Venezuelan opposition leader flees to Spain

委内瑞拉反对派领导人逃往西班牙

Global News Podcast

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2024-09-09

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President Nicholas Maduro's rival in the disputed Venezuelan election, Edmundo Gonzalez, has fled to Spain and claimed political asylum. Also: tips for tourists to North Korea, and the actor Kate Winslet on body image.
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  • This is the global news podcast for the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Alex Ritson and in the early hours of Monday the 9 September these are our main stories.

  • Nicolas Maduro's rival in the widely disputed presidential election flees to Spain and claims political asylum.

  • More than 700 children are caught up in an alleged rogue surgeon investigation at the world famous great Ormond street hospital.

  • South Korea's military has removed all online digital photos of its staff to prevent them falling victim to deep fake pornography.

  • Also in this podcast, I would say.

  • That it's a very cold place where it's winter nine months out of the year.

  • So if you're going to go bundle up, do not bring any bibles and be very, very careful.

  • Tips for travelers to North Korea as the secretive dictatorship prepares to open up to tourism.

  • Its been six weeks since the authorities in Venezuela declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of the presidential election.

  • Without releasing the detailed results.

  • The opposition cried foul, saying the election was rigged and that their candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez was the rightful winner.

  • He went into hiding after the election and prosecutors issued a warrant for his arrest.

  • Now hes been flown to Spain on board a spanish military plane.

  • Back in Venezuela, the attorney general, Tarek William Saabde, confirmed Mister Gonzalez's exit from the country had been allowed.

  • After careful negotiations.

  • The governments of Spain and Venezuela agreed to grant a safe.

  • Conduct to the citizen Edmundo Gonzalez so.

  • That he could leave his national territory.

  • And benefit from the asylum granted by Spain.