The United States imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's wife and several of his top allies on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump urged members of the United Nations to support a "restoration of democracy" in the once-booming OPEC nation. "Today, socialism has bankrupted the oil-rich nation and driven its people into abject poverty," Trump said in remarks to the United Nations General Assembly. "We ask the nations gathered here to join us in calling for the restoration of democracy in Venezuela," he said. Separately, a group of Latin American nations will present a complaint in New York on Wednesday against the Maduro administration for alleged human rights abuses to be investigated by the International Criminal Court, officials said. MADURO HANGS ONThe Trump administration has levied several rounds of sanctions against Maduro's government since 2017.

Source: dna September 26, 2018 03:00 UTC