US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing election
Voice of America
FILE - Venezuelan nationals attend a protest against the official results that declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the July presidential election, in Quito, Ecuador, Aug. 17, 2024.
The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela's disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolas Maduro, accusing them of obstructing the vote and carrying out human rights abuses.
A wanted poster of Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez covers a column at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, near Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2025.
FILE - A screen shows news footage of Chinese and Nicaraguan officials at the signing in Tianjin of a communique on resumption of diplomatic relations between the two nations, in Beijing, Dec. 10, 2021.
FILE - A cargo ship traverses the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Sept. 2, 2024.