Venezuela’s opposition says its leader María Corina Machado was briefly arrested and then freed after addressing a protest rally on the eve of President Nicolás Maduro’s disputed inauguration. Machado, 57, was “violently intercepted” in eastern Caracas and the motorcycle convoy in which she was riding was shot at, the opposition said, adding that she was
Venezuela’s popular opposition leader, María Corina Machado, was freed on Thursday afternoon after a brief detention by adversaries during an antigovernment protest in Caracas on Thursday, according to a statement on X by a political aide. Ms. Machado was “violently intercepted as she left the gathering,” her party said on X. “Regime troops shot at
Venezuela’s popular opposition leader, María Corina Machado, was detained during an anti-government protest in Caracas on Thursday, according to a statement on X by her party, Vente Venezuela. Ms. Machado had been living in hiding amid threats of arrest from government officials, and this was her first public appearance since August. It was initially unclear
After meeting with President Biden at the White House on Monday, Edmundo Gonzalez, the man who won Venezuela’s presidential election in July, traveled to Argentina and then Panama with the ballots to prove that he, not Nicolás Maduro, is Venezuela’s democratically elected leader. “We elected by a landslide, a good man and Edmundo Gonzalez. We
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a Venezuelan flag during a rally in Caracas on August 28, 2024. Juan Barreto/AFP hide caption toggle caption Juan Barreto/AFP María Corina Machado leads the political opposition in Venezuela, and for months, she has done so while in hiding. Her country has been in a sort of limbo
Yep, I said it, right there on national TV. During Fox Sports’ Sunday night broadcast of Game 2 of the Division Series, I spoke about an emotional meeting Manny Machado led in the San Diego Padres’ dugout. The huddle followed a tumultuous seventh inning in which fans at Dodger Stadium threw baseballs and beer cans
By Fabian Ardaya, Andy McCullough and Ken Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday he thought San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado threw a baseball at him between innings of Game 2 of the NLDS, adding yet another layer to an emotion-filled debacle in San Diego’s victory to even
They were seen jawing at each other throughout the game on Sunday night, but we might know why now after San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado called out Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty. Machado believes that Flaherty intentionally hit Fernando Tatis Jr., the Padres’ hottest hitter right now, during Game 2’s 10-2 victory