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Rubio confirms US negotiated with Delcy Rodríguez the return of María Corina Machado to Venezuela

Original in Spanish: Rubio confirma que EE.UU. negoció con Delcy Rodríguez el regreso de María Corina Machado a Venezuela

Told by 12 newspapers in 8 countries, between 20:00 and 14:00 on 26 October 2026.

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What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

According to ABC (Spain) and CBS News (US), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US negotiated with Delcy Rodríguez Machado's return to Venezuela.1 22 newspapers from 2 countries
According to RTP (Portugal) and La Jornada (Mexico), Delcy Rodríguez criticises Machado: RTP reports she accuses her of "spectacle", and La Jornada that she demands "regret, remorse and rectification".3 42 newspapers from 2 countries

Where accounts differ

According to CBS News, Rubio says Venezuelan officials allowed Machado's return; ABC and La Silla Vacía (Colombia) speak of a US negotiation with Rodríguez.1 2 5
According to Semana (Colombia), Machado's return passed through Colombia; no other headline mentions it.6
According to El Mundo (Spain), Machado says "nothing will stop us" and that the goal is elections.7

Who is involved

Machado and her team say they are willing to dialogue with Delcy Rodríguez.8 7
Delcy Rodríguez accuses Machado of "spectacle" and demands her regret, according to RTP and La Jornada.3 4

Background

2025Machado is a leader of the opposition to Chávez, Maduro and Delcy Rodríguez and received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.W
2026In January 2026, the US captured Nicolás Maduro in a military operation; Delcy Rodríguez was then installed as acting president by the Supreme Tribunal.W W

AIMade at 20:06 from 10 headlines from 7 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

El Universal · Mexico · 20:06Delcy Rodríguez critica regreso de María Corina Machado; asegura que pudo evitar el "show"Read at the newspaper ↗
La Nación · Argentina · 20:41Delcy Rodríguez acusó a Machado de hacer un “show” con su regreso y la opositora reclamó un lugar en las negociacionesRead at the newspaper ↗
RPP · Peru · 22:02María Corina Machado está dispuesta a dialogar con Delcy Rodríguez, reitera su equipoRead at the newspaper ↗
ABC · Spain · 00:11Rubio confirma que EE.UU. negoció con Delcy Rodríguez el regreso de María Corina Machado a VenezuelaRead at the newspaper ↗
RTP · Portugal · 09:01Delcy Rodríguez acusa Corina Machado de fazer "espetáculo"Read at the newspaper ↗
El Comercio · Peru · 11:10El regreso de María CorinaRead at the newspaper ↗
Poder360 · Brazil · 12:10Trump diz desconhecer volta de María Corina e mostra apoio a DelcyRead at the newspaper ↗
El Mundo · Spain · 14:47María Corina Machado 'redibuja' el tablero frente a Delcy y EEUU con el objetivo de las elecciones: "Nada nos va a detener"Read at the newspaper ↗
La Silla Vacía · Colombia · 19:55EE.UU. negoció regreso de Maria Corina a Venezuela, dijo Marco RubioRead at the newspaper ↗
Semana · Colombia · 19:10Delcy Rodríguez cantó y bailó en un acto público. Advirtió también a María Corina Machado tras su regreso a VenezuelaRead at the newspaper ↗
Observador · Portugal · 00:10O problema de María Corina não é DelcyRead at the newspaper ↗
Der Spiegel · Germany · 14:45María Corina Machado zurück in Venezuela: Was passiert jetzt in Trumps VasallenstaatRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

corina
delcy
maria
machado