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Delcy Rodriguez’s administration has shifted Venezuela’s stance towards Israel, moving from hostility to potential rapprochement. This strategy aims to align more closely with U.S. interests while undermining rival Maria Corina Machado’s support network. Recent gestures include thanking Israel for disaster assistance and signalling openness to renewed diplomatic ties.

Mamadou Aliou, an environmental safety officer and activist in Bembou Silaty, Guinea, illustrates the struggle faced by locals as bauxite mining displaces agriculture and devastates water quality. Despite Guinea’s vast bauxite reserves, residents contend with poverty and environmental degradation linked to foreign mining operations.

Ukrainian drone strikes targeted energy and industrial sites across multiple Russian regions, notably damaging the Saratov oil refinery, according to local authorities. Ukraine’s military confirmed the refinery hit but refuted claims of an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Three civilians were reported injured in Belgorod.

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