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  Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro claims victory amid widespread criticism of intransparent presidential election

  After more than six hours of waiting following the closing of the polling stations, the National Electoral Council of Venezuela (CNE) announced the results for Sunday's presidential election. According to the CNE, with 80% of the tables counted, the official leader Nicolás Maduro would have obtained 51.20% of the votes, while the opposition candidate Edmundo González received 44.2%. The results were widely criticized as very unlikely and lacking transparency.

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  President Maduro threatens 'bloodbath' if he loses, yet Venezuelans hopeful today's election will bring change

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro threatened a “bloodbath” if the loses the presidential election today, July 28. While some take the warning seriously, others believe it is just meant to instill fear and suppress his rival's voters as finally, after quarter of a century of socialist rule, there seems to be hope for change.

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  Olympics opening ceremony criticized for 'offensive' drag queen parody of Last Supper

  The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics has come under criticism for featuring a scene that many perceive as a parody of the Last Supper, involving drag queens. In this controversial performance, over a dozen drag queens were arranged along a long table in a tableau reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci's iconic painting, which portrays Jesus' final meal with his disciples before his crucifixion.

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  As Paris Olympics 2024 kick off, anti-trafficking network calls on Christians to help combat sexual exploitation

  As the 2024 Olympics have officially started in Paris, France, an evangelical anti-human trafficking network is calling attention to the often unseen side effects of sporting events: a significant increase in exploitation.

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  Undeterred by terror threats, Pakistan Christian scouts put lives on the line in service of society

  Irfan Ilyas Gill is neither a Shia nor a Sunni Muslim but a member of the Pakistan Christian Scouts who along with 30-40 other Christians has been voluntarily facilitating Shia mourners participating in the Ashura processions in Pakistan’s biggest metropolitan city Karachi for over 12 years.

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  Devastating report unveils decades of abuse and neglect by state and Christian institutions in New Zealand

  A final report on the unthinkable abuse and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children, youths and adults in the care of State and faith-based institutions in New Zealand between 1950 and 1999 has been published by the Abuse in Care/Royal Commission of Inquiry, calling the findings “a national disgrace.” 

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  UK church and charity leaders call for immediate end to two-child limit on benefits, citing devastating impact on families

  The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the Church of England are urging the new Labour government to swiftly abolish this controversial policy. Implemented for children born after 6 April 2017, the policy restricts benefit payments to two children per family. Charities argue this rule has plunged many families into financial crisis, with each additional child born after the cutoff costing thousands of pounds annually in lost benefits.

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