The United States is warning Americans against travel to Venezuela as the Trump administration states more U.S. nationals are wrongfully detained by Caracas than by any other government.

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The US has said it will not renew Chevron’s oil licence in Venezuela, as Donald Trump’s administration hardens its stance towards President Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian government.

Venezuelans on Sunday for the first time elected a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Venezuela has laid claim to even though it is widely recognized as being part of neighboring Guyana.

The State Department says elections called by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to elect a governor and legislators for the oil-rich region of El Esequibo are a ‘sham.’

In Sunday’s election, President Nicolás Maduro has called to elect a governor of Essequibo — a region that actually belongs to neighboring Guyana.

Venezuela will hold regional and parliamentary elections Sunday amid a deep political and economic crisis. High voter abstention is forecast and a divided opposition lacks a unified strategy against the ruling party.