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BBC news with Marian Marshall.

A jury has found the notorious Mexican drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, guilty on all 10 counts at his drug-trafficking trial in New York. The unanimous decision means the 61-year-old faces a mandatory life sentence. Guzman, once among the world’s richest men, ran the Sinaloa drug cartel, one of the biggest suppliers of drugs for the United States.

Tens of thousands of supporters of the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have rallied in the center of the capital Caracas. Many are carrying placards, demanding President Nicolas Madura stand down. Others are chanting slogans in support of Mr. Guaido.

The Italian parliament has called on Venezuela to hold new presidential elections to replace what it called the illegitimate ones last May that re-elected President Nicolas Madura. Italy is one of the few European countries not to back Mr. Guaido as Interim President.

15 people have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo in connection with Common Law clashes in December. United Nations says the violence left almost 900 people dead.

Russian parliament has passed draft legislation that will give the state tighter control of the internet to defend it from foreign meddling. The bill seeks to route Russian web traffic through points controlled by state authorities.

The former Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia has begun using its new name of North Macedonia, ending three decades of dispute with its southern neighbor Greece. It confirmed the name change in the official gazette. Until the United Nations is formally notified of the change, the new name will be for domestic use only.

The European Union has signed a new multi-million dollar agreement with Morocco that will allow EU vessels fishing rights off the coast of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. But it has angered the territory’s independence movement, and has been rejected by the Saharan residents.

BBC news.