Machado returns with Trump's blessing, even if Washington is happy with Venezuela's existing leader - at least for the time being.
Opposition leader María Machado returns from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump
Source: BBC News
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- Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile
- Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returns from exile
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile
- Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to rapturous reception in Venezuela
- Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns from exile
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