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Venezuelan opposition calls for mobilization after Maduro warns of jail
CARACAS: “Let’s mobilize”: Venezuela’s opposition calls for people to take to the streets to demand victory in the controversial presidential election, amid mass arrests and threats of imprisonment for its top leaders.
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“We’re going all the way,” Venezuelans in Panama cry out against Maduro
PANAMA CITY: Some 200 Venezuelans protested in Panama on Wednesday to denounce the results of the disputed elections that led to the re-election of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
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Musk versus Maduro, “arch enemies” from a distance
CARACAS: Nicolás Maduro versus Elon Musk, Elon Musk versus Nicolás Maduro. From a distance, the billionaire and the Venezuelan president have been dedicated to criticizing each other, but with the political crisis in Venezuela following the disputed elections on Sunday, the exchanges have been exacerbated.
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Russia frees US journalist in major prisoner swap, Turkey says
ANKARA: American journalist Evan Gershkovich and his compatriot, former marine Paul Whelan, were released on Thursday in one of the largest prisoner exchanges between Russia and the West since the Cold War, the Turkish presidency announced. A total of 26 prisoners benefited from the swap.
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Cries of revenge at funeral of slain Hamas leader in Iran
TEHRAN: Thousands of mourners on Thursday demanded revenge at the funeral in Tehran of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed a day earlier in an attack in the Iranian capital blamed on Israel.
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Israeli army announces death of Hamas military chief in Gaza bombing
JERUSALEM: The Israeli army announced on Thursday that the military chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Mohammed Deif, was killed in a bombing by Israeli forces in July in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Daniel Pintado gives Olympic gold to Ecuador in 20 km walk
PARIS: Ecuador was crowned champion in race walking, as in the days of Jefferson Pérez: Daniel Pintado won Olympic gold this Thursday in the 20 kilometers in Paris-2024, beating Brazilian Caio Bonfim (silver) and Spaniard Álvaro Martín (bronze).
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The first rival of controversial Algerian boxer retires in 46 seconds
PARIS: The withdrawal of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s first rival on Thursday fueled controversy over her participation in Paris-2024 after she failed a gender test, prompting criticism from public figures such as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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Trump accuses Kamala Harris of ‘going black’ for US election
CHICAGO, USA: Republican candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday accused US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is emerging as a Democratic candidate for the White House, of “turning black” for electoral reasons ahead of the November presidential election.
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