1. Protests spread around Venezuela and police fired tear gas in the capital as the opposition said it had voting-tally proof it won a weekend election awarded to long-ruling socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

2. The US is leading a diplomatic dash to deter Israel from striking Lebanon's capital Beirut or major civil infrastructure.

3. The US Senate is expected to pass major online child safety reforms.

4. Russia's navy began planned exercises involving most of its fleet in the Arctic and Pacific oceans as well and the Baltic and Caspian seas.

5. Landslides swept through tea estates in southern India's Kerala state, killing over 50 people.

6. Tesla is recalling over 1.8 million vehiclesin the US due to risk of software failure to detect unlatched hood.

7. Meta said it will roll out a new tool called AI Studio that will allow users to create, share and design personalized AI chatbots.