Venezuelan authorities detained Cardinal Baltazar Porras at Maiquetía International Airport as he attempted to board an international flight over the past hour ending at 3:16 p.m. UTC on Dec. 10, 2025, annulling his passport and informing him he will no longer be able to leave the country, according to a report by @iamGermania on X citing @Pontifex. The post stated authorities prevented the cardinal from boarding the plane and warned him against future travel attempts. This incident occurred amid ongoing tensions with opposition figures in Venezuela. In related developments over the past hour, opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado confirmed she is en route to Oslo, Norway, following a "mega-risky operation" to depart Venezuela that was successfully achieved, according to @OrlvndoA on X. Machado stated: "As soon as I arrive, I will be able to hug my entire family and my children, whom I have not seen in two years, and so many Venezuelan-Norwegians that I know and who share our struggle." This update follows a Wall Street Journal report earlier on Dec. 10 confirming Machado departed Venezuela by boat on Tuesday for Curaçao en route to Oslo, where her daughter is to represent her at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, as shared by @WSJForero.
