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The Venezuelan government says huge numbers of soldiers and civilians have begun a 2-day military drill to prepare for what it describes as the threat of invasion by US-led forces. The Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said more than 2 million members of a militia were among those deployed. Here's our Americas editor Leonardo Rocha. Venezuela has the highest inflation in the world, violence, almost 5 million Venezuela have left the country in the last few years. The political situation is in the stalemate and what your position says that it's creating a diversion. You create the threat of an enemy while Nicolas Maduro says the empire, the American empire tried to invade. Venezuela has the biggest oil reserves, known reserves in the world, so there is all that playing on his side. In the meantime, he hopes that the economy recovers.
Police in Paris have arrested a Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky, who is behind the release of a sex video that brought down an ally of President Emmanuel Macron. Prosecutors said he was being questioned about a separate incident. The video ended Benjamin Griveaux's election campaign to become the mayor of Paris.
Tunisia's Prime Minister Designate Elyes Fakhfakh has presented a new cabinet, but without representatives from Ennahdha, the moderate Islamic party that won most votes in the October election. Shortly before the lineup was announced, Ennahdhan said it was pulling out of the government as it wasn't inclusive enough. Mr. Fakhfakh acknowledged that the decision put him in a difficult position and said consultations would continue. The new cabinet must be approved by Parliament within two weeks to avoid new elections.
The suicide of a well-known television presenter sparked shock in Britain, with thousands of people paying tribute to her on social media. Caroline Flack hosted several popular reality programs, including Love Island and X Factor. She was found dead at her home on Saturday. David Sillito reports. Caroline Flack was a presenter on some of the biggest programs in British television. To save one islander from each couple. She was until a few weeks ago the face of the glamorous escapist fun of Love Island. But everything had unraveled after she was arrested and charged with the assault of her boyfriend. In the wake of a court appearance, the attention from the press and online has been intense. Caroline Flack was advised to stay off social media, but she did post this on instantgram. This kind of scrutiny and speculation is a lot to take on for one person.
The Swedish pole vaulter, Armand Duplantis has set a new world record for the second time in a week. The 20-year-old easily cleared 16.18m in Glasgow on Saturday, 1 centimeter above his previous record.
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