President Trump announced that the US administration will decide which oil companies can operate in Venezuela following Nicolás Maduro’s capture. He pledged security for their operations, aiming to secure $100 billion in investments to revive the nation’s oil sector. This move is framed as a major economic opportunity for the U.S.

US President Donald Trump said Friday that oil companies would deal with the United States government, not Venezuela, when exploiting that country’s oil reserves.

A local court has awarded a life sentence to a 23-year-old man along with a fine of about Rs 2 lakh for sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl, officials said on Friday.