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The plane of Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia has landed at the Madrid military airport in Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain. Gonzalez has been granted political asylum, after a month in hiding in the crisis-hit South American country. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia is expected to land at the Madrid military airport in Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, after being granted political asylum, after a month in hiding in the crisis-hit South American country. IMAGES
The US State Department rejects an arrest warrant issued by a Venezuelan court for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims to have won the country's disputed July presidential election. "The arbitrary and politically motivated action demonstrates the extraordinary lengths to which Nicolas Maduro will go to try and maintain power following his attempt to steal the July 28th presidential election," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. IMAGES
The European Union does not recognise the "democratic legitimacy" of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after his re-election last month, according to the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell. SOUNDBITE
Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado leads a mass rally in Caracas to press for recognition of the election "victory", one month after a presidential vote it claims was stolen by incumbent Nicolas Maduro. IMAGES TO COMPLETE 36ET8JD_EN + 36EW3TR_EN
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