Venezuela’s ruling party kept a strong National Assembly majority with 83% votes, despite opposition boycotts amid deep divisions among parties opposed to the President Nicolas Maduro's government.
President Donald Trump's administration has terminated deportation relief for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term on Friday, despite a six-month long election dispute, calls for him to step aside and an increase in the US reward for his capture.
Biden administration renewed deportation relief for 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan, a move that would delay any attempts by President-elect Donald Trump to end it.
The European Parliament awarded Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez for fighting to restore freedom and democracy.
The U.S. is considering new sanctions on Venezuelan individuals and may revoke licenses for oil company working there, in response to alleged election fraud, according to a senior US official.
