Exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia said any democratic transition must recognise his claimed 2024 election victory, as Venezuela and the US hold exploratory talks on restoring diplomatic relations.

Another year of action and uncertainty in America’s abortion care system is coming to a close, after states that weighed in on abortion rights in the 2024 election continue to grapple with the impact of those votes.

A video of protesters dismantling a billboard of Nicolas Maduro after he was declared winner of Venezuela’s disputed presidential election in 2024 has been misrepresented online as happening after he was captured by the U.