Latin America

Ten months after the US removed Nicolás Maduro, the interim president is announcing elections, replacing her foreign minister and banning arrests without warrants. The opposition, emboldened by the return of María Corina Machado, is demanding a date.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the runoff with 51.79 percent of the vote. The defeated right-wing candidate does not recognize the result, and the new Congress will be controlled by the opposition.

Washington is working out a legal framework for military cooperation with the interim government in Caracas. At least 23 people, reportedly including civilians, were killed in a joint operation against a Colombian guerrilla group near the border.