Jul 31 Watch 6:35 Sen. Shaheen on why more Dems voted to block weapons to Israel: ‘Things need to change’ By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura A late-night congressional vote fell short of the number needed to block weapons sales to Israel. But in a dramatic shift, more than half of Democrats supported the measure, reaching its highest level of support to date. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 11:45 Ex-CIA analyst challenges Trump’s attempt to discredit Russian election interference probe By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The Trump administration is trying to discredit the intelligence assessment that concluded Russian President Putin ordered a campaign to interfere in the 2016 election with the intent of helping elect Trump. Contrary to almost all intelligence findings, Trump and his… Continue watching
Jul 31 European Union expects 15% U.S. tariffs on Friday, but key document still not complete By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Commission says it presumes the United States will impose a 15% tariff on most EU exports from Friday. Continue reading
Jul 31 Russia’s ‘land of fire and ice’ largely spared by earthquake and tsunami By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, but causing only a few injuries. Continue reading
Jul 31 Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan and nearly 200 supporters sentenced over 2023 riots By Associated Press A court in eastern Pakistan has sentenced an opposition leader and nearly 200 supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 10 years in prison. Continue reading
Jul 31 Vatican solar farm will make it the world’s first carbon-neutral state By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) plot of land north of Rome into a vast solar farm that will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City. Continue reading
Jul 31 Lithuania’s prime minister steps down after investigations into his business dealings By Liudas Dapkus, Associated Press Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has stepped down following investigations into his business dealings. Continue reading
Jul 31 Russian missile and drone attack hits Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing 9 people and wounding 124 By Samya Kullab, Associated Press A Kyiv official said Thursday that at least 124 other people were wounded in the attacks. Continue reading
Jul 31 Ukraine’s Parliament approves law restoring independence of anti-graft watchdogs following backlash By Illia Novikov, Associated Press The move on Thursday reversed his contentious move last week that curbed their power and brought an outcry. Continue reading
Jul 31 Witkoff, Huckabee will inspect Gaza food distribution amid rising death toll of Palestinians seeking aid By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The White House says envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee will inspect food distribution in Gaza on Friday. Continue reading