Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has announced plans to return to her country “as soon as possible,” rejecting the authority of the interim president installed in Caracas following the capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces. Speaking to U.S. broadcaster Fox News from an undisclosed location on Monday, January 5, 2026, Machado…
The White House has sharply criticized the Nobel Committee after it awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan pro-democracy leader María Corina Machado, accusing the committee of valuing “politics over peace” by overlooking U.S. President Donald Trump. Announced on Friday, October 10, 2025, the Nobel Committee praised Machado for…