The opposition group is made up of former lawmakers who were elected to the National Assembly in 2015, the last time opposition parties won a majority in the legislative body. National Assembly elections held since then have been boycotted by the opposition or widely dismissed as neither free nor fair, as Maduro and his PSUV
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni coalition government lost a crucial vote on an amendment to electoral reform, a major setback ahead of next year’s general election. In a secret vote in the lower house of the Italian parliament on Wednesday afternoon, MPs rejected a proposal led by his party, Brothers of Italy (FdI), by 188 votes to
Six people were killed in Ukraine following overnight Russian attacks on the Black Sea port of Odessa and the eastern city of Sumy, according to local officials. The governor of the Odessa region, Oleh Kiper, said the “massive” drone and missile attack marked the fifth day Russia has attacked the region. Across the country, three
Iran has threatened to block new trade routes in the region, as the United States launched a new wave of attacks against military targets. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States ends its “acts of aggression” and said other regional oil and gas export channels could also
The Indian agency investigating last year’s Air India plane crash that killed 260 people has said a draft final report could be ready in October. The Aviation Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) told the Supreme Court in an affidavit filed on Tuesday that it was currently “engaged in the analysis phase” of the investigation, which is
Kenya’s High Court has dismissed an attempt by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalize the use of cannabis for religious purposes. The Rastafarian community had argued that the ban on smoking cannabis infringed on their rights to freedom of religion and belief guaranteed by the Constitution. In a landmark ruling, Justice Bahati Mwamuye said the
