Venezuela's government on Thursday requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council focused on the U.S. military actions in recent weeks in the waters off the South American country. Caracas cited "mounting threats" from the U.S., which has conducted multiple military strikes on alleged drug boats off Venezuela.

Venezuela’s autocrat had proposed allocating his country’s oil wealth and other natural resources to the U.S. and ending deals with American adversaries to appease President Trump.

Venezuela's government has requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council. The request, made Thursday, focuses on recent U.S. military actions in waters off Venezuela.

Lionel Messi’s status for Argentina’s friendly against Venezuela in Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on Oct. 10 is yet to be announced.

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the committee said.

The U.S. has granted Trinidad and Tobago permission to negotiate a gas deal with neighboring Venezuela without facing any U.S. sanctions.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Machado's work promoting democratic rights is "one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times.

The choice of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for the Nobel Peace Prize reinforces the need for a democratic transition in Venezuela, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, calling for governments including the United States to help.