Nobel Institute calls off Machado press conference ahead of award ceremony
The institute said the press conference was cancelled as Venezuela opposition leader Machado’s whereabouts are unknown.

The institute said the press conference was cancelled as Venezuela opposition leader Machado’s whereabouts are unknown.





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Maduro asks oil-producing bloc to help protect Venezuela’s oil reserves from US ‘aggression’.

Donald Trump declared Venezuela’s airspace ‘closed’ on Saturday.
Venezuela slams Trump’s warning that its airspace should be considered closed amid rising tensions.

Adolfo Franco talks about the threat of US military action against Venezuela and what he thinks is the desired outcome.

The US sabre-rattling against Venezuela shows how complicit the media can be in manufacturing a threat.
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry slams US president’s ‘colonialist threat’ amid weeks of escalating rhetoric from Washington.
Al Jazeera visualises Venezuela’s political and economic landscape, oil riches, migration crisis and tensions with US.
US president claims attacks on vessels in Latin American region have stopped 85 percent of drugs trafficked by sea.
Airlines including Iberia and TAP had paused flights to Venezuela after warnings about ‘heightened military activity’.