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Hezbollah confirms that a top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut
By Bassem Mroue And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has confirmed that Israel killed a top commander after a rare strike in Beirut on Tuesday. The Iran-backed group said earlier that Fouad Shukur was in the building during the attack, and they were searching for him in the rubble to determine his fate. Hezbollah’s announcement comes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu warns of ‘heavy price’ against aggression but doesn’t mention killing of Hamas leader
By Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “will exact a heavy price from any aggression against us on any front.” It was his first public statement since the killing of Hamas’ top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in an airstrike in Tehran. Netanyahu did not mention the killing. Both Hamas and Iran quickly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds arrest ex-US Green Beret in connection to failed 2020 raid of Venezuela to remove Maduro
By Joshua Goodman, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – A former U.S. Green Beret who organized a failed crossborder raid in 2020 to remove President Nicolas Maduro has been arrested in New York. An unsealed federal indictment out of Tampa, Florida, accuses Jordan Goudreau and a Venezuelan partner, Yacsy Alvarez, of violating U.S. arms control laws when they allegedly assembled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defenses against Russia, a US official tells AP
By Tara Copp, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. official confirmed to the Associated Press. Ukraine has been pushing its Western allies for F-16s for Ukraine for months, saying they were critically needed to fight back against the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Governor calls on flood-weary Vermonters to ‘stick together’ with more thunderstorms on the horizon
By Lisa Rathke, Nick Perry, David Sharp And Kathy Mccormack, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
LYNDON, Vt. (AP) – Vermont’s governor said Wednesday that the latest storm to the hit the state was “much worse than a punch or a kick,” and he called on residents to “stick together” amid reports that more bad weather is on its way. Thunderstorms brought another round of heavy flooding Tuesday that caved in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas’ top political leader is killed in Iran in strike that risks triggering all-out regional war
By Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Hamas’ top political leader was killed Wednesday by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risked escalating into an all-out regional war. Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge against Israel. Israel, which kept silent about the strike, had pledged to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas’ top political leader is killed in Iran by an alleged Israeli strike, threatening escalation
By Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Hamas’ top political leader was killed Wednesday by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risked escalating into an all-out regional war. Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge against Israel. Israel, which kept silent about the strike, had pledged to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
By Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s death penalty, which now includes a firing squad as well as lethal injection and the electric chair, is legal. All five justices agreed with at least part of the ruling, opening the door to restart executions in a state that hasn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colombian President Petro calls on Venezuela’s Maduro to release detailed vote counts from election
By The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday called on his close ally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, to release detailed vote counts of the weekend election in which electoral authorities declared him the winner. Petro’s comments followed harsh criticism from the international community of Maduro and his ruling party-loyal National Electoral Council, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colombian president calls on Venezuela’s Maduro to release detailed vote counts from election
By The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday called on his close ally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, to release detailed vote counts of the weekend election in which electoral authorities declared him the winner. Petro’s comments followed harsh criticism from the international community of Maduro and his ruling party-loyal National Electoral Council, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local storm disrupts high-speed trains from Paris, leaving travelers stranded during Olympics
By The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
PARIS (AP) – A local storm Wednesday interrupted all high-speed train traffic connecting Paris to the southeast of the country as well as Switzerland in both directions, France’s rail company said, leaving thousands of travelers stranded amid the Olympics and departures for summer vacation. The SNCF said all the fast trains leaving from and arriving ... Read More »
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