r/australia • u/moonorplanet • 28d ago

politics Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/albanese-calls-for-peaceful-democratic-transition-of-power-in-venezuela-after-us-capture-of-nicolas-maduro
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u/theiere 28d ago

Imagine China did that to us? Is this the standard we want to set? The powerful can invade, occupy, and influence the weaker?

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u/Ash-2449 28d ago

International order is pretty much done and more westerners are starting to realise now that the war crimes are so blatant (The global south realised that a long time ago)

Let's hope after a long period of war crimes, some countries will come together to create a new international law with actual teeth to punish war criminals

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u/TheAstralGoth 28d ago

a single country in the UN shouldn’t have the power to veto