The U.S. imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, among others, on Thursday as President Donald Trump looks to inflict further pressure on the South American nation.

The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.

The US says it is sanctioning three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, among others, as it ramps up its pressure campaign on the South American country.

Opposition leader María Corina Machado plans to return to Venezuela whether or not President Nicolás Maduro is removed from power

The new sanctions come shortly after President Donald Trump announced an oil tanker was seized off the Venezuelan coast.

BRASILIA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Brazil's ‌President ​Luiz Inacio Lula ‌da Silva spoke last month ​with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro about ‍the situation in the ​Caribbean and South America, ​the ⁠Brazilian government said on Thursday.

Treasury sanctions Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's "narco-nephews" for drug trafficking, targeting Venezuela's alleged criminal network.