Machado returns to Venezuela after nearly a year in exile

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, returned home on Sunday after spending nearly a year abroad. Thousands of supporters welcomed her waving national flags and chanting "freedom."

Machado had left the country last December to receive the Nobel Prize. According to her party, at least seven earlier attempts to return had not succeeded.

Her ally Delcy Rodriguez became interim president after President Nicolas Maduro was arrested in a US military operation nine months ago. Although Machado's supporters have been demanding elections, the interim government has not yet set a date.

US President Donald Trump said he had no information about Machado's return.