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Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration on Friday for a third term as Venezuela’s president drew widespread admonishment from countries that have accused him of stealing the July election.The defiant 62-year-old leader, who has shrugged off allegations of electoral fraud and insisted he won another six-year term, was also congratulated by states that have maintained support for his controversial …

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France threatened on Friday to “retaliate” if Algeria escalates a diplomatic row that has flared up over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting violence.Tensions between France and its former colony mounted after Algeria on Thursday sent back a suspect who had been arrested and expelled for a video posted on TikTok.They …

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The United States hiked its reward for information leading to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s arrest to $25 million Friday, saying his swearing-in was illegitimate after he “clearly lost” last year’s election.”The Venezuelan people and world know the truth — Maduro clearly lost the 2024 presidential election and has no right to claim the presidency,” US Secretary …

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World number one Jannik Sinner will have his hearing into allegations of doping at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on April 16-17, the Lausanne-based body said on Friday.The World Anti-Doping Agency appealed after the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) cleared Sinner after he tested positive twice for the banned steroid clostebol in March last …

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A judge sentenced Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US president-elect’s last-ditch efforts to avoid becoming the first felon in the White House.New York judge Juan Merchan handed down no jail time or fine, but the discharge upholds the jury’s guilty verdict …

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term rejected by the opposition as a “coup d’etat” achieved through election fraud and a campaign of repression.The opposition accuses Maduro, 62, of stealing the election of July 28 last year, and the United States, European Union and several Latin American countries have …

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term rejected by the opposition as a “coup d’etat” achieved through election fraud and a campaign of repression.Maduro took the oath before parliament, vowing his next term would be a “period of peace,” a day after thousands took to the streets to protest …

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Last year set a record for high temperatures across the mainland United States, with the nation also pummeled by a barrage of tornadoes and destructive hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a report Friday.The announcement came as Europe’s climate monitor confirmed 2024 was the hottest year globally, with temperatures so extreme that …

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A judge sentenced Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US president-elect’s last-ditch efforts to avoid becoming the first felon in the White House.The judge spared Trump prison or a fine even though the 34 counts of falsifying business records on which he …

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Batoul Bsharat was playing with her eight-year-old brother Reda in their village in the occupied West Bank. Moments later an Israeli drone strike killed him and two of their cousins.”It was the first time in our lives that we played without arguing. It meant so much to me,” the 10-year-old said as she sat on …

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