Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for his third six-year term on Friday, prompting the U.S. and its allies to announce sanctions on senior figures in his administration, while

President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who entered his third term Friday, that he better keep democracy activists 'safe and alive' after detaining Maria Machado.

A former Green Beret behind a clandestine invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try and overthrow Nicolás Maduro says in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels of the government for the amphibious raid that ended with several combatants killed and two of his U.

As the White House prepares to welcome Donald Trump for the second time, expectations for an end to duplicitous policies and fears of big disruption in the US relations with countries across the globe are growing.

As Nicolás Maduro is inaugurated for a controversial third term, Bolton urges the incoming administration to isolate the strongman on the world stage.