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The Kremlin says India’s Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9, hold talks with Putin
By The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – The Kremlin on Thursday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9 and hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The visit was first announced by the Russian officials last month, but the dates have not been previously disclosed. Russia has had strong ties with India since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel weighs Hamas’ latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived
By Tia Goldenberg And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel’s Cabinet was set to convene Thursday to discuss Hamas’ latest response to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza, as diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the nine-month war stirred back to life after a weekslong hiatus. Fighting, meanwhile, intensified between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, with the militant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war surges past 38,000, Gaza Health Ministry says
By Tia Goldenberg And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that the Palestinian death toll from nearly nine months of war has surged past 38,000. The ministry said that in the last 24 hours, the bodies of 58 people had been brought to hospitals, bringing the overall death toll to 38,011. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France’s government spokesperson is attacked on the campaign trail, days before decisive election
By The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – Just days before a high-stakes legislative election, French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot was attacked on the campaign trail, officials said Thursday. Thevenot, a candidate for the Macron-led centrist alliance Ensemble, her deputy and a party activist were putting up electoral posters near Paris on Wednesday night ahead of the July 7 legislative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander
By Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – The Lebanese Hezbollah group says it has launched over 200 rockets at several military bases in Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed one of its senior commanders. The attack by the Iran-backed militant group on Thursday was one of the largest in the monthslong conflict along the Lebanon-Israel border, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour is hopeful and Conservatives morose as voters deliver their verdict on UK’s election day
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British voters are picking a new government Thursday in a parliamentary election that is widely expected to bring the Labour Party to power against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions and a fraying social fabric. A jaded electorate is delivering its verdict on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour is hopeful and Conservatives morose before voters deliver their verdict on UK’s election day
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British voters are picking a new government Thursday, voting in a parliamentary election that is widely expected to bring the Labour Party to power against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions and a fraying social fabric. A jaded electorate is delivering its verdict on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democratic governors say they are standing behind Biden amid questions abouthis shaky debate
By Seung Min Kim, Will Weissert And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A group of Democratic governors say they are standing behind President Joe Biden amid increasing calls from some in their party for him to leave the presidential race. Biden met for more than an hour at the White House in person and virtually with more than 20 governors from his party. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!California man convicted of murder in 2018 stabbing death of gay University of Pennsylvania student
By Jamie Ding And Amy Taxin, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – A California man has been convicted of murder in the killing of a gay University of Pennsylvania student in a 2018 stabbing. Samuel Woodward, 26, was found guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of Blaze Bernstein. Bernstein, a gay, Jewish college sophomore, was home visiting his family in Southern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense for Bob Menendez rests without New Jersey senator testifying
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The defense for Sen. Bob Menendez rested Wednesday without the New Jersey Democrat testifying at his New York bribery trial. Lawyers for Menendez called several witnesses over two days in an effort to counter seven weeks of testimony and hundreds of exhibits and communications introduced by Manhattan federal prosecutors. Menendez, 70, ... Read More »
1 responseBiden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill
By Seung Min Kim And Will Weissert, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A defiant President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness. But in an ominous sign for the president, a leading ally publicly suggested a way that the party might choose someone else. ... Read More »
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