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Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei vows revenge against Israel over killing of Hamas’ political chief
By Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday vowed revenge on Israel over the killing of Hamas’ political chief. Khamenei said Israel “prepared a harsh punishment for itself” after Ismail Haniyeh was killed in a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Tehran. “We consider his revenge as our duty,” Khamenei said in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Critic of Arizona’s elections operations unseats incumbent election official in GOP primary
By Jacques Billeaud, Gabriel Sandoval And Sejal Govindarao, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – State Rep. Justin Heap, a critic of Arizona’s voting operations in 2020 and 2022 has unseated Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in the Republican primary. Elsewhere, Primary Election Day in Arizona without many of the top races being decided. Ballot counting will continue Wednesday. Former Phoenix television news anchor and gubernatorial candidate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sudan’s military says its top commander survived a drone strike that killed 5 at an army ceremony
By The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
CAIRO (AP) – Sudan’s military said its top commander, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, survived a drone attack on a military graduation ceremony that killed five people in the country’s east. The military said in a statement that the attack by two drones took place in Gebeit, a town in eastern Sudan, after the ceremony was concluded. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is killed in Iran by an alleged Israeli strike, threatening escalation
By Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the conflict even as the U.S. and other nations were scrambling to prevent an all-out regional war. There was no immediate comment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s president condemns the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran
By Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday. He said in a post on the X platform that his country will defend its territorial integrity and make those responsible regret their actions. Hamas has blamed Israel, which has declined to comment. THIS IS A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
By Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
GENEVA (AP) – The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks have faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, the release of dogs, and other forms of torture and mistreatment. The report on detention says Israel’s prison service held more than 9,400 “security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN report says Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities faced torture and mistreatment
By The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
GENEVA (AP) – The U.N. human rights office has issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks in Gaza have faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks and other torture and mistreatment. The report on detention in the wake of the deadly Hamas-led militant attacks and hostage-takings in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hezbollah searching for the body of commander targeted in Israeli strike in Beirut
By Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Wednesday they were still searching for the body of a top commander targeted in an Israeli strike in Beirut. The Iran-backed group’s first comment after the strike targeting Fouad Shukur came hours after his death Tuesday and followed an overnight strike in Tehran that killed Hamas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kari Lake wins GOP primary for closely watched Arizona Senate race, will face Gallego in November
By Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Kari Lake won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona on Tuesday, setting up a fierce battle against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego for a seat that could be crucial to deciding Senate control. In Maricopa County, which includes metro Phoenix and 60% of Arizona’s voters, Republicans also were choosing between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas says its leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran by an Israeli airstrike
By Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran after attending the inauguration of the country’s new president, Iran and the militant group said early Wednesday. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike for the death of the head of the Palestinian militant group’s political bureau. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it was investigating the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC poll
By Seung Min Kim And Linley Sanders, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups, including some key Democratic constituencies that had been especially tepid about President Joe Biden, a new poll shows. About 8 in 10 Democrats say they would ... Read More »
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