By Luc Cohen and Marianna Parraga NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump met Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez late on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly,

The head of the Inter-American Development Bank said Tuesday the lender is weighing a return to Venezuela after nearly a decade away, but did not say whether Caracas' unpaid debts would be forgiven. "As a development bank,

A Machado return to Venezuela failed three times this week, her team says. The Nobel Peace Prize winner is still in Panama, and nobody has said why.

Paraguay's President Santiago ​Pena called for ‌Venezuela's reintegration into the ​South ​American trade bloc Mercosur ⁠on ​Wednesday, speaking to ​world leaders at the UN ​General Assembly.

President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez met Tuesday night on the sidelines of a United Nations reception, their first face-to-face talks since American forces seized then-President Nicolas Maduro in January.

Venezuelans are hoping for free and fair elections, but the US may prioritise oil production.

The Nobel laureate is planning her comeback from exile in Panama, setting up a clash with the U.S.-backed interim government.

French supermajor TotalEnergies signed a memorandum of understanding with Venezuela’s government and state oil player this past weekend. The deal was made official at a signing ceremony in Caracas on Saturday that was attended by chief executive Patrick Pouyanne and Venezuelan president Delcy Rodriguez.

Continental said it undertook an "independent evaluation of opportunities" in Venezuela after President Donald Trump called for the industry to invest.