Venezuelan Opposition Leader Emerges After Year in Hiding

Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has appeared in public for the first time in over a year. Machado had been living in hiding. Her last public appearance was on January 9 of last year. At that time, she led a protest against the inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro for his third term. The circumstances and location of her new appearance are not detailed in the initial report. Her prolonged absence had raised significant concerns about her safety and status within the country's political conflict.