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Edmundo González Urrutia could upset Nicolás Maduro’s run for a third term – but several obstacles can prevent a regime changeVenezuelans go to the polls on Sunday against a backdrop of hope and fear in a presidential election that could end 25 years of socialist rule – if a free and fair vote is allowed.Opinion polls suggest that the president Nicolás Maduro, 61, who is seeking his third term, could be defeated by the opposition coalition candidate, retired diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia, 74. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/28/venezuela-election-sunday-maduro-urrutia Author : Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro and Sam Jones

A group of Muslim men put themselves in danger to calm unrest in Harehills over children being taken into careNadsy Qurban bent his neck to show how the crown of his head was ­covered in a number of burns, each the size of coins. “The smell was like I’m burning some goat or something, like I’m cooking some goat. That’s how bad it was,” he said.Needless to say, it hurt. But a week on, the burns he gained while putting out fires during unrest in the Harehills area of Leeds are ­starting to heal. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/28/leeds-riots-harehills-disorder-muslim-men-children-care

Israel warplanes carry out strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, in apparent retaliation for Golan Heights attackThe United States, which has been leading diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating the conflict across the Lebanese-Israeli border (but also has been arming Israel), has condemned it as a horrific attack but did not directly accuse Hezbollah.The statement from the White House said US support for Israel’s security was iron-clad and that it would “continue to support efforts to end these terrible attacks along the Blue Line, which must be a top priority”. The Blue Line refers to the frontier between Lebanon and Israel, which