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The United States has formally recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González as the legitimate president-elect of Venezuela, rejecting the re-election of Nicolás Maduro in what it described as a deeply flawed electoral process. This acknowledgment follows U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved significant changes to the country’s nuclear doctrine, broadening the conditions under which nuclear weapons may be used. The updated policy allows nuclear responses to large-scale conventional attacks by non-nuclear states if those states are backed by

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has voiced disagreement with U.S. President Joe Biden’s support for Ukraine striking targets within Russia using Western-supplied weapons. Speaking on Italian radio, Meloni expressed concerns about the potential escalation such actions might provoke. She emphasized the need

Former President Donald Trump has nominated Linda McMahon, the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), as his Secretary of Education, continuing his pattern of selecting long-time political allies for key government roles. McMahon, who previously served as the Administrator of the Small