Meanwhile, in Venezuela
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Invading Venezuela makes a lot more sense now. The medal was the goal all along!
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Ine Eriksen Søreide, Norway’s former defense minister and a member of the center-right Conservative Party, agreed with Ulstein.
“Even though Trump has now received the medal, it does not mean that he has received the Peace Prize,” Søreide said.
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The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. special forces has raised hopes of a democratic opening in the South American country. But so far, there's been no "Venezuelan Spring."
That's, in part, because Diosdado Cabello, Maduro's most hardline enforcer, remains in power under interim President Delcy Rodríguez, who took over following Maduro's capture by U.S. forces.
But despite the U.S. charges, Cabello remains a central figure in the Venezuelan government, continuing to wield significant power while the administration seeks to improve relations with the Trump administration following Maduro's removal.
When asked about Cabello at a White House news conference on Wednesday, President Trump didn't seem to recognize his name.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/18/nx-s1-5678974/venezuela-maduro-enforcer-cabello
