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Venezuela election live updates: Voters head to the polls to choose between another term for Maduro or a big change
Venezuela’s government is facing its toughest electoral test in decades . The outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend the policies that caused the world’s worst peacetime economic collapse by six more years. Whether it is President Nicolás Maduro who is chosen or his main opponent, former diplomat Edmundo González
Thousands of mourners gather for funerals of children after ‘at least 12’ killed by Hezbollah rocket attack on football field at Israeli-controlled Golan Heights – as IDF chief vows ‘very significant reaction’ to onslaught
Thousands of mourners gathered for the funerals of 'at least 12' children killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack on a football field on the Israel-controlled Golan Heights. The Israeli military said they were struck on Saturday by an Iranian-made rocket that Lebanon's Hezbollah group fired at a football field in the Druze Arab town of
Just Stop Oil activists reveal they have been ‘waltzing round their prison cells’ as they moan about ‘injustice’ of being jailed for M25 protest which made people miss flights, funerals and hospital appointments
Just Stop Oil activists jailed for disrupting thousands of hardworking people by scaling the M25 gantry have spoken of the 'injustice of what has been done to us'. In a joint statement, Cressida Gethin, 22, and Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, 35, bemoaned their loss of freedom and explained how they now join hundreds of women
Rise of the killjoy councils! How pencil pushing local authorities across the country are bullying small business owners into repainting their stores due to their ‘garish’ looks
Small business owners across the country hoping to make their store stand out from the crowd with a colourful splash of paint are facing a problem. Pencil pushing councils are bullying them into repainting their stores because of they believe the unnatural colours cause the buildings to look 'garish' and not 'sympathetic to the area's heritage
Tory fury as Treasury ‘draws up plans to hike capital gains tax and cut pension tax relief for middle classes’ as Chancellor Rachel Reeves warns of £20billion ‘black hole’
The Tories today angrily accused Labour of 'breaking their promises' from before the general election as a Cabinet minister refused to rule out tax hikes. Steve Reed, the Environment Secretary, said the Government was 'not going to shy away from difficult decisions' as he was quizzed over possible tax changes. He did not dismiss claims
India and Pakistan Prepare for Battle Between Harris and Trump
The whole world is watching as dueling campaign trails blaze between presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican nominee former President Donald Trump. While the fight over foreign policy has largely focused on wars raging in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, as well as an intensified global competition with China, two
Trump endorses both Masters and Hamadeh in Arizona congressional race
A last-minute shake-up in a competitive congressional primary to replace outgoing Arizona Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko could have an impact on Tuesday’s results. Trump endorsed both Blake Masters and Abe Hamadeh in a Truth Social post late Saturday night, even though the Republican originally only endorsed Hamadeh, the Arizona Republic reported. “We have a very
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Labour shows again it can’t be trusted with other people’s money
In more normal times, the job of the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be to fill any black holes in the Government's finances. But our new Treasury chief, Rachel Reeves, seems to think it is her job to create such black holes or even invent them when they are not there. The current briefings flowing from
Hundreds of anti-tourism protesters form ‘SOS Menorca’ sign on idyllic beach ‘overrun’ by holidaymakers – after 20,000 took to the streets in Majorca
Hundreds of protestors have impeded tourist access to a picture-postcard Menorcan beach in a 'surprise action' nearly a week after a huge demo on the neighbouring island of Majorca. Activists boasted of filling a car park by Cala Turqueta, a beautiful cove on the island's southern coast, with 'residents' cars'. They then used towels and
Anthony Albanese under fire over huge decision in Cabinet reshuffle: ‘Shocking message’
Anthony Albanese has copped heavy criticism after he dumped two ministers and gave their jobs to a single MP, who now has four portfolios to manage. The Prime Minister used a press conference on Sunday afternoon to announce the first cabinet reshuffle since Labor was elected in 2022. He dumped the Minister for Home Affairs