What lies ahead for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado?
Machado has argued that the opposition has a ‘mandate’ to succeed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Machado has argued that the opposition has a ‘mandate’ to succeed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.





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At least six people were killed after heavy rain flooded tents and collapsed homes sheltering displaced Gazan families.
The New York Times says US allegedly painted its military aircraft like a civilian plane to conduct a September strike.
A US district judge ruled that Trump’s decision singled out states that voted for Democrats in the 2024 elections.
The Trump administration has sought to censure Kelly for a video encouraging the military to reject ‘illegal orders’.
These are the key developments from day 1,419 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The US State Department says visa revocations have more than doubled as Trump continues his immigration crackdown.
The US president has threatened Iran with military strikes amid widespread antigovernment protests there.

Seven-year-old Toulin Al-Hindi faces the threat of sniper fire each day to reach her tented school in northern Gaza.

Many of the millions of people displaced by fighting in Myanmar won’t vote in elections held by a military government.
Iran’s fragmented opposition includes figures living abroad, such as Reza Pahlavi, the heir of the former monarch.