defense of then-President Hugo Chavez during a failed coup attempt two years earlier. In 2009, he was convicted of aggravated murder. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

AP Exclusive: Imprisoned supercop’s escape from Venezuela

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

In this July 16, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. When Trump and Putin meet this week on the sidelines of an international summit in Japan, it will mark a new chapter in a closely watched relationship that crackles with questions and contradictions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Helsinki, Mueller shadowing upcoming Trump, Putin meeting

By Jonathan Lemire and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Venezuela's Darwin Machis celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a Copa America Group A soccer match against Bolivia at Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Saturday, June 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Venezuela beats Bolivia 3-1 and advances in Copa America

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

Argentina's Lionel Messi touches his face before scoring from a penalty spot against Paraguay during a Copa America Group B soccer match at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Brazil and Venezuela join Chile, Colombia in Copa quarters

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet poses for a photo with opposition lawmakers on the steps of the national assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 21, 2019. The United Nations' top human rights official is visiting Venezuela amid heightened international pressure on President Nicolás Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

UN human rights chief appeals for dialogue in Venezuela

By SCOTT SMITH and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs' Adbert Alzolay, left, is congratulated by Albert Almora Jr. on his first win in the majors, against the New York Mets in a baseball game Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Chicago. The Cubs won 7-4.(AP Photo/Jim Young)

Alzolay’s strong debut, 6-run 3rd lead Cubs over Mets 7-4

By JOHN JACKSON - Associated Press

Referee Julio Bascunan disallows a goal scored by Brazil's Gabriel Jesus after consulting the VAR during a Copa America Group A soccer match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Brazil left frustrated by Venezuela defense, VAR after draw

By ERIC NUNEZ - Associated Press

Venezuelan migrants wait at an immigration control point on the Ecuador-Peru border, before the end of a special visa program and tightened entry requirements that demand passports, in Tumbes, Peru, June 14, 2019. Peru unexpectedly became the country with the second-highest number of asylum requests globally last year. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

UN: Venezuelans now file 1 in 5 of all new asylum claims

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO - Associated Press

In this April 6, 2019, photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist to supporters rallying at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) **FILE**

Pence says Maduro ‘must go’ as Navy aids Venezuelan refugees

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro "is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power," Vice President Mike Pence said.

Mike Pence: Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela problems cross hemisphere

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times