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  "id": 16584359,
  "title": "Venezuela opposition leader Machado returns home after fraught year away",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/venezuela-opposition-leader-machado-returns-home-after-fraught-year-16584359",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T10:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-26-venezuela-opposition-leader-machado-returns-home-after-fraught-year-away/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returned home to Caracas on Sunday night, greeted by thousands of supporters. This marked a significant moment in her fraught year away from the country, after multiple failed return attempts strained her relationships with US President Donald Trump's administration.\n\nNobel Peace Prize laureate Machado, who was blocked from challenging deposed leader Nicolas Maduro for the presidency in 2024, had been living in hiding for the past year following a disputed election. She appeared at a church in western Lara state, where she was met with cheers and calls for liberty. Her convoy traveled for eight hours due to the large crowds, finally reaching the capital city of Caracas.\n\nMachado's return had been coordinated with the US, Panamanian and Colombian governments with approval from Trump. She plans to visit victims of recent earthquakes and meet with political prisoners, families of political prisoners, and leaders from Venezuela's democratic movement. International energy firms have committed to expanding projects in the country, signaling potential economic opportunities.",
  "summary": "Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was greeted by tens of thousands of cheering supporters as she made her way by car to Caracas on Sunday night, after she arrived home following several failed return attempts which have strained her ties with US President Donald Trump's administration.",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/exiled-opposition-leader-maria-corina-machado-returns-to-venezuela",
        "published": "2026-10-25T17:18:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Trump, on Maria Corina Machado's return to Venezuela: “I hope she is safe, she is a very nice woman”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/trump-sobre-el-regreso-de-maria-corina-machado-a-venezuela-espero-que",
        "published": "2026-10-25T18:26:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Exiled opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returns to Venezuela",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/exiled-opposition-leader-maria-corina-machado-returns-to-venezuela-16513132",
        "published": "2026-10-25T18:51:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Venezuela opposition leader Machado returns home after fraught year in exile",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/venezuela-opposition-leader-machado-returns-home-after-fraught-year",
        "published": "2026-10-25T19:31:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Venezuela opposition leader Machado returns home after fraught year away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/venezuela-opposition-leader-machado-returns-home-after-fraught-year-16518789",
        "published": "2026-10-25T19:57:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Venezuela opposition leader Machado returns home after fraught year away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/venezuela-opposition-leader-machado-returns-home-after-fraught-year",
        "published": "2026-10-26T04:27:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "Exiled Opposition Leader María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/exiled-opposition-leader-maria-corina-machado-returns-to-venezuela",
        "published": "2026-10-26T10:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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