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Harris gains ground in polls as Trump tries to brand her a Marxist
Harris' swift emergence as the successor to President Joe Biden, 81, as the Democratic presidential candidate in the Nov. 5 election has shaken up a stagnant presidential race, with polls showing her narrowing former President Trump's advantage.
Israel seeks changes to Gaza truce plan, complicating talks
Israel says that displaced Palestinians should be screened as they return to the enclave's north when the ceasefire begins, retreating from an agreement to allow civilians who fled south to freely return home, the four sources told Reuters.
US arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and El Chapo's son in Texas
Zambada is one of the most consequential traffickers in Mexico's history and co-founded the Sinaloa Cartel with El Chapo, who was extradited to the United States in 2017 and is serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison.
Israeli forces advance in southern Gaza, tanks active in Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday he was actively engaged in bringing hostages home, is expected to meet U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Karmala Harris on Thursday.
Death toll from Ethiopia landslides could jump to 500, UN says
Heavy rains triggered a landslide burying people in the Gofa Zone of southern Ethiopia on Sunday night and a second one on Monday engulfed those engaged in rescue efforts.
Uganda police arrest more people protesting corruption
Drawing inspiration from weeks of youth-led protests in neighbouring Kenya that forced the president there to withdraw proposed tax hikes, young Ugandans began demonstrating this week against alleged graft by elected leaders.
North Korea trash balloons disrupt flights in Seoul, cause rooftop fire
A suspected balloon suspended take-offs and landings at Seoul's Gimpo Airport on Wednesday evening for two hours, an official at the Korea Airports Corporation said.
Trump shooter searched online for JFK assassination, FBI director says
Wray told the U.S. House Judiciary Committee that suspect Thomas Crooks visited the Trump rally site in Butler, Pennsylvania, twice before he clambered onto the roof of a nearby building on July 13 and fired off at least eight rounds, wounding Trump in the ear, killing one rally-goer and injuring tw...
Fifteen people killed, over 150 missing after boat capsizes off Mauritania, IOM says
The Atlantic migration route from the coast of West Africa to the Canary Islands, typically used by African migrants trying to reach Spain, is one of the world's deadliest. Summer is its busiest period.
Taylor Swift lends personal items to UK's V&A for museum 'journey'
Titled "Taylor Swift | Songbook Trail" the exhibition is made up of 13 installations dotted across the museum's many galleries.