Venezuelan officials allowed Maria Corina Machado to return, Rubio says

CBS News27 October 2026, 00:14 UTCVenezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Venezuela's interim government told the U.S. "weeks and weeks" earlier that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado could return to the country without interference.

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