Venezuela’s repressive State apparatus remains operational despite the seizure of former President Nicolás Maduro by United States forces on 3 January, according to independent UN human rights investigators.

Two months after Nicolás Maduro's removal from power, Venezuela stands at a crossroads. This analysis examines what has genuinely changed — and what hasn't — as civil society, the U.S., and democratic forces race to determine whether the country is headed toward real transition or a rebranded authoritarianism.

The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship, the State Department said on Thursday. "The United States and Venezuela's interim authorities have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations,

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, is trying to manage U.S. demands as she looks to hang on to the support of the Trump administration more than two months after it toppled Nicolás Maduro.

The State Department says the United States and Venezuela have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship.