Trump Cancels Second Venezuela Attack; Fifth Tanker Seized (1)

US President Donald Trump said a second wave of attacks on Venezuela has been canceled, citing improved cooperation from the country after some political prisoners were released.

Venezuela is “working well” with the US on rebuilding its oil and gas infrastructure and releasing “large numbers” of political prisoners, Trump wrote in a social-media post Friday. That means another wave of strikes doesn’t appear necessary, he said.

Meanwhile, the US is moving to reestablish a diplomatic presence in Venezuela. John McNamara, the US Chargé d’Affaires in Colombia, traveled to Venezuela to assess a resumption of operations at ...