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And we heard that there's a curfew being announced to prevent looting. How serious is the looting situation?
And we heard that there's a curfew being announced to prevent looting. How serious is the looting situation?
We've had a lot of distraught people, but there's anger as well, isn't there?
We've had a lot of distraught people, but there's anger as well, isn't there?
That was Peter Bowes in Los Angeles. Next to Venezuela.
That was Peter Bowes in Los Angeles. Next to Venezuela.
Wearing the yellow, blue and red presidential sash, NicolΓ‘s Maduro was sworn in on Friday for a third term. The oath came six months after disputed elections, which the opposition and much of the international community say he lost. The opposition say Mr Maduro's swearing in amounts to a coup d'etat. These people expressed their concerns about the future.
Wearing the yellow, blue and red presidential sash, NicolΓ‘s Maduro was sworn in on Friday for a third term. The oath came six months after disputed elections, which the opposition and much of the international community say he lost. The opposition say Mr Maduro's swearing in amounts to a coup d'etat. These people expressed their concerns about the future.
Maduro can't go on anymore. Mr Maduro's inauguration came a day after the opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, was arrested after addressing a protest rally. She has now been released. Beginning his new term, President Maduro is defying international pressure and condemnation led by the United States, which has now increased her award, leading to his arrest.
Maduro can't go on anymore. Mr Maduro's inauguration came a day after the opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, was arrested after addressing a protest rally. She has now been released. Beginning his new term, President Maduro is defying international pressure and condemnation led by the United States, which has now increased her award, leading to his arrest.
We heard more from Guillermo Olmo of BBC Mundo.
We heard more from Guillermo Olmo of BBC Mundo.
Now, a lot of foreign dignitaries boycotted the inauguration, didn't they? Who was there?
Now, a lot of foreign dignitaries boycotted the inauguration, didn't they? Who was there?
There have been some protests, haven't there? Give us an idea of just how visible the opposition is.
There have been some protests, haven't there? Give us an idea of just how visible the opposition is.
Guillermo Olmo of BBC Mundo. In Israel, the inauguration of Donald Trump as the next US president is seen by many Israeli settlers as an opportunity to press ahead with the annexation of the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlements there have almost doubled in the past five years and are now home to more than half a million people.
Guillermo Olmo of BBC Mundo. In Israel, the inauguration of Donald Trump as the next US president is seen by many Israeli settlers as an opportunity to press ahead with the annexation of the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlements there have almost doubled in the past five years and are now home to more than half a million people.
Most countries in the World Court in The Hague see the settlement as illegal under international law. But Israel disputes this, and the country's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, greeted Donald Trump's election by saying that 2025 must be the year of sovereignty in the territory, which many Israelis refer to by its biblical name of Judea and Samaria.
Most countries in the World Court in The Hague see the settlement as illegal under international law. But Israel disputes this, and the country's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, greeted Donald Trump's election by saying that 2025 must be the year of sovereignty in the territory, which many Israelis refer to by its biblical name of Judea and Samaria.