Maduro Clings to Power in Venezuela

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict While reports are circulating that Israel is claiming to have forced the collapse of the Hamas brigade in Rafah, it remains unclear if the brigade has been defeated or has simply dispersed under the Israeli barrage.  On the ever-expanding Russian-Ukrainian frontline, Ukraine continued its incursion into the Russian region of Kursk, while Moscow focused its revenge on eastern Ukraine, both barraging the other's energy infrastructure. Ukraine has set multiple Russian oil depots on fire and Russia has left…