María Corina Machado, the Nobel laureate and leader of Venezuela's opposition, returned to Venezuela after nearly 10 months in exile, The New York Times reported. The Times said she came back to challenge leaders who have sidelined her and to press for new elections. The report was written by Julie Turkewitz.
The Associated Press account, carried on NPR, said Machado announced her arrival on social media. Her post read, "I am here. With you." NPR's headline described her return as coming after months in exile, and its account is available in full at NPR's report on the return.
BBC News reported that Machado had left the country just a month before the United States government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The BBC headline described her return as following months in exile.
The three accounts emphasize different points. The Times focused on her challenge to the current leadership and her calls for new elections. The Associated Press focused on her social media announcement, and the BBC focused on her departure from the country before Maduro was seized.
The summaries available for this report do not give a place or time of arrival. They also do not explain the connection between Machado's departure and the seizure of Maduro, which the BBC mentioned without further detail.
Sources: The New York Times: María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela; NPR: Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile; BBC News: Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile.