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World Service,06 Jan 2026,49 mins

Machado says she plans to return home as soon as possible

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Speaking to Fox News, the Venezuelan opposition leader expressed warm support for President Trump, even though at the weekend he had declined to back her becoming Venezuela's new leader. Pro Maduro supporters rally in Caracas asking for the return of the man they insist is still Venezuela's president. We speak to a student in Caracas describing the situation there. And France hosts President Zelensky and key Ukrainian allies, as efforts intensify to finalise US- backed proposals for peace with Russia. (Photo: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado arrives at the Grand Hotel, in Norway; Credit: Ole Berg-Rusten/EPA/Shutterstock)

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