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  "id": 16500320,
  "title": "María Corina Machado back in Venezuela after nearly 10 months in exile",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/maria-corina-machado-back-in-venezuela-after-nearly-10-months-in-exile",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T16:54:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/maria-corina-machado-back-in-venezuela-after-nearly-10-months-in-exile"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado has returned to her homeland after nearly ten months of exile. In a message on social media platform X, Machado declared her presence, stating simply, \"I am here. With you.\"\n\nMachado's journey back to Venezuela began in December of the previous year when she secretly left the country to receive her prestigious award. However, her return was met with obstacles as US forces captured Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's then-leader, and transported him to New York to face criminal charges.\n\nPraising US President Donald Trump for orchestrating the daring operation, Machado has made seven attempts to return to Venezuela over the past three months, each time being thwarted by Venezuelan authorities. The opposition leader's party claims the US played a role in blocking her return, a claim refuted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.\n\nDuring her time away, Machado has been working diligently to reestablish her position within Venezuela's political sphere, advocating for the scheduling of presidential elections and voicing her discontent with the current government led by interim president Delcy Rodríguez. Machado has accused Rodríguez's administration of fearing her return to the political stage.\n\nAs Machado rejoins her countrymen, the pressing question now is the role she will assume in the complex political landscape shaped by negotiations among Chavismo, various opposition factions, and the United States. Rodríguez has yet to comment on Machado's return.",
  "summary": "The opposition leader was last in Venezuela in in December 2025, after which she left to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Since then, she has carried out much of her political activity from the United States and Panama.",
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        "title": "María Corina Machado regresa a Venezuela",
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        "title": "Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile",
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        "published": "2026-10-25T17:10:11.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months of exile",
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