Venezuela's National Assembly leader Juan Guaido, who leads opposition efforts to have immediate elections, said government agents kidnapped his chief of staff.

Representatives of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have seized control of three diplomatic properties in New York and Washington Monday.

Bolivia's government has expelled several Venezuelans accused of conspiring against the Cuban Embassy in La Paz, Bolivian media reported Monday.

American Airlines slashed flights between Venezuela and the United States one day after U.S. diplomats left and as the country recovered from a long blackout.

Oil output in Venezuela in February fell 8.9 percent on the month to just over 1 million barrels per day, and was by far the biggest drop of all OPEC members, the cartel reported.

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel warned of a potential insurgency in Venezuela should the U.S. overthrow the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

The United States will impose "significant" sanctions against financial institutions related to Venezuelan, U.S. special envoy to Venezuela Elliott Abrams.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said schools and businesses will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday because energy officials are struggling with a blackout.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday the withdrawal of all remaining American personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela.

Venezuelan interim leader Juan Guaido on Monday requested the National Assembly he leads to declare an emergency over the ongoing blackout.

The Treasury Department announced new sanctions Monday against a Russian bank it says is trying to get around U.S. sanctions on Venezuela.

A power blackout called the worst in Venezuela's history and blamed by the government on sabotage extended into Friday, closing schools and businesses.

U.S. humanitarian aid arrived in Colombia, the latest batch of supplies stockpiled at Venezuela's border amid a blockade led by President Nicolas Maduro.

A U.S. journalist who was detained in Venezuela on Wednesday was released and deported hours later.

The U.S. is pursuing initiatives, and threatening more sanctions, in support of a transition of power in Venezuela, national security adviser John Bolton said.