India, Jan. 9 -- WASHINGTON, D.C., United States, January 9 -As President Donald Trump prepares to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado next week, his focus has turned to an unconventional diplomatic objective: her Nobel Peace Prize. This comes weeks after U.S. forces captured Nicolas Maduro and seized Venezuelan oil assets, raising questions about the ultimate motives behind the administration's aggressive intervention.

In a Fox News interview, President Trump confirmed he would meet Machado in Washington. He stated she intends to give him her Nobel Peace Prize, an offer he called a "great honour." Trump has long coveted the award, telling host Sean Hannity, "I've stopped eight wars. I think it's been a major embarrass...