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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado defends giving Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado stated on Saturday in Madrid that she does not regret symbolically offering her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump. Machado explained that Trump was the only world leader who "put the lives of his country's citizens at risk for the freedom of Venezuela." She had presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal during a meeting in January 2026. Machado also confirmed that she is coordinating her return to Venezuela with the United States government, emphasizing Washington's "fundamental role in moving towards a democratic transition." She criticized Colombian President Gustavo Petro for calling for a coalition government in Venezuela between interim President Delcy Rodríguez and the opposition, and for announcing a visit to Venezuela on April 24. Machado described Petro's actions as attempts to "desperately seek excuses, maneuvers, to prevent the advancement of the electoral process in Venezuela," and characterized Delcy Rodríguez as representing "chaos, violence, and terror." During her visit to Madrid, following a stop in France where she met with President Emmanuel Macron, Machado met with right-wing and far-right opposition leaders but not with socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. She is scheduled to participate in a demonstration with supporters later on Saturday.
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Must ReadA French peacekeeper, Sergeant-Major Florian Montorio, was killed in Lebanon on Saturday after being caught in an ambush and succumbing to "direct fire," according to Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin. Montorio was on a mission to open a route to a UNIFIL post that had been isolated for several days by fighting in the area. He was ambushed by an armed group at close range and immediately hit by direct small arms fire. His comrades attempted to revive him under fire but were unsuccessful.