The International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor announced Thursday that the United States did not commit crimes against humanity with its sanctions against Venezuela.

President Trump told Axios on Thursday that he must play a direct role in choosing Iran's next leader, similar to his involvement in Venezuela.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under the U.S. Department of the Treasury will allow the resale of Venezuelan origin oil to Cuba's non-governmental sectors, according to an update from the OFAC on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Tuesday to Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover, one of the pilots involved in the recent U.S. military raid in Venezuela, praising his bravery under enemy fire during his State of the Union address.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Monday urged the United States to immediately release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife while addressing the 61st session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council.

Venezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under its new amnesty law, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on state-run television on Saturday.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said that ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro should face legal accountability in his own country rather than in the United States. Lula made the remarks during an interview while visiting India for an artificial intelligence summit, stressing that Venezuela’s national sovereignty must take precedence over foreign intervention.

The United States is in “active negotiation” with India over the potential sale of Venezuelan oil, U.S. envoy Sergio Gor said on Friday, as Washington seeks to help New Delhi diversify its crude oil sources.

Cuban opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer, head of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), has said he would support a US operation in Cuba similar to the one that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro if Cuba’s communist leadership refuses to relinquish control.

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani visited Venezuela on Tuesday, marking his first trip to the country since the U.S. raid that removed President Nicolás Maduro in January.