A day at the races: How Venezuelans find joy despite familiar political turmoil Silk Eyes races past Mr. Thunder at the top of the stretch, thrilling the crowd at a racetrack in Venezuela’s capital The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
Maduro Says Opposition Wants to Bring Leader Machado Back 'On a Warship' to Impose Her in Venezuela The Venezuelan leader also accused Machado and other opposition figures of being part of a criminal network and alleged they profited from human trafficking Latin Times · Dec 15, 2025
Nobel Laureate Machado Praises Trump as a 'Champion of Freedom' for Venezuela, Says Maduro is 'Weaker Than Ever' Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado said that she fully supports President Donald Trump's strategy toward Venezuela, arguing that increased U.S. pressure has left Nicolás Maduro's regime vulnerable and closer to collapse. Latin Times · Dec 15, 2025
Machado backs Trump’s ‘regime change war’ against Maduro as Venezuela tension escalates with tanker seizure Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado offers careful praise of Venezuela pressure campaign, which has led to more than 80 dead The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025
US wargames played out scenarios for Maduro’s fall. None of them ended well for Venezuela Venezuelan politicians battling to end Maduro’s rule reject claims his downfall would thrust their country into maelstrom of bloodshed and retribution The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2025
‘Transition is irreversible’: María Corina Machado says not too late for Maduro’s peaceful handover Nobel peace laureate says Maduro’s political downfall is inevitable after her fraught journey to freedom by boat The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2025
Maria Corina Machado's Escape: White House Ensured US Navy Didn't 'Blow Up' Nobel Prize Winner's Boat Nobel winner Maria Corina Machado secretly coordinated with the White House to avoid US naval strikes during her daring sea voyage to Oslo to collect her prize. International Business Times UK · Dec 12, 2025
Machado escape planner feared US strike on her vessel as it fled Venezuela Special forces veteran Bryan Stern says he told US defence officials some of his planned route to reduce airstrike risk The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
Trump expands Venezuela sanctions as Maduro decries new ‘era of piracy’ Six more oil supertankers added to sanctions list, as well as members of Maduro’s extended family, amid rising tensions following tanker seizure The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2025
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Confirms She Received Support From The U.S. To Escape To Norway To Get The Nobel Prize Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado confirmed she received help from the United States to escape to Norway to receive the award. Latin Times · Dec 11, 2025
‘Follow the path of exiles’: María Corina Machado’s US-aided escape from Venezuela Nobel peace laureate’s decision to flee on people-smuggling route is highly symbolic, but will her influence wane if unable to return? The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025
Maduro Taunts U.S. Pressure As Washington Seizes Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast: 'We're Ready to Knock the Empire's Teeth Out' Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro said that the country is prepared "to knock the teeth out of the North American empire if necessary," responding to escalating U.S. military pressure in the Caribbean and the seizure of a tanker near Venezuelan waters. Latin Times · Dec 11, 2025
Venezuela's Machado says Maduro government didn't know where she was hiding Opposition leader María Corina Machado says she doesn’t believe the Venezuelan government knew where she was hiding for most of this year The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
After months in hiding, Venezuelan Nobel laureate María Corina Machado greets crowds in Oslo Nobel Peace Prize winner, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, on Thursday arrived to greet a crowd from a balcony of a hotel in central Oslo. Euronews · Dec 11, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025 US pushing Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy – as it happened Ukrainian leader says Washington has suggested that Russian troops would stay in region, but not advance further
Axios · Dec 11, 2025 Venezuelan Nobel laureate Machado arrives in Oslo after nearly a year in hiding The Venezuelan opposition leader was cheered as she arrived, hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel prize on her behalf.
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025 After months in hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears as a Nobel laureate Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has appeared in public for the first time in 11 months
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025 Venezuelan Nobel laureate backs US seizure of oil tanker María Corina Machado says action was ‘very necessary step’ to confront Nicolás Maduro’s ‘criminal’ regime
Latin Times · Dec 10, 2025 Danny Ocean Delivers Emotional Performance Honoring María Corina Machado at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Venezuelan artist Danny Ocean was one of those who provided the music for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring María Corina Machado. Here is his moving performance.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025 Venezuela decries ‘act of piracy’ after US forces seize oil tanker off country’s coast Footage uploaded to X by US attorney general shows its forces landing on the tanker in major escalation of Trump’s pressure campaign
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025 Venezuela's Machado absent from Nobel ceremony but her travel to Oslo draws mixed reactions at home Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was absent from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Norway on Wednesday
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado’s daughter collects award in her absence amid death threats Venezuela’s opposition leader has been in hiding and was unable to reach Oslo in time for the ceremony
Euronews · Dec 10, 2025 Machado's daughter accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Venezuelan opposition leader's behalf Machado has been in hiding and has not been seen in public since 9 January when she was briefly detained after joining supporters in a protest in Caracas.
International Business Times UK · Dec 10, 2025 María Corina Machado Defies Venezuela 'Fugitive' Threat to Accept Nobel Peace Prize Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado set to accept Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo after 11 months in hiding as Maduro regime threatens fugitive status.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025 Venezuelan Nobel peace prize winner misses ceremony but vows to continue struggle Daughter delivers speech, with Nobel Institute saying María Corina Machado still expected in Oslo after journey of ‘extreme danger’