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Oct 25, 2026

María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela after 10-month exile

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado returned to the country after nearly a year in exile, in a surprise move that could test the US-backed government's control.

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▪In August 2026, the United States reached an agreement to take majority control of over 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in Venezuela
▪U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on October 25, 2026, that María Corina Machado's return to Venezuela was the direct result of U.S.-supported reconciliation talks led by Dinorah Figuera
▪The Carter Center verified opposition vote counts showing Edmundo González defeated Nicolás Maduro by more than a 2-to-1 margin in the 2024 presidential election

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U.S. foreign policy in Latin America Delay of Venezuela's promised transition elections Latin America Venezuela's promised transition elections Nicolás Maduro Maduro regime U.S.–Venezuela relations Trump administration World affairs Nobel Peace Prize

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