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Venezuela approves amnesty bill, paving way for release of hundreds of political detainees

By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Venezuela’s legislature on Thursday approved an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others, effectively acknowledging that the government has held hundreds of people in prison for political motivations.

U.S. military boards sanctioned oil tanker after pursuit from Caribbean to Indian Ocean

By Ben Finley, Michael Biesecker, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

Following the U.S. raid to apprehend then-President Nicolás Maduro in early January, several sanctioned tankers fled the Venezuelan coast, including the ship that was boarded in the Indian Ocean overnight.

Venezuela's top prosecutor orders arrest of opposition leader's ally hours after his release

Venezuela's top prosecutor says his office has requested the arrest of Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of opposition leader María Corina Machado.

Venezuela frees several prominent opposition members

By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Venezuela’s government on Sunday released from prison several prominent opposition members after lengthy politically motivated detentions.

WATCH: Colombian President Petro holds news conference after Trump meeting

By Aamer Madhani, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press

President Donald Trump met for nearly two hours with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House on Tuesday, conducting a friendly face-to-face mere weeks after threatening military action against the South American country and accusing the leader of pumping…

Mix of hope and fear settles over Venezuela a month after U.S.-imposed government change

By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

As the initial shock of the U.S. raid and capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro gives way to a mix of uncertainty, hope and disappointment, a pervasive fear of another attack or more government repression continues to hang over Venezuelans.

Venezuela's acting president signs overhaul easing state control of oil industry into law

By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

The reform will undoubtedly be her government’s signature policy as it positions the oil sector – Venezuela’s engine – to lure the foreign investment needed to revamp a long-crippled industry.

Appeals court rules Noem's decision to end protections for Venezuelans in U.S. was illegal

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States.

WATCH: Trump says he's opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he has informed Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez that he’s going to be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela and Americans will soon be able to visit.

WATCH: Sen. Paul presses Rubio on why Maduro ouster isn't an act of war

By Joshua Barajas

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., repeatedly asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a congressional hearing Wednesday on why the U.S. ouster of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro wouldn’t be considered an act of war.