Opposition leader joins Venezuela protests against President Maduro's election win

Thousands of people protested in Venezuela's capital on Saturday against the election results. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado joined her supporters in Caracas for the protests despite the government calling for her arrest. Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, has warned against people taking part in anti-government demonstrations as they could face 'maximum punishment'.

Also in the programme: We discuss Nigeria's cost-of-living crisis protests that has left at least seven people dead across the country since Thursday; and the latest in the Middle East as Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah, says it launched dozens of rockets into northern Israel.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker are Francoise Boucek, a visiting research fellow at the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London and Michael Carson, a British-American writer and broadcaster based in the UK.

(Picture: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures during a march amid the disputed presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela August 3, 2024. REUTERS/Fausto Torrealba)