Venezuela's Guaidó accused of coup attempt by government
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48103858
Venezuelan authorities say they are putting down a small coup attempt after opposition leader Juan Guaidó announced he was in the "final phase" of ending President Nicolás Maduro's rule.
>He appeared in a video with uniformed men, saying he had military support.
>Mr Guaidó, who declared himself interim president in January, called for more members of the military to help him end Mr Maduro's "usurpation" of power.
>But military leaders appeared to be standing behind Mr Maduro.
No change in Japan's opposition to Israel's annexation of Golan Heights, says Suga
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/03/26/national/politics-diplomacy/no-change-japans-position-israels-annexation-golan-heights-says-suga/#.XMdzjKTTWUk
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed proclamation regarding the Golan Heights, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday. | AFP-JIJI
>Japan does not recognize the annexation of the Golan Heights by Israel and there is no change in this position, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
>Suga made the remark at a news conference after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday officially recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, located in southwestern Syria.
>“We will keep a close eye on the future course of the matter, with interest,” Suga said.
State of the Nation report: Inequality in UK 'entrenched'
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