Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has promised to "pulverize" all opposition following the protests against the election results. The international media write that.
The opposition claims election fraud and believes that it was actually they who won the election - with a large majority. An attempted coup, claims Maduro, who says he is "willing to do anything" to crush the opposition.
- You can be sure that we will hunt down all criminals and fascists because fascism will not take power in Venezuela.
According to the president, 2,000 people have been arrested in connection with the demonstrations. At the same time, human rights organizations state that 22 people have been killed in connection with the protests, writes The Guardian.
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Israel-Hamas War|Death of Ismail Haniya
Source: Israel fears Iran's response will last for days
Israel expects Iran's retaliation attack to last several days, and consist of a wave of missiles and drones from both Iran and its allies. An Israeli government source told NBC News.
- They will only try to tire us out, says the source.
Tensions in the region have escalated further after the two terrorist leaders Ismail Haniyah and Fuad Shukr were killed in Tehran and Beirut respectively last week. Iran states on Monday that it does not want to start a full-scale war, but that it must "punish Israel to avoid further instability".
American and Israeli government sources tell Axios that Iran's response could come as early as today. Other Western intelligence sources have claimed that Iran is planning an attack during the Jewish holiday of Tisha B'av, which falls on August 12-13.
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Australia raises terror threat level to 'probable'
Australia has raised its terror threat level to "probable", level three on a five-point scale. This is reported by the AFP news agency. The country sees a domestic increase in "extreme ideologies".
According to the head of Australia's intelligence service, Mike Burgess, there is no indication of an imminent attack. However, there is an increase in threats of violence.
"Australia's security environment is deteriorating, more unstable and more unpredictable," he said.
- Politically motivated violence is now, along with espionage and foreign interference, our biggest security problems, he added.
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