US RECOGNIZES VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION CANDIDATE AS ELECTION WINNER

Fri 02 August 2024: The United States declared Thursday that Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez is the clear victor in the country’s presidential election. “Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the most votes in Venezuela’s July 28 presidential […]

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CALLS FOR INVESTIGATIONS INTO IRAN INTELLIGENCE FAILURES FOLLOWING HANIYEH’S ASSASSINATION IN TEHRAN

  A satellite image taken on July 25 shows no visible damage or a green tarp on the building, suggesting that the image with the visible damage was taken more recently. Credit…Maxar Technologies Fri 02 August 2024: The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital, Tehran, has sparked criticism of an intelligence gap in […]

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BIDEN, NETANYAHU DISCUSS U.S. MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS TO SUPPORT ISRAEL

Fri 02 August 2024: U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed U.S. military deployments to support Israel against various threats in a phone call Thursday. “The President discussed efforts to support Israel’s defense against threats, including against ballistic missiles and drones, to include new defensive U.S. military deployments,” the White House said in a statement. Biden reaffirmed his commitment to Israel’s […]

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ERDOĞAN, POPE FRANCIS DISCUSS CONTROVERSIAL PARIS OLYMPICS CEREMONY OVER PHONE

Fri 02 August 2024: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation with Pope Francis. During the conversation, President Erdoğan stated that the immoral displays during a segment of the Paris Olympic Games‘ opening ceremony caused public outrage. President Erdoğan said that under the guise of freedom of expression and tolerance, human dignity was trampled, and religious and moral […]

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BBC FACES SCRUTINY OVER HANDLING OF CHILD ABUSE IMAGE SCANDAL

Huw Edwards appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Fri 02 August 2024: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is facing scrutiny over its handling of the child abuse image scandal involving one of its highest-paid former presenters. Huw Edwards, a renowned BBC newsreader known for covering high-profile events such as the death and funeral of […]

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NYT REPORT SAYS HANIYEH KILLED BY BOMB HIDDEN IN TEHRAN ROOM

  A photograph circulating on Telegram and among Iranian officials on Wednesday showed a damaged building in northern Tehran.  Thu 01 August 2024:  Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by an explosive device hidden in a complex where he was known to stay as long as two months before his assassination on Wednesday, according […]

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UK TEEN CHARGED IN DEADLY SOUTHPORT KNIFE ATTACK AS FAR-RIGHT PROTESTS RAGE

Thu 01 August 2024: Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have charged a 17-year-old with murder and attempted murder following a knife attack that killed three girls and injured 10 others in Southport, northwest England. The attack occurred during a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday dance and yoga class, with the assailant targeting about two dozen children […]

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