Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Kamala Harris set to name VP pick ahead of Tuesday rally

US Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is set to name her running mate and vice presidential candidate in a matter of days.

Harris announced her intention to run for office just over a week ago, after President Joe Biden revealed he's no longer seeking a second term in the White House.

Mitch McCann reports:

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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni wraps up official visit to China


Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has wrapped up her official visit to China, holding trade talks with Communist Party officials in Shanghai on her final day.

This was Meloni's first trip to the country since pulling Italy out of the Belt & Road Initiative or BRI late last year.

Our Rome correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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Tensions are mounting in Gwadar, Pakistan's Southern Balochistan province, as protesters face off against security officials

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Tensions are running high in Gwadar, a port city in Pakistan's southern Balochistan province, with protesters facing off with security officials.

The government has appealed for calm and said it will hold talks with protesters.

Gwadar houses Pakistan's only deep-sea port - a key project in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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Legendary Nigerian Music Icon, Onyeka Onwenu Dies

A veteran Nigerian music icon, Onyeka Onwenu is dead.


She died at a hospital in Lagos at 72.


Tesem Akende reports.


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RIOTERS INJURE 39 POLICE IN TOWN OF ENGLAND STABBING ATTACK

Residents are cleaning up the streets of Southport, in England, after rioters torched cars and damaged buildings.

The town was the scene of a stabbing attack which killed three children on Monday.

The protestors, believed by police to be from out-of-town, descended on Southport after a vigil there on Tuesday evening.

Stuart Smith has more.

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RADIO: NEW DRC CEASEFIRE

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Angolan president Joao Lourenco has mediated a ceasefire in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo that is supposed to come into effect on August 4, 2024. The ceasefire was announced after a meeting attended by the foreign ministers of the DRC and Rwanda in the Angolan capital Luanda. An armed conflict between Congolese forces and the M23 rebels has claimed thousands of lives since late 2021. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...

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Hungary's Visa Policy Sparks EU Espionage Fears

Hungary's decision to ease visa rules for Russian and Belarusian nationals has alarmed the EU. The bloc's largest party warns that these relaxed restrictions could pose "serious national security concerns" by making it easier for spies to enter.


Pablo Gutierrez reports:



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Israel holding 'situational assessment' after Hamas leader assassinated

In a move that is expected to significantly ramp up regional tensions, Hamas says its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran and has blamed Tel Aviv for his death.

Israel is yet to comment but says it is holding a 'situational assessment'. Hamas called Haniyeh's death a 'cowardly act that will not go unpunished'.

Sarah Coates has the latest from Tel Aviv.

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Global reactions coming in on Hamas leader's assassination

Reactions are coming in from other countries on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah.

Russia has condemned his death, calling it a 'completely unacceptable political murder'.

Turkey says the attack will escalate the war in Gaza into a regional conflict.

Trent Murray is in Berlin.

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TikTok’s Singapore office hit by mass food poisoning incident

INTRO: Dozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised in an apparent food poisoning outbreak. At least 60 people were affected, with 57 treated in hospital. Laura Westbrook reports from Hong Kong.

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Bank of Japan hikes rates again

The Bank of Japan is hiking interest rates for the second time this year. 


It is raising its hovering rate of up to point-one percent to point-two-five percent following a policy meeting in Tokyo. 


Chris Gilbert reports.


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Hamas says assassination of its leader 'won't go unpunished'

In a move that is expected to significantly ramp up regional tensions, Hamas says its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran.

Israel is yet to comment but Hamas called Haniyeh's death a 'cowardly act that will not go unpunished'.

Our Asia correspondent Neha Poonia has more.

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Death toll from landslides rises in Southern India

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The death toll from the devastating landslides in Southern India has reportedly risen to 133.

Dozens others have been injured - and it's yet unclear how many could still be trapped under the debris.

Rescue efforts continue for a second day, as Ishan Garg tells us from New Delhi.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Son of Mexican crime boss El Chapo pleads not guilty to drug trafficking in USA

The son of former Mexican drug lord "El Chapo" has pleaded not guilty to a raft of drug trafficking charges in a United States court.

Joaquin Guzman Lopez was arrested in the state of New Mexico last week, after arriving there with another high-profile cartel kingpin.

Mitch McCann reports

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Israel strikes Beirut in retaliation for Golan Heights soccer pitch attack

Israel has confirmed it was behind the missile strike on Lebanon's
capital Beirut.

Its military says it was a targeted strike against a Hezbollah
commander, who carried out the attack at the weekend on the Golan
Heights, that hit a soccer pitch.

Hezbollah denied involvement in that strike, which killed 12 children
and teenagers.

Sarah Coates reports from Tel Aviv.

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UN Secretary General concerned about protests in Venezuela

The United Nations says its extremely concerned about widespread
protests and arrests in Venezuela.
Protests erupted as anger grew over the awarding of Sunday's election
to President Nicolas Maduro despite claims by the opposition that it
had won.
On Monday, the election board declared that Maduro had won a third
term with 51% of votes.
The Secretary General's spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric says that all
political leaders should reject any form of violence...

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Venezuela faces violent protests amid contested presidential election

Violent protests are continuing in Venezuela following Sunday's
disputed election result.

Police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at people demonstrating
against President Nicolás Maduro who claimed victory.

The opposition claims its candidate, Edmundo González, won by a large margin.

Mary Triny Mena reports from Caracas.

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Secret Service chief: Trump shooting "failure on multiple levels”

The Acting Secret Service Director has called the attempted
assassination of former President Donald Trump a "failure on multiple
levels".

Ronald Rowe was testifying before Congress a week after the agency's
director resigned.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers grilled Rowe on the failings that
led up to the shooting.

He spoke about those and detailed actions the agency is now taking as
it investigates what went wrong.

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Fed begins two day rate meeting

The Federal Reserve could soon signal when it's likely to bring down borrowing costs in the United States.


The central bank's two-day rate meeting is underway, with market watchers looking for signs that a rate reduction is on the cards.


Sally Patterson reports from New York.


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UN concerned about possible polio epidemic in Gaza

The United Nations is desperately trying to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza.
On Tuesday, the World Health Organisation reported that the almost 10
months of war has disrupted routine inoculation rounds for youngsters,
leaving them exposed to a range of preventable diseases including
polio.
Jody Jacobs reports...

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