The U.S. government has responded to Venezuela's disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro.

Nicolás Maduro has gotten what he wants. For now. Following the playbook of autocratic leaders before him, Venezuela’s president launched a campaign of repression against his own people in an attempt to squelch a resistance movement not seen since the rise of his idol Hugo Chávez over two decades ago.

El canciller venezolano, Yvan Gil, advirtió al embajador de España en Caracas en una reunión el viernes que su país no admitirá ninguna intromisión en asuntos internos, tras elevarse la tensión entre