Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:39pm on 14 Oct 2025,Tuesday International
Venezuela has closed its embassy in Norway after opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize. The government gave no reason, calling it part of a “foreign service restructuring.” Norway called the move “regrettable” and said the Nobel Prize was independent of its government. Machado was honoured for promoting democracy in Venezuela and called the award a “boost of hope” for her people. President Nicolás Maduro called her a “demonic witch.” Caracas also shut its embassy in Australia and opened new ones in Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso amid rising tensions with the United States. (PC: BBC)
