The official result of the July 28 Presidential election in Venezuela, in which the incumbent Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner by a margin of 51% over the main opposition candidate´s 44%, is being hotly contested by a broad array of social and political forces. Both internationally and within the region itself, including some of Maduro´s traditional allies, there has been a broad appeal for transparency via the publication of verifiable electronic data that would ordina

“Almost 80 years after the end of the Second World War it is shocking to hear nakedly anti-Semitic chants on the streets of London today. There are people who plainly want to ignore the Hamas massacre of October 7. They want to wipe Israel off the map. That is what they were chanting for today. They must not and will not succeed. I thank the police for all their efforts to keep people safe - but we must all do more, because an ancient hatred is rising again in Europe. It must

The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has begun. The war of words, diplomatic shenanigans and military preparations are over. Already, the invaders are on the doorsteps of the Ukrainian parliament. A Russian military victory seems inevitable. However, the people of Ukraine, who rose up against the pro-Kremlin regime of Viktor Yanukovych, will not passively accept a puppet government led by the likes of the Ukrainian oil millionaire and Putin ally, Viktor Medvedchuk. Mean