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Pictures of people working in shops and restaurants in Caracas as a widespread blackout hit Venezuela, including the capital Caracas, from dawn in what the authorities are blaming on "sabotage" and an attempted coup, a month after the disputed re-election of Nicolas Maduro. IMAGES
Images of Caracas residents as a blackout leaves most of Venezuela without power in what authorities blamed on sabotage of the national electrical grid -- the latest crisis to hit the oil-rich country after a disputed presidential election. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia arrive at a square in Caracas cheered by crowds of supporters, the day after protests broke out in the capital contesting Nicolas Maduro's election win. Machado called for families to turn out for "popular assemblies" nationwide to show support for a peaceful transition of power. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden says abortion opponents have "no clue" about the power of women. "But they found out when reproductive freedom was on the ballot," he adds during his State of the Union address. SOUNDBITE
Special counsel Jack Smith announces that Donald Trump has been indicted over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election -- the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the White House. Trump is charged with four counts in the 45-page indictment brought by Smith, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. SOUNDBITE
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida marks the names of successfully elected ruling party candidates with red flowers, as the ruling coalition looks on track to retain power but lose seats in parliament, according to media predictions after polls closed in Sunday's general election. IMAGES