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The return of Maria Corina Machado, who says Trump opened the "floodgate to freedom" for Venezuela, presents a challenge for Washington as Trump has also backed interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
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Can Netanyahu cling onto power (again)? Israel's election has ended in deadlock. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, his rival Gadi Eisenkot's 48, and neither has the 61 needed to govern. The surprise of the night: Palestinian citizens of Israel turned out in record numbers, pushing Arab parties to a record 19 seats. They did so despite armed right-wing observers in their towns and a campaign of fear from the prime minister. Now Netanyahu's Likud claims the election was "stolen" by Arab p…
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The Arab-majority parties have succeeded at the ballot box. The next step is to form an inclusive government
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Vance says Trump will not allow US conflict in Iran to turn into a 'forever war' US Vice President JD Vance said that Donald Trump will not allow the conflict with Iran to turn into a "forever war". "I understand the frustration about foreign misadventures in the Middle East," Vance said. "We’ve been involved in Iran in some form for seven months. The United States has been dealing with Iran for 47 years, and I promise you that Donald Trump is not going to let Iran become a forever war."
