The U.S. Coast Guard over the weekend was “in active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion,” an official told ABC News. “It is flying a false flag and under a judicial seizure order,” the official said at the time.

Venezuela's ruling-party controlled National Assembly unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that allows prison sentences of up to 20 years for anyone who promotes or finances what it describes as piracy or blockades.

Trump’s four-month pressure campaign on the Maduro government began with the stated purpose of stemming the flow of illegal drugs from the South American nation but has developed into something more amorphous.

Dialogue is the only viable path toward lasting peace and preventing further instability and human suffering,' says Khaled Khiari - Anadolu Ajansı

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA (PDVSA.UL) has started filling up tankers with crude and fuel oil it has in storage as inventories mount amid moves by the U.S. to seize Venezuela-linked ships,

The U.S. campaign to topple President Nicolás Maduro is stranding Venezuelans around the world, compounding the misery of a beleaguered population.

Trump accuses Maduro of fentanyl trafficking as experts warn the drug war claim may mask a far bigger geopolitical gamble.