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Machado, Trump and the contradictions of removing Maduro by force

Today 05:18 What kind of guarantees can a region with a history of far-right military dictatorships get from a United States that has shelved the democracy agenda in favour of throwing around its economic and geopolitical might?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Finally in Oslo, Nobel laureate Machado vows to return to Venezuela

11-12-2025 14:06 María Corina Machado reportedly took three days to make it out of Venezuela and reach Norway, wearing a wig and a disguise, crossing seas, dodging checkpoints and the risk of arrest. It also took the help of the United States government.

REGIME CHANGE IN VENEZUELA?

Analysis: How far will Trump go on Venezuela?

10-12-2025 23:26 US President Donald Trump has deployed thousands of US troops to the Caribbean and warned of strikes on Venezuelan soil. How far could Trump go, and what would be the result?

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Nobel winner Machado secretly left Venezuela and hit bad weather

10-12-2025 13:46 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado secretly left Venezuela in a bid to get to Oslo in time to accept her award but was forced to miss the ceremony because bad weather delayed her journey.

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Questions over Machado's whereabouts as Nobel event postponed

09-12-2025 10:12 Nobel officials delay press conference with Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado in Oslo Tuesday; Unclear if she is in the Norwegian capital or not.

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Machado family, heads of state in Oslo to fete elusive Nobel laureate

08-12-2025 19:09 María Corina Machado has indicated she will accept her award in person on Wednesday at Oslo's City Hall, despite the risk of being declared a fugitive for leaving her country.

US Venezuela Talks

Maduro confirms 'cordial' call with Trump amid rising US military pressure

04-12-2025 13:53 Trump and Maduro hold their first cordial call amid increasing US military presence in the Caribbean and escalating tensions.

Peru Chile Migration

Scared Venezuelan migrants flee Chile and spark backlash

27-11-2025 14:24 Venezuelan migrants fleeing Chile’s tough policies has seen hundreds stranded at the Peru border. In response, the government in Lima is enforcing strict border control amid fears of a larger migration wave.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Trump’s move on Venezuela splinters region over possible strike

03-11-2025 13:29 President Nicolás Maduro’s calls for Latin American solidarity have largely fallen on deaf ears; New poll shows significant number of people in region see US military intervention as best shot at restoring Venezuelan democracy.

GEOPOLITICS IN AMERICAS

'Non-interventionist' Trump flexes muscles in Latin America

30-10-2025 01:08 US president has intervened directly to weaken leftists in Colombia and Brazil, while supporting Argentina. He has also put Washington on a war footing in the Caribbean, raising speculation he will forcefully depose Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

USA IN VENEZUELAN WATERS

Venezuela claims CIA plot against US warship

28-10-2025 20:07 Authorities in Caracas say they foiled a US-backed plot targeting the USS Gravely, accusing Washington and Trinidad of fueling regional conflict amid a new wave of American military deployments in the Caribbean.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela VP denies alleged talks with United States on removing Maduro

17-10-2025 08:57 US President Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorised covert CIA operations against Venezuela and was considering attacks on land against alleged drug-cartels in the country.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Lo Celso scores only goal as Argentina defeat Venezuela in Miami

11-10-2025 07:48 Giovani scores only goal of the game in Albiceleste's 1-0 win against Venezuela; No appearance from skipper Lionel Messi.

NOBEL PRIZE

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

10-10-2025 13:36 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights" and "struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

MADURO’S PREPARATIONS

Maduro awarded honorary military degree amid US naval stand-off

01-10-2025 19:20 Venezuelan leader accepts military university honour while vowing to defend sovereignty amid US naval deployment and drug-trafficking accusations.

