the capture of Nicolas Maduro. However, the outlook darkened as the hours passed, and the main anti-Chavista leaders, headed by Maria Corina Machado, adjusted their priorities in response to Donald Trump's affront. While the initial reaction of the opposition leadership was a willingness to immediately replace Chavismo, the harsh reality imposed by the Republican president's choice of Delcy Rodriguez ultimately redefined their strategy.
The Norwegian capital woke up to the news that the opposition leader would not be able to attend the ceremony and breathed a sigh of relief when the Nobel Institute confirmed that she was safe and on her way to the Scandinavian country. I will be in Oslo, she said in a call broadcast moments before the ceremony by the Norwegian institution, the latest chapter in a drama-filled story that has marked this year's award ceremony and whose final chapter has yet to be written.
In this mortal existence, we all have dreams. As a child, I wanted to be an astronaut, until I found out there's no Taco Bell on the International Space Station. That's the thing about dreams: they often lead to cruel disappointment. Such is the fate of President Donald Trump, his hope of winning a Nobel peace prize dashed not by a lack of fast food, but by common sense. The 2025 award instead went to the Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado,