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.

The court order came in response to an appeal by Argentine prosecutor Carlos Stornelli after a previous ruling dismissed the complaint against both Venezuelan leaders.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has drawn the ire of the international community for his refusal to cede power in an apparent election defeat in the country’s presidential election in July. Now, a neighboring South American country has also decided to act against the authoritarian leader.

Caracas claims he illegally handed over a ?stolen? cargo plane to the US Caracas has opened a criminal investigation of Argentine Presiden

A federal court in Argentina on Monday ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for alleged crimes against humanity

The Argentine judicial authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela, and Diosdado Cabello, the head of the Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Affairs. Both have been accused of systematic kidnappings,