Aug 01 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Iran’s supreme leader attends funeral of Hamas chief killed in Tehran In our news wrap Thursday, Iran's supreme leader attended the funeral for the Hamas chief killed in Tehran, the U.S. Air Force concluded that a deadly Osprey crash off the coast of Japan last year was caused by a "catastrophic… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 7:18 New book examines how autocracies are getting stronger and trying to end democracy By William Brangham, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold The historic prisoner release from Russia was thanks to the diplomatic work of a group of democracies to free over a dozen people from the autocratic regime of Vladimir Putin. Anne Applebaum's new book, "Autocracy, Inc.," examines how autocracies are… Continue watching
Aug 01 Who’s included in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West? By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press They include journalists, veteran political activists and those simply opposed to the war in Ukraine. Among the Russians jailed in the West were alleged sleeper agents who lived double lives. On Thursday, they walked free – part of the largest East-West… Continue reading
Aug 01 Simone Biles holds off Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade to win all-around gold in women’s gymnastics By Will Graves, Associated Press Simone Biles edged Brazil's Rebeca Andrade during a tense Olympic all-around final on Thursday… Continue reading
Aug 01 From shark watches to stray boats to bacteria, Olympic triathlon dilemmas not new By Pat Graham, Associated Press There was a shark watch at the first Olympic triathlon in 2000. There have also been boats in the way and major bacteria concerns at two of the last three events. Continue reading
Aug 01 After 3 days of searching mud and debris, hopes of finding landslide survivors wane in India By Rishi Lekhi, Rafiq Maqbool, Associated Press Hopes of finding missing people alive are waning as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day after landslides in southern India. Continue reading
Aug 01 British leader announces policing plan after violent ‘far-right’ clashes By Jill Lawless, Brian Melley, Associated Press The announcement came after police were pelted with bottles in several cities by what Starmer called "marauding mobs" who apparently were reacting to a horrific stabbing Monday at a children's dance class that killed three and wounded 10. Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Biden addresses U.S.-Russia prisoner swap freeing WSJ journalist Gershkovich and others By Associated Press The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal. Continue reading
Aug 01 Russia frees Gershkovich and Whelan, part of biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history By Eric Tucker, Dasha Litvinova, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The trade followed years of secretive back-channel negotiations despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since the Cold War after Russian President Vladimir Putin's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Aug 01 Israel says it killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing in a July strike in Gaza By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The rapid events this week have left U.S., Egyptian and Qatari mediators scrambling to salvage talks for a cease-fire deal in Gaza. Continue reading