Overview

• Venezuela shut its embassy in Oslo without giving a reason, three days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Norway’s foreign ministry confirmed the closure and said the mission’s phone lines were later found disconnected after local media reported no answer.
• In a new AFP interview, Machado said Nicolás Maduro will leave power "with or without negotiation" and indicated the opposition has offered unspecified guarantees.
• AFP reported the United States deployed eight warships off Venezuela in August and carried out deadly strikes at sea, with some sources warning of possible imminent strikes on Venezuelan territory.
• The 2024 presidential result remains contested, with the electoral council declaring Maduro the winner without detailed tallies as the opposition claims victory and Machado reports fresh arrests of allies.