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Maduro declared winner in disputed Venezuelan election

Election authorities say with 80% of votes counted, Maduro has won with 51.2% of the vote, compared with 44% for the main opposition candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez.

In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro is declared winner in a disputed vote. The head of the National Electoral Council said that with 80% of votes counted, he won 51.2% of the vote. The Venezuelan opposition has alleged widespread fraud in the counting of votes.

A Rocket strike puts Israel and Hezbollah on the brink of all-out war- as fears for an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East mounts.

We'll also bring you a report on the situation in Sudan in what has been described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

50 minutes

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  • Mon 29 Jul 202405:06GMT