US Vice President Mike Pence has met with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guiado as the Trump administration aims to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro.
Speaking during a trip to Colombia, Pence announced more sanctions against Venezuelan officials, and urged other countries to freeze the country's oil assets.
Steve Mort reports:
US military completes another wave of strikes on Iran
The US Central Command has announced that it completed another wave of strikes against Iran, adding that more than 50,000 of its service members are currently deployed across the Middle East.
US to block citizens in Congo from immediate travel home, citing Ebola
The Trump administration has stated on Monday that it is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to the US on commercial flights, according to a White House official.
US to begin enforcing maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday
The US military will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday, according to the US Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC).
Trump says US to reimpose naval blockade on Iran
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran and would be reimbursed 20 per cent on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
Ukraine awaits new government after prime minister's shock dismissal
Ukrainian lawmakers were getting ready to vote on another government this week after the president dismissed his prime minister in a move he said would bring fresh thinking, but critics warned could stoke disorder at a key point in the war.
