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Maduro rejects charge of vote rigging in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has denied that the vote for a powerful new assembly was rigged, calling the accusation a "reaction by the international enemy". Mr Maduro faces mounting accusations of trampling on democracy in Venezuela with Sunday's controversial election for an all-powerful Constituent Assembly. IHA is operational in Caracas.

Iraqi Kurds hope to reactivate parliament within two weeks

Senior assistant to President Masoud Barzani, Hemin Hawrami, on Sunday said that they hope that the Kurdish Regional Government’s (KRG) parliament will meet again on August 15, and that all preparations for holding a Kurdish independence referendum on 25 September will be completed. IHA is operational in Erbil.

Attack on a NATO convoy in Kandahar

The U.S. military in Afghanistan says that four American troops were wounded in the same suicide bombing near the city of Kandahar the previous day that killed two U.S. service members. IHA is operational in Kabul.

War in Yemen.

Saudi warplanes hit Saada. The US-backed Saudi fighter jets launched two strikes on Razah district of Saada province overnight, a local official told Saba on Saturday.The strikes hit the main road in Burkan area, causing heavy damage to infrastructure, the official added. IHA is operational in Sanaa, Jeddah and Riyadh