Human rights

UN-backed mission reports rising political persecution in Venezuela

22-09-2025 16:59 UN-backed fact-finding mission condemns clampdown in Venezuela; Maduro invites Trump to “preserve peace through dialogue” – but US president rejects approach.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Miss Messi when he's gone? We miss him already

12-09-2025 06:10 Lionel Messi gave the Monumental crowd and Argentina a suitable send-off against Venezuela. That’s the good out of the way; now, I'm afraid, we have to cover the bad…

by Dan Edwards

REGIONAL TENSIONS

Latin American nations concerned by US-Venezuela tension

04-09-2025 16:04 Washington ramps up regional crime fight; Trump confirms Washington killed 11 “terrorists” when it took down a boat allegedly carrying drugs into international waters.

NARCO-TRAFFICKING ALLEGATIONS

US says 11 killed in strike on 'drug-carrying boat' from Venezuela

02-09-2025 21:20 Maduro declares Venezuela is prepared for "a period of armed struggle in defence of the national territory" as tensions rise.

EXPLAINER

United States targets Venezuela over 'Soles' cartel – but does it exist?

29-08-2025 07:36 While some of US President Donald Trump's right-wing led allies in South America have echoed his designation of the 'Cártel de los Soles' as a terrorist organisation, many have doubts such a group even exists.

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina adds ‘Cártel de los Soles’ to terrorism crime registry

26-08-2025 18:47 Argentina further aligns with Washington’s security agenda by adding alleged Venezuelan-linked network to terrorism register.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Machado aides escape Venezuela after 15-month siege at Argentina's Embassy

07-05-2025 12:15 Five top aides of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado escape country after the US helped them foil a siege of Argentina's Embassy in Caracas.

Argentina's Embassy in Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition figures 'rescued' from Argentina's Embassy, says US

06-05-2025 22:34 Argentina's government confirms United States has successfully rescued of five Venezuelan opposition figures who had been sheltered in its Embassy at Caracas since March 2024.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

El Salvador becoming 'black hole' for US deportees, critics fear

17-04-2025 17:22 Notorious CECOT prison is becoming a dangerous destination that Trump has been utilizing for his mistreatment of US deportees.

EMBASSY SCANDAL IN CARACAS

The year-long stand-off between five prisoners in a mansion and Maduro's regime

21-03-2025 10:20 Members of Venezuela’s opposition are trapped in Argentina's Embassy in Caracas, living on rainwater and sardines, as government forces stand watch.

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina designates Tren de Aragua as ‘terrorist’ group

25-02-2025 17:46 Argentina’s government has added Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua to its official register of groups “linked to acts of terrorism,” following in the footsteps of the United States.

Diplomatic row

Venezuelan opposition pleads for assistance for asylum seekers

19-02-2025 22:51 Opposition leaders call on diplomatic community to raise voice against "siege" at Argentina's Embassy in Caracas.

GEOPOLITICS

Trump flashes newfound imperialist streak in White House return

06-02-2025 13:09 US presient's surprise proposition to take control of the Gaza Strip is just the latest signal that his new foreign policy doctrine revolves around expanding the US footprint across the globe.

US-VENEZUELA RELATIONS

Has Trump changed tack on Venezuela and Maduro?

03-02-2025 09:34 US President Donald Trump may be adjusting the hard-line approach he adopted toward Caracas during his first term.

NEW ERA IN AMERICA

Trump on Latin America: 'We don’t need them – they need us'

22-01-2025 11:10 US president's remarks indicate his forthright approach to future policy; Trump insists he will regain control of Panama Canal, sends troops to Mexican border, but Marco Rubio’s eye will remain on wider region.

In focus: Venezuela

What next for Venezuela? Maduro critics fear widening crackdown

13-01-2025 08:31 Critics warn of "Nicaragua-isation of Venezuela," with "no space at all for any kind of dissent."

PROFILE

María Corina Machado: the face and fire of Venezuela's opposition

13-01-2025 05:56 María Corina Machado has become the face of Venezuela's opposition after being barred from challenging sitting-president Nicolás Maduro in last year's elections.

BILATERAL SPAT

Maduro brands Milei a 'Nazi, Zionist and social sadist'

11-01-2025 10:00 Nicolás Maduro branded his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei a "Nazi, Zionist and social sadist" on Friday as he was sworn-in as Venezuela's leader for a third term.

