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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicVenezuela elections

Topic: Venezuela elections

Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez flees country, takes refuge in Spanish Embassy in Brazil

Edmundo Gonzalez ran against incumbent President Maduro in the controversial July elections in the Latin American nation.

7 EU nations urge Venezuela to promptly publish electoral rolls to ensure transparency

Venezuela's electoral council declared President Nicolas Maduro winner of 28 July election with 51% votes. Opposition says its own detailed tally shows Edmundo Gonzalez likely received 67% votes.

US endorses Venezuelan opposition leader as winner, Russia and China support Maduro

The US stance has put pressure on Venezuela's election body, which Monday declared incumbent President Nicolás Maduro victorious without releasing any vote tallies.

Amid dispute over Venezuela presidential poll results, candidates told to present their vote tallies

President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday said that his socialist party is ready to present all vote tallies and asked the Supreme Justice Tribunal to ensure all parties do the same.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.