Days after Venezuela s opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of the Venezuelan embassy in Norway, a move showing his regime s views against the Norwegian Nobel Committee s decision to recognise and honour her fight for democracy in the South American country. Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado is currently in hiding amid threats and danger over her anti-government protests. (AFP) Caracas also announced that it was closing its embassy in Australia, and opening representations in Zimbabwe and Burkina Fasso, to strengthen ties with the Global South . Why Venezuela shut its...
Wednesday 15 October 2025
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Days after Maria Corina Machado s Nobel Peace Prize, why did Venezuela close its embassy in Norway?


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