In Venezuela’s ‘darkest hours’, will peace prize boost opposition or backfire?

María Corina Machado’s Nobel award puts focus on country but analysts doubt it will produce democratic change

In March 2019 as a nationwide blackout plunged Venezuela into darkness, hundreds of citizens huddled on a basketball court in the city of Maracaibo to hear their leader promise to guide them out of the gloom.

“We are, quite literally, living through our darkest hour. But these are also the brightest of times,” María Corina Machado told supporters as they used mobile phones to illuminate the night.

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Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests

Grattan Institute report argues fall in costs will provide federal government room for more action on climate

Australian household energy bills will halve by 2050 as solar panels, batteries and electric cars and appliances become the norm, reducing pressure on the federal government over living costs and creating room for more climate action, a thinktank study suggests.

Modelling by the Grattan Institute finds that cutting greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation in line with the goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 will cut average household energy costs from about $5,800 today to about $3,000.

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Transcript: Vice President JD Vance on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 12, 2025 – CBS News

  1. Transcript: Vice President JD Vance on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 12, 2025  CBS News
  2. Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 12, 2025  yahoo.com
  3. Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 12, 2025  AOL.com
  4. Steve Scalise: Democrats want $200B in taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants [Video]  AOL.com
  5. Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 5, 2025  CBS News
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China warns US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat

Beijing says it will act if US president doesn’t stand down, while investors brace for trade war turmoil

Beijing has told the US it will retaliate if Donald Trump fails to back down on his threat to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports as investors brace for another bout of trade war turmoil.

China’s commerce ministry blamed Washington for raising trade tensions between the two countries after Trump announced on Friday that he would impose the additional tariffs on China’s exports to the US, along with new controls on critical software, by 1 November.

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Israel and Gaza prepare for release of hostages and prisoners – The Guardian

  1. Israel and Gaza prepare for release of hostages and prisoners  The Guardian
  2. Live updates: Israelis await release of hostages ahead of major Gaza summit in Egypt  CNN
  3. Vance says Israeli hostages could be released by Hamas at 'any moment now'  NBC News
  4. Israelis praise Trump at huge rally ahead of expected hostage release by Hamas in Gaza  BBC
  5. Israelis and Palestinians Await Hostage-Prisoner Swap With Relief and Elation  The New York Times
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Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes: What we know so far – Al Jazeera

  1. Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes: What we know so far  Al Jazeera
  2. Afghan Taliban says Pakistani troops killed in 'retaliatory' border attacks  BBC
  3. Afghanistan Says It Killed 58 Pakistani Soldiers in Border Clashes  Newsweek
  4. LIVE: Afghanistan’s Taliban, Pakistan claim inflicting losses in fighting  Al Jazeera
  5. Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border  The Guardian
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Philippines, China trade accusations over South China Sea vessel clash – Reuters

  1. Philippines, China trade accusations over South China Sea vessel clash  Reuters
  2. Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island in the South China Sea  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Philippines says Chinese ship ‘deliberately rammed’ government boat in South China Sea  The Guardian
  4. Philippines accuses China of ramming, damaging vessel in South China Sea  Al Jazeera
  5. Philippines accuses China of ramming vessel near disputed island as tensions soar  Yahoo
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