The United States and China have renewed their mutual grievances as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart held their sixth meeting since last year amid an uncertain political situation in the U.S. and growing concerns about China's increasing assertiveness in Asia and elsewhere. Blinken and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met for roughly an hour and 20 minutes on Saturday on the sidelines of an annual Southeast Asian regional security forum in Vientiane, Laos. State Department spokesman... Читать дальше...
Israeli airstrikes hit a school and a hospital in central Gaza on Saturday as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed cease-fire.At least 30 people sheltering at a girls’ school in Deir Al-Balah were taken to Al Aqsa Hospital and pronounced dead after a strike that Israel’s military said targeted a Hamas command and control center used to store weapons and plan attacks.Gaza’s Health Ministry said 11 people were killed in other strikes on Saturday.
An Israeli airstrike has hit a school in central Gaza, killing at least 30, Palestinian health officials say.
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The UNESCO World Heritage committee has decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after the country agreed to include it in an exhibit about its dark history of abusing wartime Korean laborers. The decision Saturday is a sign of improving ties between Tokyo and Seoul. The mine in northern Japan operated for nearly 400 years and was once the world’s largest gold producer before closing in 1989. Japan has acknowledged of putting Korean laborers to more dangerous... Читать дальше...
The Creek Fire in Sunol ballooned in size Friday evening, going from 350 acres to 577 acres in just 22 minutes.
A federal judge has ruled a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently. But U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles restored on Friday another provision she halted last year that required abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy be performed in hospitals. She said the law requiring physicians to document the “intrauterine location of a pregnancy” before a medication abortion is performed is unconstitutionally vague. Читать дальше...
Philippine government personnel have transported food and other supplies to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent without any clashes with China. The area is closely guarded by Beijing’s forces in the South China Sea. In the past, such trips have resulted in aggression between the two countries' ships. But no confrontations were reported from Saturday's transport. The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said Saturday that it was the first Philippine government supply... Читать дальше...
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Small date palm ranch owners in Southern California’s Coachella Valley have been petitioning for permission to host special events ranging from quinceañeras to weddings on their properties. The move aims to authorize a long-standing tradition in the region's predominantly Latino community of holding outdoor events on largely agricultural properties. What makes the venues unique are towering date palms providing a scenic backdrop for celebrations and shade from the desert sun. Many small date ranch... Читать дальше...
Donald Trump is taking his campaign back to Minnesota, a state that has favored Democrats but that the former president thinks could be in his reach this year. Trump is set to hold a rally Saturday night in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this time bringing along his running mate JD Vance and the expectation Trump will face Vice President Kamala Harris in November instead of President Joe Biden. In May, Trump headlined a GOP fundraiser in St. Paul, where he boasted he could win the state and made explicit... Читать дальше...
As former President Donald Trump faces a supercharged Democratic fundraising effort, a persistent drag on his campaign’s coffers may be easing: legal expenses. A new report shows that the Save America political action committee paid about $827,000 in June for Trump’s legal expenses — the first time a monthly total has dipped below $1 million in two years. Since July 2022, the Trump-aligned PAC has averaged $4 million a month on such costs, mostly associated with his criminal and civil cases, according... Читать дальше...
The blockbuster opening of “Twisters” has whipped up moviegoers in Oklahoma who are embracing the summer hit, even in towns scarred by deadly real-life tornadoes. In its opening weekend, the action-packed film generated $80.5 million from more than 4,150 theaters in North America. The film far exceeded expectations in the tornado-prone Midwest. Ironically, the top performing theater in the country was the Regal Warren in Moore, Oklahoma. That's the same city where a real-life EF5 twister ripped through the city in 2013... Читать дальше...
Flags, motorcycles, electronic merengue and all sorts of T-shirts — including one styled as a photo collage of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — have all been part of the monthslong campaigns leading into Sunday’s heated presidential election in Venezuela.
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Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has eluded the reach of U.S. enforcement for decades as the top leader and co-founder of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel. Under his watch the criminal organization evolved into the world’s biggest manufacturer and smuggler of illicit fentanyl pills and other drugs into the U.S. The 76-year-old Zambada long ran the cartel in partnership with the flashier and better-known kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera. Guzmán is serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison. Zambada and... Читать дальше...
Today in History
Today is Friday, July 27, the 209th day of 2024. There are 157 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting on the Korean peninsula that killed an estimated 4 million people.
Also on this date:
In 1789, President George Washington signed a measure establishing the Department of Foreign Affairs, forerunner of the Department of State. Читать дальше...
Quirky and eerie for sure, this Maumee, OH, home's unusual interior is entirely shielded with panels of bulletproof Lexan.
What was Typhoon Gaemi has weakened to a severe tropical storm and is moving inland toward central China on after making landfall Thursday night on the east coast. The storm felled trees, flooded streets and damaged crops in China but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Eight people died in Taiwan, which Gaemi crossed at typhoon strength Thursday before heading over open waters to China. The worst loss of life, however, was in a country that Gaemi earlier passed by but didn’t strike directly: the Philippines. Читать дальше...
A judge has rejected an effort by GOP lawmakers to use the term “unborn human being” to refer to a fetus in a pamphlet for Arizona voters. The guide will be used by voters weighing a ballot measure that would expand abortion access in the state. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Whitten said Friday that the wording the legislative council suggested is “packed with emotion and partisan meaning” and asked for more “neutral” language. The measure aims to expand abortion access from 15 weeks to 24 weeks ... Читать дальше...
A fire in Contra Costa County has burned more than 100 acres Friday afternoon.
