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Hamas leader killed, Harris polling lead and Turkey dog law

Hamas says top political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran, two Al Jazeera journalists are reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary is jailed for life in the UK on terrorism offenses, analysts suggest that Russia has launched a summer offensive in Ukraine, a new poll shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump by one point, while X suspends then reinstates a pro-Harris account, US intelligence warns about potential foreign meddling in the US election, the US Senate passes online child safety reforms, a report states that over 900 children died in US boarding schools between 1819-1969, and Turkey passes a controversial law to keep stray dogs off the streets.
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Israel strikes Beirut, record $35T US debt and slumping McDonald’s sales

At least six are killed amid protests over Venezuela’s election, Israel targets a Hezbollah commander in a strike on Beirut, the US approves $1.7B in military aid for Ukraine, Ukraine claims responsibility for an ambush on Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali, the US national debt reaches $35T for the first time ever, Meta agrees to pay a record $1.4M to settle a facial recognition suit with Texas, a UK court upholds a ban on puberty blockers, wind and solar power surpass fossil fuels in the EU, multiple landslides in India leave over 120 dead, and McDonald's global sales drop for the first time since 2020.
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Maduro re-election, Israel-Hezbollah tensions and proposed SCOTUS overhaul

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro wins his third presidential term, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah flare following a Golan Heights attack, Vladimir Putin vows 'mirror measures' if nuclear-capable US missiles are placed in Germany, Joe Biden calls for sweeping reforms to the US Supreme Court, Trump is criticized for saying Christians won’t have to vote again, Human Rights Watch says warring parties are committing 'widespread sexual violence' in Sudan, the US plans to overhaul its military command in Japan, two children are killed in a UK stabbing attack, right-wing activist Tommy Robinson is arrested in the UK, France is probing death threats against Israeli Olympic athletes, and Apple will reportedly delay the launch of AI features in iOS.
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France rail sabotage, Harris-Netanyahu meeting and GameStop short-seller charges

France responds to reported “coordinated” arson attacks on rail lines as the Olympics begin, Kamala Harris and Benjamin Netanyahu hold a key meeting — with both sides commenting, The UK drops an objection to an ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu, The Philippines rushes to contain an oil spill after a tanker capsizes, The US and its allies allege that North Korea is trying to steal military secrets, Barack and Michelle Obama formally endorse Harris, Rubert Murdoch is in a family dispute to keep a conservative editorial stance across his media holdings, The FBI arrests a Mexican Drug Lord, El Chapo's Son, in Texas, OpenAI launches a new search engine, and a GameStop short-seller is charged by the US Dept. of Justice over $16M in alleged fraud.
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Harris impeachment resolution, US COVID settlement and genetically modified flies

Biden makes his first address since quitting the presidential race, the GOP files an impeachment resolution against Kamala Harris, Sudan’s paramilitary chief agrees to attend US-mediated cease-fire talks, gang violence kills at least 26 in Papua New Guinea, the US Navy settles a lawsuit with sailors who denied the COVID vaccine, US senators subpoena the CEO of Steward Health over its hospitals’ bankruptcy, a Manchester officer is suspended for seemingly stamping on a man's head, the Olympic Games’ soccer opener is mired in chaos, researchers discover that Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, and scientists genetically modify flies to consume more human waste.
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Netanyahu Congress speech, first Harris rally and Japan diet pill resignation

Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks to the US Congress, Emmanuel Macron says France’s caretaker government will stay on through the Olympics, a plane crash in Nepal claims 18 lives, with the pilot as the sole survivor, a New Zealand probe reports that over 200K people have been abused in state care, Uganda detains dozens of anti-government protesters, Kamala Harris holds her first campaign rally following Biden’s step-down, while the Trump campaign challenges access to Harris’ funds, video footage is released in the police shooting of Sonya Massey, a US government study suggests that undocumented immigrants boost the economy, and the heads of drug maker in Japan resign over potentially deadly diet pills.
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USSS director resignation, ‘vaccine-like’ HIV drug and humanoid Tesla robots

US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns, Kamala Harris secures enough delegates’ support to be the Democratic nominee for president, Hamas and Fatah agree to form a future unity government, Hungary is blocked from hosting an upcoming EU meeting over its Ukraine peace mission, the UN warns that the threat of terrorism is `resurging’ in Syria, twin landslides in Ethiopia kill over 200, an affordable ‘vaccine-like’ HIV drug shows promise, cybersecurity start-up Wiz reportedly walks away from a $23B deal with Google, a Sam Altman-backed study found that people receiving basic income work less, and Tesla prepares to launch humanoid robots next year.
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$50M Harris funds, USSS director hearing and Bangladesh quota cut

Democrats raise nearly $50M after Biden's withdrawal, The director of the Secret Service is questioned over the Trump shooting, Israel orders the evacuation of part of the humanitarian zone in Gaza, Bangladesh's top court cuts job quotas after deadly protests, Iran and Sudan exchange ambassadors after eight years, The US Navy reports the first air-to-air victory for a female fighter pilot, At least six are killed in a shooting at a care home in Croatia, The Biden Administration grants $4.3B in climate funds, Nipah virus kills a teenager in India, and a watchdog warns that AI is being used to spread more child sexual abuse material.
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Global IT outage, Houthi Tel Aviv attack and Kamala Harris betting favorite

A Windows update causes a global IT outage, Yemen's Houthis take responsibility for a fatal drone attack on Tel Aviv, while the International Court of Justice rules that Israel’s presence in Palestinian territories is 'unlawful,' Russia jails US journalist Gershkovich for 16 Years for espionage, Donald Trump delivers a major speech to close out the Republican National Convention, Kamala Harris is now the favorite for the Democratic nomination among market prediction platforms, while an appeals court blocks the remaining provisions for Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, A UN report says women in Haiti face an alarming level of violence, Extinction Rebellion’s founder is jailed for 5 years in the UK over a climate protest, and a report ties surging global electricity demands to air conditioning and AI.
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JD Vance speech, paused US-China talks and UK COVID inquiry

Ursula von der Leyen is reelected president of the European Commission, Democrats report that Biden is 'receptive' to calls for him to drop out of the presidential race, JD Vance makes his first speech as Trump’s vice presidential pick, China suspends it arms control talks with the US, Germany decides to halve its military aid to Ukraine, Israel’s Knesset rejects a two-state solution, the Wall Street Journal dismisses the new chair of a leading Hong Kong journalist group, South Korea’s supreme court approves health benefits for same-sex couples, a UK COVID inquiry finds flaws in the government’s pandemic preparedness, and the UK approves pet food made out of lab-grown meat. 
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