Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize on Friday (Oct 10) to the people of Venezuela - and US President Donald Trump, for his "decisive support" for her country's pro-democracy movement.

"I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!" she wrote on X.

"We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy," she added.

Machado has been in hiding in Venezuela for the past year since elections that authoritar...