The family of Maria Corina Machado and heads of state arrived in Oslo on Monday for this week's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honouring the Venezuelan opposition leader, who lives in hiding but is expected to attend the ceremony.

A thorn in the side of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Machado has indicated she will accept her award in person on Wednesday at Oslo's City Hall despite the risk of being declared a fugitive for leaving her country.

She is also due to hold a press conference at the Nobel Institute on Tuesday at 1:00 pm (1200 GMT).

But her visit to Norway is shrouded in mystery and heavy security.

Just hours before her official programme was due to begin, it was still not known whether the 58-year-old, who has lived in hiding in Venezuela since August 2024, had arrived in th

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