Aug 02 UK government warns of tough response to far-right protests as police prepare for more unrest By Brian Melley, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Several suspects arrested in violent protests that erupted after the fatal stabbing of three children in northwest England are due in court as officials brace for more clashes over the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 02 Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters as post-election tensions escalate By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, E. Eduardo Castillo, María Verza, Associated Press A half dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the latest escalation of violence against opponents of Nicolas Maduro following the country's disputed presidential election. Continue reading
Aug 02 Who is Olympian Imane Khelif? An Algerian woman boxer is facing gender backlash By Greg Beacham, Associated Press Khelif was assigned female at birth, but was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing unspecified and untransparent eligibility tests for women's competition from the now-banned International Boxing Association. Continue reading
Aug 02 Mourners hold funeral for slain Hamas leader Haniyeh as worries of regional war mount after killings By Associated Press The assassinations of Haniyeh and other top leaders of Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah mark a victory for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as Israeli forces continue to operate in Gaza. Continue reading
Aug 01 U.S. recognizes Venezuela’s opposition candidate as winner of disputed presidential election By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, E. Eduardo Castillo, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The U.S. government on Thursday recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the South American country's presidential election, discrediting the results announced by electoral authorities who declared President Nicolás Maduro the victor. Continue reading
Aug 01 Photos and takeaways from Paris Olympics Day 6 By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press Simone Biles dazzles once again, Canada's teenage swimming sensation Summer McIntosh sets an Olympic record and China's Zheng Qinwen defeats top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland in a surprise tennis upset. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 5:40 Gershkovich among 3 Americans freed in historic prisoner swap with Russia By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The waiting, the worrying and the dreadful wondering are over for three Americans jailed in Russia and their families. Journalists Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan are free after an extraordinary prisoner swap deal struck among… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 4:25 Biden administration says prisoner exchange took years of complex negotiations with Russia By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Three Americans who were held in Russia are free after a prisoner swap between the United States, its allies and Russia. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jon Finer, President Biden's Deputy National Security Adviser. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 5:10 Former State Department official analyzes implications of U.S.-Russia prisoner trade By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn High-profile Americans held in Russia were released as part of the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. Nick Schifrin discussed the larger implications of the exchange with Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 5:30 Sister of American not part of Russian prisoner swap: ‘We don’t have the celebrity status’ By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi One American not released in the prisoner swap with Russia is teacher Marc Fogel, who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony in 2022. He was arrested in 2021 at a Moscow airport for carrying medically prescribed… Continue watching