Venezuela oil exports reportedly fall sharply after US seizure of tanker The seizure of the Skipper on Wednesday marked the first US capture of Venezuelan oil cargo since sanctions were imposed in 2019 The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2025
Maria Corina Machado Reportedly Got Lost At Sea When Escaping Venezuela To Receive Nobel peace Prize Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado got lost at sea when escaping the country aboard a wooden boat to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a new report. Latin Times · 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
Nobel winner Machado snuck through 10 checkpoints in Venezuela in a wig to reach Norway in daring three-day journey The exiled Venezuelan opposition leader crossed the Caribbean Sea in a fishing boat before being escorted to Norway in a US plane The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025
US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleet The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to choke off Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s access to oil revenues The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
U.S. Special Forces Veteran Who Extracted Maria Corina Machado From Venezuela Says Choppy Seas Helped Operation: 'It Was Scary' The U.S. special forces veteran who helped extract Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado from the country and get her to the plane that ultimately took her to Norway to accept the Nobel Peace Prize detailed how the operation unfolded. Latin Times · Dec 11, 2025
British Politician Jeremy Corbyn Agrees With Venezuela, Claims U.S. Seizure Of Tanker Near Its Coast Is An 'Act Of Piracy' British politician Jeremy Corbyn agreed with Venezuela's claim that the seizure of an oil tanker off its coast by U.S. forces constituted an "act of piracy" and it is "wholly illegal within international law." Latin Times · Dec 11, 2025
Maria Corina Machado Coordinated Her Escape From Venezuela With The U.S. To Avoid Being Targeted By Washington Forces Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado coordinated her escape from the country with the U.S. partly to avoid being targeted by Washington forces as part of its pressure campaign against the Maduro regime, according to a new report. Latin Times · 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
Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado appears in Norway after dramatic escape from Venezuela Maria Corina Machado made a daring escape from Venezuela by boat The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
Freedom Manifesto: Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado’s vision for Venezuela’s future in full The Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner has laid down an outline for a democratic future, Maira Butt writes The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
Nobel Laureate Machado Claims 'Venezuela Will Be the Envy of the Planet' After Democratic Transition Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado said a political transition in Venezuela would usher in investment, security, and a return to constitutional order. Latin Times · Dec 5, 2025
Trump wants to talk directly to Maduro as military’s top officer arrives in Caribbean Trump’s call for talks between the US and Venezuela comes as his administration allegedly planned to drop leaflets encouraging the usurpation of Maduro on the South American petrostate’s capital The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025
Venezuela’s top opposition leader claims ‘new era’ is coming despite lack of clear plan María Corina Machado pens a ‘freedom manifesto’ as plan to force Nicolás Maduro from power remains unclear The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2025
Latin Times · Nov 13, 2025 Nobel Laureate Machado Warns Venezuela Is Living 'Decisive Hours' as U.S. Carrier Nears Its Coast María Corina Machado said that Venezuela is living through "decisive hours" amid the U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and growing tensions with President Nicolás Maduro's government.
Latin Times · Nov 5, 2025 Nobel Laureate Machado Suggests the Maduro Regime Helped Rig the 2020 U.S. Election Against Trump: 'No Doubt in My Mind' Machado's assertions come as Trump intensifies his push for new investigations into the 2020 results, as The Washington Post reports
Latin Times · Nov 5, 2025 Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Claims That If U.S. Ousts The Maduro Regime, 'It Will Also Be The Freedom Of Cuba And Nicaragua' Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said that if the Trump administration ends up ousting the Maduro regime in Caracas, Cuba and Nicaragua will follow
Latin Times · Nov 4, 2025 Venezuelan Opposition Leader Reportedly Discussed Investment Opportunities With U.S. Business Leaders Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado reportedly discussed investment opportunities with U.S. business leaders last month, according to a new report.
International Business Times · Nov 2, 2025 Venezuela's María Corina Machado Has Long Sought Trump's Support To Step Up Pressure on Maduro, Report Details The report revealed that the opposition pushed the narrative that Maduro had ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, discussing the theory publicly and privately when it aligned with the administration's priorities.
Latin Times · Nov 1, 2025 Venezuela's María Corina Machado Has Long Sought Trump's Support To Step Up Pressure on Maduro, Report Details The report revealed that the opposition pushed the narrative that Maduro had ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, discussing the theory publicly and privately when it aligned with the administration's priorities.
Latin Times · Oct 31, 2025 Venezuelan Opposition Leader And Nobel Prize Winner Claims Military Escalation Is The Only Way To Remove Maduro Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said military escalation is the "only" way to remove authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro from power
Fortune · Oct 27, 2025 ‘Maduro started the war, President Trump is ending the war,’ says Nobel winner in hiding for her life As Donald Trump touts his record as a global peacemaker, Venezuela’s Nobel-winning activist Maria Corina Machado says he could be the one to finally free her country from Maduro’s rule.
International Business Times · Oct 22, 2025 Jailed Belarus, Georgia Journalists Win EU's Top Rights Prize The EU parliament awarded the bloc's Sakharov human rights prize on Wednesday to jailed Georgian journalist and editor Mzia Amaghlobeli and Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, calling them symbols of the "struggle for freedom".
Latin Times · Oct 18, 2025 Maduro Regime Cracks Down on Journalists Reporting on Opposition Leader's Nobel Peace Prize: Report Venezuelan journalists who mentioned opposition leader María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize on air have been suspended or threatened with sanctions following direct pressure from authorities, according to a press watchdog
International Business Times · Oct 16, 2025 Trump Indicates Approval Of CIA Action Against Venezuela US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorized covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country.