Trump to discuss Venezuela’s future with Machado after Maduro’s capture
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel prize winner had been sidelined by White House after US seized MaduroDonald Trump will host María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel peace prize winner, at the White House on Thursday for a high-stakes talks on the oil-rich...
<p>Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel prize winner had been sidelined by White House after US seized Maduro</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> will host <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/maria-corina-machado">María Corina Machado</a>, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel peace prize winner, at the White House on Thursday for a high-stakes talks on the oil-rich nation’s future following the US capture of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/nicolas-maduro">Nicolás Maduro</a>.</p><p>Many in Venezuela and abroad had expected Machado to take charge after an elite US military team seized Maduro in a pre-dawn raid on 3 January and transported him <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/07/new-york-jail-maduro-venezulea">to a New York City jail</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/trump-maria-corina-machado-venezuela">Continue reading...</a>
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