Four Venezuelan oil tankers reportedly return to port after operating in "dark mode" as the U.S. seizes vessels amid Trump's push to acquire oil.

Energy experts say the US and China are diverging on the energy transition, with China sprinting far ahead on renewables and EVs, while the US doubles down on drilling oil at home and abroad.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Reuters that additional U.S. sanctions on Venezuela could be lifted as soon as next week to facilitate oil sales, and that he will also meet next week with the heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on their re-engagement with Venezuela.

Major oil companies are uninterested in making significant investments in Venezuela, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s aspirations that they’ll join the U.S. government’s effort to revive Venezuela’s oil industry.

The U.S. carried out operations Wednesday to seize two Venezuela-linked tankers, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. has "tremendous leverage" over the country.

Newsweek highlights reader comments—this week focusing on reactions to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by the U.S.

Rodríguez's outreach during the first Trump administration made her a prominent face in U.S. business and political circles and paved the way for her own rise.

President Trump told reporters Friday he wasn't ruling out military action in other countries amid another seizure of an oil tanker linked to Venezuela. Meanwhile, the co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire on New Year's Eve remains in custody.