内容摘要：The EU - and others, such as Japan and Australia - might now judge it would be more prudent to wait to see what happens to the White House's appeal against the trade court ruling before making any trade concessions to the US to secure a deal.

The EU - and others, such as Japan and Australia - might now judge it would be more prudent to wait to see what happens to the White House's appeal against the trade court ruling before making any trade concessions to the US to secure a deal.

According to the CNE, the ruling coalition also won 82.68% of the votes cast for the National Assembly, Venezuela's legislative body.The main opposition parties called the elections a "farce". Opposition leader, María Corina Machado, said turnout had been below 15%.

"More than 85% of Venezuelans did not obey this regime and said 'no'," Machado said about those who abstained.Independent journalists who visited polling stations throughout the day said that they saw no queues and fewer people turning out than for the presidential election last July.The CNE meanwhile put the turn-out at 42.6%.

The opposition has long questioned the independence of the CNE, which is led by Elvis Amoroso, a former legal counsel to President Maduro.The CNE came in for widespread international criticism in last year when it declared Mr Maduro the winner of the presidential election without ever providing the detailed voting tallies to back up their claim.

Venezuela's opposition, meanwhile, published voting tallies it had gathered with the help of official election observers which showed that its candidate, Edmundo González, was the overwhelming winner.

Amid the wave of repression and arrests which followed the presidential election, González went into exile to Spain.Top priorities for improvement included the cost of living, hospital waiting lists and housing.

Guernsey residents said they were mainly concerned about housing, with 80% saying it was important, as well as the economy.Top priorities for improvement were affordable housing, the cost of living and infrastructure.

More than 70% of islanders rated their quality of life as being 6 or higher out of 10 and most believed their lives were better in the islands than in the UK.A selection of news photographs from around the world.