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Topic: Venezuela

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.

Biden, Lula call for detailed voting data from Venezuela to be made public

Both also agreed to deepen cooperation on transition to cleaner forms of energy and the advancement of the Partnership for Workers' Rights.

Modi govt’s ‘strategic freeze on relations with Pakistan’ & why stand-up comedy in India is no joke

Global media also examines India's relationship with China, the 'delicate dance of cooperation, competition' between the 2, and Modi's life & career as documented in various books.

Venezuela & Guyana leaders to meet over border row. All about oil-rich Essequibo region dispute

Venezuela’s Maduro govt has this month threatened to annex region controlled by Guyana, triggering fresh row. Dispute dates back to 19th century when Guyana was a British colony.

How India could ride out oil price rise thanks to cheap supplies from Russia & more FDI

With its fleet of hurriedly assembled tankers, Moscow is likely to defy EU oil sanctions. Moreover, eased US sanctions on Venezuelan crude to help New Delhi meet energy demand.

Reliance shifts to buying Canadian crude as threat of new US sanctions on Venezuela rise

Reliance Industries, owner of world’s largest refining complex, signed a deal to purchase 2 million barrels of heavy Canadian oil a month for next 6 months.

Venezuela gets a new supermarket with high-tech Covid defences. Here’s why it’s news

The store, owned by a company in Iran, has a bit of everything — clothes, SUV tires, diapers, canned food, cleaning products and dog food made in the US.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.