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CARACAS, Venezuela — Some viewed the news as signaling the beginning of the end of the economic, political and social calamity that, for the last decade, has engulfed Venezuela, prompting millions to flee their South American homeland. “When I saw the news, I cried, hugged my children and prayed,” said Mari Carmen…

The walls are closing in on Maduro, and the Norwegians have made their own contribution. The post The Nobel Peace Prize Committee Goes to War appeared first on The American Conservative...Read More

Across Latin America, democracy is coming under severe pressure. Authoritarian leaders across the continent have been entrenching political power through constitutional manipulation, militarised policing and the persecution of dissent. In Venezuela, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Argentina, regimes are increasingly eroding democracy and mounting a backlash against human rights. It is…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced today the recipient of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. JØRGEN WATNE FRYDNES: The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave…

Oct. 10, 2025, 5:03 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 10, 2025, 9:52 AM EDT The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding after attempting to run for the presidency last year against President Nicolás Maduro. Machado, 58, was recognized for keeping "the flame…

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Two men have been charged in the US in connection with an alleged money-laundering operation involving Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s children and their associates. Two men have been charged in the United States in connection with an alleged money-laundering operation involving Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s children and their associates, the…

For many in Venezuela, the question is no longer whether tensions with Washington will reach a boiling point – they already have. Rather, the big unknown now is whether the U.S. will follow up on threats and the sinking of drug boats with something more drastic: direct military engagement or…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused President Trump on Saturday of violating "founding principles" of the United Nations after the U.S. State Department announced it will revoke the Colombian president's visa.The big picture: The Trump administration believes Petro, a left-leaning leader who's an ally of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro...Read More

AFP 27 Sep, 2025 02:40 AM 3 mins to read Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is considering invoking emergency powers after US warships were deployed to the southern Caribbean. Photo / AFP Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is considering invoking emergency powers after US warships were deployed to the southern Caribbean. Photo…