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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a political rally ahead of presidential election despite having little chance of overcoming the hurdles the state has placed in her way. Polls show that Machado, who won an opposition primary with 92 percent of votes cast last October, would likely beat incumbent Nicolas Maduro in elections set for July 28. But she has been disqualified by state-aligned institutions from holding public office, accused of corruption. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a rally ahead of the July 28 presidential election. Machado, who overwhelmingly won the opposition primary, was declared ineligible by a Maduro-aligned court. However, she refuses to step down despite being barred from public office for 15 years based on charges widely dismissed as spurious. IMAGES
Opposition leader Juan Guaido arrives in Venezuela following a 23-day international tour in which he defied a ban on leaving the country imposed by President Nicolas Maduro's government. IMAGES
The leader of Venezuela's opposition Juan Guaido, who has been recognized as president by the United States and more than 50 other countries, meets with the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Brussels. IMAGES
Hong Kong's embattled leader abandons a State of the Union-style speech after she was heckled by rowdy opposition lawmakers during chaotic scenes inside the city's legislature. The speech by chief executive Carrie Lam was billed as an attempt to win hearts and minds after four months of seething pro-democracy protests. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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