Venezuelan government officials floated a plan in which President Nicolás Maduro would eventually leave office, a bid aimed at easing mounting U.S. pressure on the government in Caracas.

By speaking openly about authorising a “covert” CIA operation against the regime, Donald Trump is fanning the flames

U.S. News // 3 days ago U.S. military kills 6 in fifth drug boat strike near Venezuela The U.S. military on Tuesday morning carried out its fifth strike on an alleged drug-running vessel in the Caribbean Sea and killed all six crew members.

Machado, whom the Nobel Committee commended for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy,” has praised U.S. President Donald Trump for supporting Venezuela’s pro-democracy movement.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has asked Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela. His comments come as the U.S. military continues to strike alleged drug-carrying boats off Venezuela.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize last week, has called for greater US support to stop what she described as a “war” on her country by President Nicolás Maduro.

Trump administration escalates pressure on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro through Caribbean naval deployment and cartel strikes in what analysts call modern gunboat diplomacy.