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Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday she had “no regrets” about symbolically handing over her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump in January. “There is a leader in the world, a head of state in the world who risked the lives of his country’s citizens for Venezuela’s freedom,” she told…
Footage of the rescue operation that helped Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado leave Venezuela in December 2025 has surfaced online. It offers a glimpse into the high-risk exfiltration carried out under the Nicolas Maduro regime. The operation involved disguises, two boats navigating choppy seas, and a subsequent flight, reported the BBC. The mission, dubbed Operation…
The recent exchange of a Nobel Peace Prize medal in the Oval Office – passed from Maria Corina Machado to Donald Trump like a baton in a relay race of dubious optics – is a scene that would have been rejected by the writers of the American sitcom “Veep” for being too heavy-handed. Yet, here…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Friday her country is starting a “true transition” to democracy and will become free with support from the United States and President Donald Trump. Trump however has sidelined Nobel laureate Machado and backed former vice president Delcy Rodriguez as interim leader of the oil-rich country following the January…
Last Updated:January 16, 2026, 9:38 PM IST Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump, sparking controversy. The Nobel Committee clarified Machado remains the laureate, and the gesture holds no legal effect. Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump, sparking controversy. The Nobel Committee clarified Machado remains the laureate, and…
US President Trump met Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House on Thursday. This was his first face-to-face meeting with any Venezuelan leader after kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. After the meeting, Machado said that he had presented the Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump. He said, ‘I think today is a…
Last Updated:January 16, 2026, 03:38 IST The Venezuelan opposition leader met Trump at the White House but did not say whether he accepted the Nobel medal. Machado said she presented the Nobel Peace Prize medal during the meeting but declined to give details. (IMAGE: REUTERS) Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said on Thursday that…
US President Donald Trump will host Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado on Thursday at the White House, a senior administration official told AFP. Machado has so far been sidelined by Washington after US forces seized then-president Nicolas Maduro on January 3, with Trump’s administration claiming it would be “running”…
As protests intensified across Iran, Venezuelan leader Maria Corina Machado voiced solidarity with demonstrators challenging the Ayatollah Khomeini regimecalling the unrest a defining moment for people living under authoritarian rule and accusing the government of backing criminal systems, including Chavismo in Venezuela. Machado said Iranians were standing up despite repression. In a post on X,…
Last Updated:January 03, 2026, 11:49 PM IST Trump also made clear that the US presence in Venezuela is likely to continue until a “proper transition” is in place. Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. (IMAGE: AP file) US President Donald Trump on Saturday dismissed Nobel Peace Prize-winning opposition leader María Corina…