President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.

Despite widespread domestic and international dissent, the Chavista president is pressing ahead with plans to be sworn in for another term on Friday

Machado was released after a brief detention while leaving a protest in Caracas Thursday on the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration.

Police are out in force in the streets of Venezuela’s capital as the opposition calls for major anti-government protests.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was detained amid antigovernment protests in Caracas on Thursday, a day before President Nicolás Maduro is expected to be sworn in to a third full

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Nicolás Maduro carried out a coup d'état by swearing in as President on Friday instead of Edmundo González Urrrutia who failed to return ...

She’s risking her life by fighting the Venezuelan regime and was briefly held by armed goons.

The Nicolas Maduro regime arrested Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday after opening fire against the driver of the motorcycle in which she was riding, people close to her team said.

(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Maria Corina Machado, the leader of the ... London has called Nicolas Maduro's claim to power“fraudulent” as he took office on Friday for a third term in Venezuela ...

Maria Corina Machado, a 57-year-old engineer with rock-star appeal, became the fearless figurehead of Venezuela's opposition after being barred from challenging strongman Nicolas Maduro in elections last July. On Thursday, she was "forcibly detained," then ...

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she is now safe after her aides said she was “intercepted” at a protest in Caracas on the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - January 09, 2025 Dozens of Venezuelans demonstrated Thursday in Brazil against the inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro, scheduled for Friday, and in support of opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia.