US President Donald Trump has introduced himself in a post on Truth Social as “acting president of Venezuela,” days after a US attack that led to the abduction of the country’s President Nicolas Maduro.

The US says it will exercise indefinite control over Venezuela’s oil sales and proceeds after kidnapping its president.

Thousands of Colombians hold rallies nationwide to denounce Trump’s threats of a Venezuela-style military attack against their country.

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China has denounced as a “typical bullying” act Washington's demand that Venezuela form an “exclusive partnership” in the oil sector with the United States.

Major American energy firms show little appetite for returning to Venezuela, CNN reports, exposing what critics describe as the hollowness of President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric and his openly stated ambition to control Venezuela’s oil.

The Venezuelan ambassador to Iran expresses the readiness of his fellow citizens to defend their homeland, saying his country will never compromise on its independence and sovereignty.