María Corina Machado calls for 2027 elections in Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, back in Caracas, called for elections in 2027 and said the transition to democracy was 'irreversible'.
State Department obligates $176.9m of rights fund to 43 awards
The US State Department has obligated $176.9m from its Human Rights and Democracy Fund to 43 awards, including a $40m anti-communism grant, a source says.