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1. Machado returns to Venezuela after more than 10 months in exile
-- Opposition leader María Corina Machado announced Sunday that she had returned to Venezuela, with her arrival confirmed by ally Edmundo González, France 24 reported.
-- For electoral policy, her return could help opposition supporters organize domestically for a presidential vote, but no election date exists around which to plan campaigning.

2. UK and Canada opt for separate defence-financing bodies
-- Britain and Canada agreed to develop a cooperation framework for the Multilateral Defence Mechanism and Defence, Security and Resilience Bank while pursuing them as distinct institutions, according to a joint statement.
-- Defence supply chains could gain additional financing routes for industrial expansion, but the statement provides no capital commitments or launch dates for suppliers' investment planning.

3. Gabon announces restoration of social media after eight-month ban
-- Gabon's authorities said social-media access had been restored after an eight-month ban imposed on grounds that online content was fueling conflict, the BBC reported.
-- For civil liberties and digital commerce, restored access would reopen channels for public debate, opposition organizing and businesses' outreach to customers.