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Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate Mara Corina Machado at the Vatican on Monday, in an audience that was not initially included in the official schedule for the day. The Vatican announced that the meeting on Monday, January 12, took place in the library of the Vatican Apostolic Palace. In a brief video clip released by the Vatican, the two were seen shaking…

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House has confirmed. The visit comes just weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was seized in Caracas by US forces. But Trump declined to endorse Machado, whose movement claimed victory in 2024’s widely contested elections, as its new leader. The US…

Key Highlights María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition figure and Nobel Peace Prize winner, shared insights on her country’s oil resources in an interview with Donald Trump Jr. in February 2025. Machado highlighted Venezuela’s vast potential of petroleum resources, emphasizing the need to privatize industries and open up new markets. The comments come as tensions rise following U.S.…

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado suffered a fractured vertebra while fleeing Venezuela by boat last week to attend events linked to the award in Norway, her spokesperson confirmed on Monday. The injury occurred during a perilous sea journey taken in defiance of a long standing travel ban imposed by Venezuelan authorities. Machado ultimately reached Oslo but arrived too late for the…

Medellín, Colombia – María Corina Machado, the figurehead of Venezuela’s opposition movement and thorn in the side of Nicolás Maduro’s regime, was officially awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo today despite being unable to attend the ceremony. The Nobel Committee said Machado won the award for her “tireless work in promoting the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and for her struggle…