3 h. ago Dictator ousted but regime intact – what next for Venezuela’s opposition?

The US snatched Nicolás Maduro but, frozen out by Trump, anti-government activists are unsure how to proceedAs the harsh reality sets in that Venezuela’s authoritarian regime remains essentially unchanged even without Nicolás Maduro, activists who have spent years fighting for the country’s return to democracy are unsure about what the next steps should be.They agree that the country should very soon either hold new elections or install the retired diplomat Edmundo González – widely believed to have won the 2024 election – but neither option appears to be on the White House’s agenda at the moment. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Watch: Machado’s daring escape from Venezuela caught on video

A newly released video shows Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado escaping the country in December 2025.

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43 h. ago Trump boasts about accepting Nobel Peace Prize as 'wonderful gesture of respect'

Donald Trump was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize medal by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado during a meeting at the White House

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47 h. ago CIA chief visits Maduro successor as Machado vows to become Venezuela’s president

John Ratcliffe meets Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas less than two weeks after his agents helped to oust her precedessorThe CIA chief whose agents reputedly played a key role in abducting Nicolás Maduro has flown to Venezuela to meet his successor as the sidelined opposition leader, María Corina Machado, vowed she would become the country’s first elected female president.Machado’s comments were broadcast on Friday, a day after she handed her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump in recognition of what she called a principled and decisive move against Maduro, whom US special forces snatched on 3 January. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Giving Trump the Nobel peace prize medal is ‘absurd’, say Norwegian politicians

US president criticised for accepting medal awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina MachadoPolitical leaders in Norway have condemned the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s “absurd” decision to present her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump, accusing the US president of being a “classic showoff” who takes credit for other people’s work.The Nobel laureate gave her medal to Trump at the White House on Thursday “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to’] our freedom”. Several hours later, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Machado “presented me with her Nobel peace prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect.” Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel trolls Trump after taking Nobel Peace Prize medal from the actual winner: ‘It’s like a pacifier’

The talk show host also poked fun at the meagre gift that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado was given by the president in return

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56 h. ago Venezuela opposition leader hands Nobel Peace prize medal to Donald Trump at White House meeting

Machado did not say if the president had accepted her 2025 award, which he has long coveted

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60 h. ago María Corina Machado presents Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal

Trump heaped praise on the Venezuelan opposition leader for presenting him with ‘her Nobel peace prize for the work I have done’The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has presented her gold Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump after meeting him in the White House, nearly a fortnight after he ordered the abduction of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.Machado, who received the award last year for her struggle against Maduro’s “brutal, authoritarian state”, told reporters on Thursday she had done so “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to] our freedom”. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Nobel committee issues defiant message after Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gifts Peace Prize to Trump at the White House

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday that she gave her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump during their meeting at the White House.

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65 h. ago White House defends Trump’s ‘joke’ about canceling 2026 elections: latest

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greeted supporters outside Capitol Hill after having lunch with Trump

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65 h. ago Three US citizens sue Trump with the ACLU over encounters with ICE agents – live

Lawsuit comes as state governor Tim Walz urges Trump to ‘turn the temperature down’ after president threatens to invoke Insurrection ActTrump threatens to use Insurrection Act in MinnesotaPeople affected by the US visa freeze: share your experienceDonald Trump is in Washington today. He’s due to meet with Mariá Corina Machado – Venezuela’s opposition leader – at 12:3opm ET. At the moment that’s closed to the press but we’ll let you know if that changes and bring you the latest.Later, Trump is set to host the champions of the 2025 Stanley Cup, the Florida Panthers, at the White House. We’ll be watching to get his reaction to the news of the day. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Venezuela’s opposition leader gives her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump

María Corina Machado leaves White House meeting without the US president’s backing to be her country’s next leader

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66 h. ago Venezuela opposition leader says she presented Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize at White House meeting

Machado did not say if the president had accepted the award, which he has long coveted

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66 h. ago María Corina Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal

The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the awardThe Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has said she “presented” her gold Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump after meeting him in the White House, nearly a fortnight after he ordered the abduction of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.Machado, who received the award last year for her struggle against Maduro’s “brutal, authoritarian state”, told reporters she had done so “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to] our freedom”. It was not immediately clear whether Trump had accepted the gift. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Venezuela's opposition leader gives her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced outside the US Capitol that she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump at the White House

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66 h. ago White House defends Trump’s ‘joke’ about canceling 2026 elections: Live updates

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greeted supporters outside Capitol Hill after having lunch with Trump

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67 h. ago ACLU sues Trump administration for ‘racial profiling campaign’ against Somali and Latino communities in Minnesota surge – live

Lawsuit comes as state governor Tim Walz urges Trump to ‘turn the temperature down’ after president threatens to invoke Insurrection ActTrump threatens to use Insurrection Act in MinnesotaPeople affected by the US visa freeze: share your experienceDonald Trump is in Washington today. He’s due to meet with Mariá Corina Machado – Venezuela’s opposition leader – at 12:3opm ET. At the moment that’s closed to the press but we’ll let you know if that changes and bring you the latest.Later, Trump is set to host the champions of the 2025 Stanley Cup, the Florida Panthers, at the White House. We’ll be watching to get his reaction to the news of the day. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Trump threatens to invoke rare 1807 law in Minnesota as Stephen Miller calls protestors ‘insurrectionists’: Live updates

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greeted supporters outside Capitol Hill after having lunch with Trump

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69 h. ago Trump latest: Venezuela’s opposition leader meets with Trump at White House after she vowed to share Nobel Peace Prize

During White House press briefing, Karoline Leavitt said the meeting between Trump and Maria Corina Machado had just started

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2 d. ago Trump latest: Venezuela’s opposition leader arrives at White House after she vowed to share Nobel Peace Prize

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is expected to brief the press in the afternoon as well

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