Venezuela: Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returns from exile after an absence of about a year.

After nearly a year in exile in Panama, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado announced her return to the country on Sunday, welcomed by her supporters and allies. Her return comes nine months after former President Nicolás Maduro was arrested by US forces, and amid talks of a Washington-sponsored transition. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, saw her return as a result of the reconciliation process, while her party demands to hold presidential elections in 2027.

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