World Jul 22 Brazil’s Lula ‘frightened’ by Maduro’s talk of a bloodbath after Venezuela’s election By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press
World Jul 22 Israeli military orders evacuation of humanitarian zone in Gaza Gaza's Health Ministry says new Israeli airstrikes have sent the death toll in the war to over 39,000 Palestinians. By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press
World Jul 22 U.S.-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, court records show in Russia Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir service, was convicted of “spreading false information” about the military, according to the website of the Supreme Court of Tatarstan. By Associated Press
World Jul 21 How Biden’s withdrawal affects foreign policy challenges as the world watches the U.S. election The scope of foreign policy challenges facing the next U.S. president makes clear how consequential what happens in Washington is for the rest of the planet. Here's a look at some of them. By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press
World Jul 21 Biden and Netanyahu will still meet during Israeli prime minister’s U.S. visit, source says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. By Tia Goldenberg, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Jul 21 Zelenskyy: Ukraine ‘will always be thankful’ for Biden’s leadership By Associated Press “We respect today’s tough but strong decision,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on the social platform X. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 1:49 News Wrap: Secret Service admits it denied past Trump campaign requests for more security In our news wrap Sunday, the Secret Service acknowledged it had turned down requests from Trump’s detail for extra federal resources over the past two years, Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, and… Continue watching
Jul 21 Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after carrying out airstrikes on Houthi rebels By Josef Federman, Michael Wakin, Associated Press The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early Sunday, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the Arabian Peninsula country. Continue reading
Jul 21 Bangladesh’s top court lowers government jobs quota in response to deadly unrest By Julhas Alam, Al Emrun Garjon, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an end to a quota that reserved 30 percent of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971. Ruling on an appeal, the… Continue reading
Jul 21 Chinese, Philippine diplomats reach agreement aiming to end clashes at South China Sea shoal By Jim Gomez, Associated Press China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday. Continue reading