Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Serbia is heading to the polls as a student movement attempts to oust longtime populist leader Aleksandar Vučić.

The authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.

The International Weightlifting Federation becomes the first Olympic federation to choose Russia to host a world championships since its invasion of Ukraine.