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'I feel very afraid' Maduro's refusal to resign raises fears for future

It was election night in Venezuela in 2013, and among the Chavista activists at Caracas city hall, nerves were jangling as early results showed their candidate, Nicolás Maduro, trailing his charismatic rival for the presidency, Henrique Capriles.

Japan to have a new leader as Kishida steps down as party chief

Japan's prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has said he will not run for the presidency of his ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) next month, a decision that will result in the appointment of a new leader of the world's fourth-biggest economy.

Hamas unlikely to join new ceasefire talks as it accuses Israel of stalling

Hamas appears unlikely to participate in a new round of talks on a Gaza ceasefire deal today, further dampening hopes of an agreement that might stave off expected retaliatory strikes by Iran against Israel for the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran last month.

'In the blink of an eye' Earth's deep history reveals pace of change

Climate records are tumbling at a galloping pace.

Public alert after sodium cyanide spill into canal

A major incident was in place yesterday after authorities said a spill of sodium cyanide into a West Midlands canal posed a serious health risk to the public.

Woman who called for mosques to be blown up is jailed

A 53-year-old woman who lived a \"quiet, sheltered\" life was jailed for 15 months yesterday for posting a comment on Facebook that said \"Blow the mosque up with the adults in it\".

Gonorrhoea becoming drug-resistant and 'may become untreatable'

Gonorrhoea is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and could be untreatable in the future, health officials have warned as a report reveals an increase in super-strength cases in England.

Treasury did not tell watchdog of top official's donations to Labour politicians

A Labour donor was approved for a senior Treasury role without the civil service watchdog being informed of his donation history, it has emerged.

'Jaw-dropping': how did altar stone get to Stonehenge from far north of Scotland?

For more than a century, archaeologists have known that some of the stones at Stonehenge came from Wales and were transported -somehow about 125 miles to the site of the Neolithic monument on Salisbury Plain.

Girl stabbed in Leicester Square is Australian, say officials

An 11-year-old girl who was stabbed eight times in Leicester Square in London this week is an Australian national, the country's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said.

Horses for courses Can mare's milk really be made into a tasty, healthy alternative ice-cream?

Does the thought of tucking into an icecream made from horse milk leave a sour taste in your mouth? Ignore the neigh-sayers: some experts believe an equine gelato can be tasty, and healthier than the traditional cow's milk variety.

Axe £4bn 'mega-jails' and invest in crime prevention - ex-prisons chief

Ministers should scrap Conservative plans to build mega-jails and instead pour £4bn into crime prevention and rehabilitation, a former chief inspector of prisons has said.

Met 'failing in key areas' of crime fighting

The UK's biggest police force is providing an inadequate or failing service in seven of eight key crime fighting areas, and there are \"serious concerns\" about its management of dangerous offenders, according to an official inspection.

Ukraine moves deeper into Russia and targets airbases

Zelenskiy says incursion into Kursk and Belgorod achieving strategic goals

How To Revive Super League? Make The Table Unpredictable

Ambitious chasing pack threaten to upset established order, which can only help to widen the sport's appeal

Extreme Heatwaves Putting Millions Of Children's Lives At Risk, UN Warns

Almost half a billion children are growing up in parts of the world where there are at least twice the number of extremely hot days every year compared with six decades ago, a UN analysis has found.

United grant Ten Hag's wishes in £60m swoop for Bayern pair

Manchester United have laid down an early marker for the season by completing the £60m double transfer deal of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich.

Blades cut down Wrexham with stirring comeback

Sheffield United booked their place in the next round of the Carabao Cup with a deserved victory against Wrexham, on a night when the promotion aspirations of both sides were made abundantly clear.

Vollering throws down gauntlet with ominous message to her rivals

Demi Vollering of the Netherlands staked her claim to take back-to back Tour de France Femmes titles with an emphatic time-trial win in front of home crowds in Rotterdam, which took her into the race leader's yellow jersey.

'It comes in waves' The tourist hotspots fed up with drunks and rocketing rents

In July, protesters took to the streets of Palma, the Mallorcan capital, carrying placards with slogans such as \"no to mass tourism\" and \"tourism, but not like this\".

Alleged plan to sell €1.3m fake Leonardo thwarted by customs

Spanish police have arrested a man whose alleged plan to sell a fake Leonardo da Vinci painting for €1.3m was thwarted when the work caught the eye of French customs officers.

Iran rejects 'excessive' calls from west to resist retaliation against Israel

Iran has rejected western calls not to retaliate against Israel for the killing in Tehran of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, late last month.

'It's too dangerous' Tensions mount in borderlands

The journey from the Ukrainian city of Sumy to the Russian border is deceptively short. In about three quarters of an hour it is possible to arrive at a smashed-up Ukrainian border post and stare over two simple lines of fencing into Russian fields to the right. Except the territory beyond is no longer under Kremlin control.

Urban birds are riddled with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds

Urban ducks and crows might offer us a connection to nature, but scientists have found wild birds that live near humans are more likely to harbour bacteria resistant to antibiotics.

'Superhuman effort' Greece counts the cost after wildfires around Athens are put out

Greek authorities are continuing to battle fires outside Athens as officials take stock of the damage wreaked by a disaster that forced mass evacuations and killed at least one person.

Nottingham killings preventable if NHS 'did its job' - Streeting

The health secretary has said \"three innocent people might still be alive\" if the NHS had \"done its job\" in treating Valdo Calocane in the years running up to the Nottingham attacks.

Banksy's rhino mural defaced as new artwork unveiled at zoo

One of the nine murals put up by the artist Banksy across London in as many days has been defaced.

Homes built for Commonwealth Games to be sold by council at a loss of £320m

Hundreds of empty homes in Birmingham, originally designed as an athletes' village for the Commonwealth Games, will be sold by the council at a loss of more than £300m to the taxpayer.

Campaigners warn of 'extreme anger' if water regulator isn't reformed

Anti-sewage campaigners have warned of \"extreme anger\" if the government does not radically reform the water regulator Ofwat.

In court Girl, 13, admits charge of violent disorder after hotel attack

A 13-year-old girl has admitted punching and kicking the entrance to a hotel housing asylum seekers.