World in brief: March 26, 2024
VENEZUELA: The main opposition coalition complained early today that electoral authorities didn’t let it register its presidential candidate as the deadline ended.
The candidate, Corina Yoris, could not be registered by midnight on Monday, which was the time limit for registering for the election set for July 28, said Omar Barboza, representative of the US-sponsored Unitary Platform coalition.
PAKISTAN: A suicide bomber in north-west Pakistan rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle today, killing five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, police and government officials said.
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