Crisis in Venezuela

Maduro sworn in for third term as opponents condemn 'coup'

11-01-2025 09:48 Nicolás Maduro's inauguration on Friday for a third term as Venezuela's president drew widespread admonishment from countries that have accused him of stealing the July election.

Political crisis in Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro sworn in for third presidential term

10-01-2025 12:17 Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term in office, dealing a blow to opposition's dream of change.

Political crisis in Venezuela

Brief arrest rocks Venezuela as Maduro targets opposition

10-01-2025 08:48 Though she was released within two hours, the reported arrest of María Corina Machado on Thursday marks a significant escalation by Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela.

Political crisis in Venezuela

Maduro to take presidential oath despite domestic, global outcry

10-01-2025 08:40 President Nicolás Maduro due to be sworn in for a third consecutive term, despite multiple countries recognising opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as legitimate president-elect following disputed elections past July.

Political crisis in Venezuela

Venezuela opposition claims Machado briefly detained in Caracas protest

09-01-2025 16:44 Venezuela pro-democracy figurehead María Corina Machado emerged from months of hiding to lead a mass protest in Caracas Thursday, before conflicting claims that she was briefly detained by state security agents.

PROTESTS IN VENEZUELA

'Venezuela will be free': anti-Maduro protests roil Caracas

09-01-2025 15:17 Opponents of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro take to the streets in a last-ditch protest against his swearing-in for a third six-year term as president.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Bullrich warns U-20 football team ‘could get kidnapped’ in Venezuela

08-01-2025 17:41 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich calls on CONMEBOL to strip hosts Venezuela of the tournament and says Argentina won’t send under-20 football team due to “kidnapping” fears.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela's 'colectivos' ready to pounce as opposition plans protest

08-01-2025 11:46 Venezuela's 'colectivos,' groups of armed civilian volunteers accused of committing violence on behalf of the Maduro regime, to clampdown on opposition protests.

PROFILE

Nicolás Maduro: 11 years of clinging to power

08-01-2025 10:52 A look at key events since Nicolás Maduro took office as Venezuela’s president in 2013.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuelan opposition leader González Urrutia says son-in-law detained

07-01-2025 16:51 Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law was "kidnapped" by "hooded men"

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Caracas vows to arrest opposition leader if 'sets foot' in Venezuela

06-01-2025 16:56 Edmundo González Urrutia meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House, as Caracas cuts ties with Paraguay and vows to arrest opposition leader should he set foot in Venezuela.

OPPOSITION LEADER IN BUENOS AIRES

Milei meets Venezuelan opposition leader González Urrutia

04-01-2025 13:00 Opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia meets with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada amid ongoing crisis in Venezuela.

BILATERAL TENSIONS

Exiled Venezuelan opposition candidate set to meet Milei

02-01-2025 22:18 Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who insists he beat President Nicolás Maduro in the country's July vote, is travelling to Buenos Aires from exile in Madrid for a Saturday meeting with Argentina's Javier Milei.

LATIN AMERICA

Argentina takes Venezuela to International Criminal Court

02-01-2025 17:10 Diplomatic dispute over arrest of Argentine gendarme Nahuel Agustín Gallo and “terrorism” charges escalates as Milei takes Maduro to International Criminal Court.

UNREST IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela opposition urges protests against Maduro's inauguration

01-01-2025 07:42 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia call for street protests in January, when President Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to be sworn in for a third term after his disputed re-election.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Maduro opponents trapped in Embassy again accuse government of 'siege'

28-12-2024 15:20 Five Venezuelan opposition leaders seeking asylum in Argentina's Embassy in Caracas slam "siege" of diplomatic building and complain they have been without electricity for 35 days.

