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Iran says America is exploiting unrest; Israel strikes Gaza, and more
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Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, said she would propose an “amnesty law” covering the period since 1999—when Hugo Chávez, self-styled leader of the “Bolivarian revolution”, came to power
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