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Montevideo, January 1st 2026 - 19:45 UTC

Venezuela

  • Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 22:48 UTC

    US helped Machado escape Venezuela

    Machado pledged to take her accolade ”to Venezuela at the appropriate time”

    Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado confirmed on Thursday that she received assistance from the United States in her secret departure from the South American country after more than a year in hiding.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Machado finally makes it to Oslo

    Machado is expected to deliver a message on Thursday

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado finally made it to Oslo, albeit not in time to attend the ceremony where she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado taking her place.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:14 UTC

    Petro suggests Maduro moves on to “transitional government”

    Maduro wants to join forces with Colombia as Trump warns Petro would be targeted next

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro has intensified diplomatic pressure on his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, calling for a “general amnesty” and the formation of a “transitional government with the inclusion of all” to resolve Venezuela’s protracted political crisis.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan shores

    Shippers are expected to be more cautious in the future when loading Venezuelan crude, US authorities hope

    The United States seized a large oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday in a high-stakes maritime operation, marking a significant escalation in the pressure campaign against the Bolivarian regime of Nicolás Maduro.

  • Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 22:03 UTC

    Machado's daughter accepts Nobel Peace Prize

    Through her daughter, Machado dedicated her accolade “to the anonymous heroes of the resistance”

    The daughter of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her mother's behalf, delivering a speech against “state terrorism” in their country under Nicolás Maduro.

  • Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Machado unable to attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo

    No information was released as to Machado's whereabouts

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will not be present at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at Oslo's City Hall on Wednesday, the event's organizers confirmed.

  • Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 19:03 UTC

    Mystery over María Corina Machado’s whereabouts deepens hours before Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

    The press conference, expected to be her public reemergence, was scheduled for early Tuesday afternoon in the Norwegian capital

    Uncertainty surrounding Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado intensified on Tuesday after the Norwegian Nobel Institute abruptly canceled the press conference where the Peace Prize laureate was expected to make her first public appearance in over a year. With the ceremony scheduled for Wednesday at Oslo City Hall, it remains unclear whether Machado will be able to attend.

  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 20:51 UTC

    Machado traveling to Oslo for Nobel Prize ceremony

    Machado is living in hiding in her country

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has confirmed she will be traveling to Oslo to receive her Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10, according to newswires circulating during the weekend, which gave no further details about the arrangements, citing security concerns.

  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    Venezuelan opposition leader dies in detention facility

    There are currently at least 887 political prisoners in Venezuela

    Former Nueva Esparta Governor Alfredo Díaz has died while in the custody of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) at the El Helicoide detention center, his family and human rights organizations confirmed this weekend in Caracas. Díaz, 56, had been detained since November 2024 and was facing judicial proceedings on charges of “terrorism” and “incitement to hatred.”

  • Friday, December 5th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Venezuelan opposition leader in Argentina threatened by Caracas' regime

    Trotta recalled the US$25 million reward for Cabello's capture

    Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello —deemed to be the “number two” of Nicolás Maduro's socialist regime— launched a veiled threat against exiled activist Elisa Trotta Gamus, accusing her of conspiring with Israel against the Chavista leadership. Argentine security authorities are now reviewing her protection detail.