DETAINED ARGENTINE IN VENEZUELA

Arrested Border Guard charged with 'terrorism' in Venezuela

27-12-2024 13:47 The arrest of Argentine gendarme Nahuel Agustín Gallo in Venezuela has sparked diplomatic tensions between Argentina and Venezuela. Gallo faces prosecution for terrorism, while Argentine President Javier Milei has condemned the arrest as a form of kidnapping.

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Machado, Trump and the contradictions of removing Maduro by force

Finally in Oslo, Nobel laureate Machado vows to return to Venezuela

Analysis: How far will Trump go on Venezuela?

Nobel winner Machado secretly left Venezuela and hit bad weather

Questions over Machado's whereabouts as Nobel event postponed

Machado family, heads of state in Oslo to fete elusive Nobel laureate

Maduro confirms 'cordial' call with Trump amid rising US military pressure

Scared Venezuelan migrants flee Chile and spark backlash

Trump’s move on Venezuela splinters region over possible strike

'Non-interventionist' Trump flexes muscles in Latin America

Venezuela claims CIA plot against US warship

Venezuela VP denies alleged talks with United States on removing Maduro

Lo Celso scores only goal as Argentina defeat Venezuela in Miami

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

Maduro awarded honorary military degree amid US naval stand-off

UN-backed mission reports rising political persecution in Venezuela

Miss Messi when he's gone? We miss him already

Latin American nations concerned by US-Venezuela tension

US says 11 killed in strike on 'drug-carrying boat' from Venezuela

United States targets Venezuela over 'Soles' cartel – but does it exist?

Argentina adds ‘Cártel de los Soles’ to terrorism crime registry

Machado aides escape Venezuela after 15-month siege at Argentina's Embassy

Venezuelan opposition figures 'rescued' from Argentina's Embassy, says US

El Salvador becoming 'black hole' for US deportees, critics fear

The year-long stand-off between five prisoners in a mansion and Maduro's regime

Argentina designates Tren de Aragua as ‘terrorist’ group

Venezuelan opposition pleads for assistance for asylum seekers

Trump flashes newfound imperialist streak in White House return

Has Trump changed tack on Venezuela and Maduro?

Trump on Latin America: 'We don’t need them – they need us'

What next for Venezuela? Maduro critics fear widening crackdown

María Corina Machado: the face and fire of Venezuela's opposition

Maduro brands Milei a 'Nazi, Zionist and social sadist'

Maduro sworn in for third term as opponents condemn 'coup'

Venezuela's Maduro sworn in for third presidential term

Brief arrest rocks Venezuela as Maduro targets opposition

Maduro to take presidential oath despite domestic, global outcry

Venezuela opposition claims Machado briefly detained in Caracas protest

'Venezuela will be free': anti-Maduro protests roil Caracas

Bullrich warns U-20 football team ‘could get kidnapped’ in Venezuela

Venezuela's 'colectivos' ready to pounce as opposition plans protest

Nicolás Maduro: 11 years of clinging to power

Venezuelan opposition leader González Urrutia says son-in-law detained

Caracas vows to arrest opposition leader if 'sets foot' in Venezuela

Milei meets Venezuelan opposition leader González Urrutia

Exiled Venezuelan opposition candidate set to meet Milei

Argentina takes Venezuela to International Criminal Court

Venezuela opposition urges protests against Maduro's inauguration

Maduro opponents trapped in Embassy again accuse government of 'siege'

Arrested Border Guard charged with 'terrorism' in Venezuela

Mess for Messi in Kolkata as fans vandalise India stadium after abrupt exit

Machado, Trump and the contradictions of removing Maduro by force

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Argentina, too big to fail?

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San Martín era gracioso, se llevaba mal con la suegra y estuvo cinco veces a punto de morirse

La marcha de la CGT contra la reforma laboral ya tiene el apoyo de ATE, la CTA y la UOM

Alerta por el cometa 3I/ATLAS: expertos detectaron “signos de activación” antes de aproximarse a la Tierra

Allanaron una mansión en Pilar vinculada a dirigentes de la AFA y apartaron a Daniel Rafecas de la causa

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