Venezuela’s autocrat had proposed allocating his country’s oil wealth and other natural resources to the U.S. and ending deals with American adversaries to appease President Trump.

The United States has clashed with Venezuela and its allies at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

Venezuela's government on Thursday requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council focused on the U.S. military actions in recent weeks in the waters off the South American country. Caracas cited "mounting threats" from the U.S., which has conducted multiple military strikes on alleged drug boats off Venezuela.

Giovani Lo Celso scored in the first half as Argentina had trouble finishing in a controlling 1-0 friendly win over CONMEBOL foes Venezuela in Miami on Friday.

The embassy, which is closed, maintains a staff responsible for security and maintenance, despite the rupture of diplomatic relations with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019.

President Donald Trump has launched military strikes against drug cartels in the Caribbean, threatening to blow narco-terrorists out of existence.

U.S. strikes on boats that President Trump says are drug smugglers have unsettled America’s biggest trading partner, where powerful criminal groups produce and smuggle drugs.

The Pentagon is moving some of its most advanced units and weapons closer to Venezuela as tensions run high between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday maps the buildup in the Caribbean.