Opposition declined to vote for bill to overhaul oil sector that they had only received just before it was tabled.
Donald Trump has threatened to cut Venezuelan shipments of oil to Cuba, exerting further pressure on its economy.
The intervention exposes how great-power geopolitics have hollowed out the UN Charter system.
Venezuelan vice president says Maduro’s whereabouts unknown after dramatic attacks capping months of tension.
US has moved to assert strict control over production and sale of Venezuelan oil since attacking the country this month.
The Venezuelan opposition leader said she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize, an honour he has long coveted.
Three weeks since attack, US plans focus on oil, but little clarity emerges, as analysts warn of Venezuela faultlines.
The type of oil held by Venezuela makes it particularly lucrative for US refineries, analysts say.
Experts said oil execs gave a ‘less-than-full-throated’ approval as they waited on terms from US and Venezuela.
Rafael Tudares Bracho, who is married to Gonzalez’s daughter, was arrested shortly before Maduro’s third inauguration.
US oil company executives are expected to meet with Trump to discuss investments in Venezuela’s oil sector.
Venezuela’s top lawmaker says more than 400 people have been freed from prison, contradicting claims from rights groups that ...