News of the day from around the globe, June 22

1 Venezuela abuses: Government security forces carry out unjustified killings without any apparent consequences as the rule of law in Venezuela quickly vanishes, a United Nations report charged Friday. The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Venezuelan officers accused in some 500 questionable killings appear to be evading charges. That is a sign that checks and balances have been chiseled away, leaving state authorities unaccountable, said Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the high commissioner. “The impunity must end,” Zeid said in the report. Venezuela is in the grips of a crisis marked by food and medicine shortages and soaring inflation that has driven thousands to flee the country.