The populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future.

Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

After three years of regional war, this is a battle Israel always knew was coming, writes Lucy Williamson.

Andre McKechnie, who murdered a property developer, argued it was his right to enjoy Australian culture.

He will be observed to evaluate whether his "psychiatric health is compatible with pursuing his interrogation", authorities said.

The International Weightlifting Federation becomes the first Olympic federation to choose Russia to host a world championships since its invasion of Ukraine.