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US reopens embassy in Venezuela

The US has reopened its embassy in Venezuela, several media outlets report.

The US State Department describes it as a “new chapter” in diplomatic relations between the countries, writes Reuters.

The embassy has been closed for seven years since Donald Trump’s first term, reports AP.

The reopening comes in the wake of the military raid earlier this year, which resulted in the abduction of former President Nicolás Maduro by US soldiers. Since then, the country has been led by an interim government under Maduro’s former vice president, Delcy Rodríguez.

“The resumption of operations at the US Embassy in Caracas is an important milestone in the implementation of the President’s three-step plan for Venezuela and will strengthen our ability to work directly with the country’s interim government,” the State Department writes.

Political situation in Israel
Israel adopts law on death penalty for Palestinians

Israel has voted through a new law that means that the death penalty will become the standard for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, several media outlets report.

The law is not explicitly aimed at Palestinians who commit deadly violence alone, but the wording means that it does not in practice apply to anyone else. It states that the death penalty should be imposed on a perpetrator who kills someone “with the aim of denying the existence of the State of Israel,” writes Haaretz.

According to Reuters, the law was a key election promise from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies.

On Sunday, Britain, France, Germany and Italy issued a joint statement expressing “deep concern” about the law, writes AFP.

The Council of Europe’s human rights body also criticized it on Sunday.

“We are particularly concerned about the de facto discriminatory nature of the bill,” the council wrote in a statement.

Middle East crisis Israel-Hezbollah
Three UN soldiers killed in southern Lebanon in one day

Three soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Unifil, have been killed in the past 24 hours. AFP reports.

According to Unifil, two soldiers were killed when they were traveling in a vehicle near the border with Israel and an explosion occurred. Two more soldiers were injured, one of them seriously.

Yesterday, another soldier was killed and three others were injured when a projectile hit a Unifil post.

No one has been identified as responsible for the attacks, but Unifil states that an investigation has been launched. France has announced that it wants to convene the UN Security Council due to the events.

Plane crash at La Guardia
Air Canada CEO resigns after criticized choice of language

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will resign from his post later this year. This comes after heavy criticism for expressing his condolences to the victims of the New York plane crash only in English, reports the AP.

The condolences were made in a video message with French subtitles.

Rousseau's statement also drew criticism from Prime Minister Mark Carney, who said his video message showed a lack of judgment and empathy.

Air Canada is based in French-speaking Quebec, and several representatives in the province called on Rousseau to resign after the statement.

Two pilots died in the accident, one of whom was from Quebec and French-speaking.