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PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 22: A detailed view of a rugby sevens ball before the 2024 Olympic Games at Olympic Village Plaza on July 22, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

July 26, 2024 1:08 PM

Why some events started before the Opening Ceremony of Paris 2024 Olympics?

By: Aditya Ahuja The Paris 2024 Olympics are officially scheduled to begin today, July 26, with an elaborate opening ceremony along the Seine River in France. However, the Games 'unofficially' kicked off on July 24 with football and rugby sevens com...

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands before the start of a meeting in the Vice President's ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on July 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. Netanyahu’s visit occurs as the Israel-Hamas war reaches nearly ten months. In addition to meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Netanyahu also met with U.S. President Joe BIden and families of American Hostages held by Hamas. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

July 26, 2024 12:08 PM

I will not be silent: Harris pushes Netanyahu to ease suffering in Gaza

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to help reach a Gaza ceasefire deal that would ease the suffering of Palestinian civilians, striking a tougher tone than President Joe Biden. "It is t...

July 25, 2024 7:07 PM

Nicolas Maduro runs for a third presidential term in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in power since 2013 and running for a third term on July 28, is confident he is still the right man to lead the OPEC country that has been governed by the socialists for a quarter of a century. "Come rain, shine ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. The president addressed reasons for abruptly ending his run for a second term after initially rejecting calls from some top Democrats to do so, and outlined what he hopes to accomplish in his remaining months in office. (Photo by Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

July 25, 2024 1:59 PM

Best way to unite our nation: Joe Biden explains decision to pull out of presidential race

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said abandoning his reelection campaign and endorsing his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic candidate was the best way to unite the country and save democracy, despite his ambition to win a second term....

30 April 2024, Saxony, Weißkeißel: A NATO flag flies in the wind during the "National Guardian 2024" exercise as part of the "Quadriga" series of Bundeswehr exercises at the Oberlausitz military training area. During the Bundeswehr exercise "National Guardian", homeland security forces throughout Germany are practising their core mission of protecting and securing infrastructure that is vital to the country's defense. Reserve service members from the Homeland Security Company from Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia are taking part in today's exercise. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa (Photo by Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images)

July 25, 2024 10:30 AM

NATO finds gaping holes in defences of Europe

The war in Ukraine and the looming U.S. presidential election dominated a NATO summit in Washington this month but, away from the public stage, the alliance's military planners have been focused on assessing the enormous cost of fixing Europe's creak...

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN - JULY 17: US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a moderated conversation with former Trump administration national security official Olivia Troye and former Republican voter Amanda Stratton on July 17, 2024 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Harris' visit, following the attempted assassination of former President Trump, makes this her fourth trip to Michigan this year and seventh visit since taking office. (Photo by Chris duMond/Getty Images)

July 23, 2024 11:03 AM

Tougher tone on Israel, steady on NATO: how a Harris foreign policy could look

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to stick largely to Joe Biden's foreign policy playbook on key issues such as Ukraine, China and Iran but could strike a tougher tone with Israel over the Gaza war if she replaces the president at the top of t...

Newly appointed Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli looks on during his oath of office administration at the presidential building "Shital Niwas" in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2024. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

July 22, 2024 3:29 PM

Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli secures trust vote with two-thirds majority

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has secured a vote of confidence with a two-thirds majority from the House of Representatives (HoR). A total of 188 out of 263 members of the House of Representatives (HoR) present in the meeting voted for the proposal o...

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