We start the day's other headlines with a fast-moving and uncertain situation in Venezuela.

Aides to opposition leader Maria Corino Machado say she was arrested today

while leaving an anti-government protest in the capital of Caracas.

Machado had emerged from months of hiding to address supporters. It was part of a last-ditch effort

to stop the swearing in of President Nicolas Maduro for a third six-year term scheduled

for tomorrow. Chaotic scenes followed, with Machado escorted through a crowd wearing a helmet.

Her aides say she was then detained, but government officials deny

this. A video later emerged of her saying she is safe, though her supporters say the video

was coerced. This afternoon, the White House said it condemns any attempts by Maduro's government

to intimidate the opposition. Turning now to the Middle East, Lebanon's parliament elected a new president today,

filling a post that's been vacant for more than two years.

Lawmakers erupted in applause after Army commander Joseph Aoun

won the majority of votes after 13 prior attempts to select

a leader. Aoun was widely seen as the preferred choice of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

Experts say that Lebanon will need international assistance as it seeks to rebuild after

14 months of fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group, Chesbola.

Addressing Parliament today, Aoun said his win marks a new phase in Lebanon's history.

My pledge is to exercise my role as commander-in-chief, to invest in the army, control our borders, fight terrorism, respect the truce with Israel

and prevent Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory.

The next government will be tasked with implementing the ceasefire agreement that ended

the Israel-Hazbullah war, and it faces an economic crisis that's gripped the nation for

the past six years.

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