Venezuelan opposition dissolves Guaido’s ‘interim government’, The Venezuelan opposition on Friday dissolved the “interim government” led by Juan Guaido, once the popular and internationally recognized face of the drive to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro. The vote came in the opposition-controlled National Assembly, a body elected in 2015 and now largely symbolic as it was […]

Benzema buries World Cup woe with double strike in Real victory, Karim Benzema buried his World Cup nightmare with two late goals as Real Madrid defeated Valladolid 2-0 on Friday to go top of Spain’s La Liga. Ballon d’Or winner Benzema was selected in the French squad for the World Cup in Qatar but a […]

World readies to ring in 2023, The world’s eight billion people on Saturday prepared to usher in 2023 and farewell a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel Messi’s world cup glory. After a few pandemic-dampened years, many will be looking to cut loose this New Year’s Eve — […]