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The result, which would give Nicolás Maduro six more years as president, was disputed by the opposition, and the United States said it had “serious concerns.”

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The U.S. said it had arrested Ismael Zambada García, a co-founder, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another co-founder. Both are accused of involvement in fentanyl trafficking.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a day after addressing Congress, met on Thursday with Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden separately at the White House at a time when the future of the Middle East is on the line.

As ambassador to Israel in the Clinton administration and as a special envoy under Barack Obama, he was skeptical of Israeli settlements.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been facing anger from Israelis over the fate of the hostages, will meet with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday.

The Israeli prime minister portrayed the war in Gaza as a “clash between barbarism and civilization” and declared “we will win.” He called antiwar protesters outside the Capitol “Iran’s useful idiots.”

Parts of southern Italy and other countries in the region are experiencing one of their worst droughts in decades. The authorities say they are working to at least save tourism.

Spurned by the country’s authoritarian president and even her own colleagues in the opposition, María Corina Machado has built the most significant voter mobilization since Hugo Chávez.

The left-wing parties stopped quarreling and tapped a little-known civil servant for the job. But President Emmanuel Macron said he would not appoint anyone until after the Paris Summer Olympics.