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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is assassinated in Tehran
By Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday, and Hamas blamed Israel for the attack. Israel has vowed to kill Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over the group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and saw some 250 others taken hostage. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kari Lake wins GOP nomination for US Senate in Arizona, 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. Lake defeated Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who had contended that he was more electable and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carter Center unable to verify Venezuela election results, blasts officials for lack of transparency
By Joshua Goodman, Gisela Salomon And Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – The Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela’s presidential election, blaming authorities for a “complete lack of transparency” in declaring Nicolas Maduro the winner without providing any individual polling tallies. The statement Tuesday night by the Atlanta-based group is perhaps the harshest rebuke yet of Venezuela’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran
By The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran. The statement gave no details on how Haniyeh was killed. State TV reported on his death early Wednesday... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s state TV is reporting that the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran.
By The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s state TV reported early Wednesday that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 151 in landslides in southern India
By The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said. The multiple landslides occurred after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages. Another 186 people were injured by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuela ramps up attacks on opposition as calls grow for transparency on disputed election
By Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan government leaders ratcheted up their attacks on their opponents Tuesday, with some suggesting the opposition’s most influential leader and a presidential candidate be arrested, as foreign countries including key ally Brazil and the U.S. decried a lack of transparency over the disputed presidential election. A day after President Nicolás Maduro ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri man is free from prison after a judge overturned his 1991 conviction, despite AG’s efforts
By Jim Salter And Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general’s efforts to keep him there. Christopher Dunn, 52, was driven by van from the state prison in Licking, Missouri, to St. Louis, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden and Lula urge Venezuelan authorities to release detailed presidential election voting data
By Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called on Venezuela’s government to release detailed voting data from the presidential election. Electoral authorities have said President Nicolás Maduro won, but the opposition says their candidate, Edmundo González, secured more than twice as many votes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel carries out rare strike on Beirut that it says killed Hezbollah commander
By Bassem Mroue And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Israel on Tuesday carried out a rare strike on Beirut, which it said killed the Hezbollah commander who was allegedly behind a weekend rocket attack that killed 12 young people in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. At least three other people were killed. Hezbollah did not immediately confirm the commander’s death. The Israeli ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police clash with an unruly crowd gathered near the site of UK stabbing attack that killed 3 girls
By Jill Lawless And Brian Melley, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Police clashed with an unruly crowd of far-right protesters outside a mosque Tuesday in northwest England near where three girls were stabbed to death in a dance class as a people, some in masks, hurled bottles and stones at officers, Merseyside police said. The violence erupted shortly after a peaceful vigil was ... Read More »
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