Venezuela's opposition leader promises sitting President Nicolás Maduro "guarantees" if he relinquishes power. Maduro, in turn, blocks the media platform X where criticism is directed against the president – and excludes negotiations.
WorldThere is a tense wait for the result of the presidential election in Venezuela. Many want to see a change and President Nicolás Maduro's more than ten years in power could be over.
World politicsThe enormous drought in southern Africa is now entering its worst phase, warns the UN. Millions of people are already starving and five countries have declared a national state of emergency.
WorldAt least twelve people, most of them young, were killed and tens injured in a rocket attack from Lebanon against the Israel-occupied Golan Heights, according to the Israeli military. Israel points out Iran-backed Hezbollah as responsible.
WorldIsrael has attacked a school area in Deir al-Balah on central Gaza Strip. At least 30 people have been killed and hundreds injured. Children are said to be among the dead.
ConflictsFrom Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip, reports are emerging of an Israeli raid on a school area where several people have been killed.
ConflictsA man who was responsible for the notorious Adra prison in Syria has been arrested in the USA.
WorldOne third of the injured in the war in Sudan are women and children. This is stated by the aid organization Doctors Without Borders, which operates the country's few hospitals.
WorldNorth Korea uses a deeply institutionalized system of forced labor, which in some cases can constitute a crime against humanity in the form of enslavement, warns the UN in a new report.
WorldRwanda's President Paul Kagame – who has held power for 30 years – is heading towards a fourth term in today's presidential election. At the same time, criticism is growing against the regime's involvement in the conflict in eastern Congo-Kinshasa.
World politicsUSA introduces new sanctions against Israeli settlement extremists, following the recent increase in violence against Palestinians on the occupied West Bank.
World politicsAn Iraqi court has sentenced one of the deceased leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wives to death. According to the court, the woman is an accomplice to crimes committed against Yazidi women who were taken captive by IS.
WorldUkraine has declared national mourning on Tuesday after Monday's large-scale Russian air attack, where around 40 people died, including several children, and nearly 200 were injured. Deliberately targeting hospitals constitutes a war crime, a UN representative states.
ConflictsWhere are we going to take the road now? Abdullah Khammash is one of the thousands of Palestinians who have once again been driven away from their latest refuge in Gaza City due to the fighting.
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