U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino launched a diplomatic offensive on the "urgent situation" in Venezuela on sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly Thursday in New York.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called for continued pressure on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro to engage in dialogue with the Venezuelan opposition after the country's disputed presidential election.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Thursday for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to engage in dialogue with the opposition following Venezuela's contested election, adding that the U.