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Trump campaign's July fundraise falls short of Harris' first-week total
They may have been helped by Trump surviving an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, which galvanised some of his supporters
 "Trump campaign's July fundraise falls short of Harris' first-week total")
US recognises oppn candidate Gonzlez as winner of Venezuela's prez poll
Government officials from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have been in constant communication with Maduro's administration to convince him that he must show the vote tally sheets from Sunday's election
 "US recognises oppn candidate Gonzlez as winner of Venezuela's prez poll")
Trump's gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction: NY court
Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing, was originally scheduled to be sentenced July 11, but Merchan postponed it until September 18
 "Trump's gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction: NY court")
Venezuela: Efforts underway to make Prez release election vote tallies
Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have been in constant communication with Maduro's administration to convince him that he must show the vote tally sheets
 "Venezuela: Efforts underway to make Prez release election vote tallies")
Trump makes his 2024 campaign about Harris' race, ignores Republicans
In a sign that Trump may not be coordinating his message with his own team, the Republican presidential nominee doubled down on the same day with a new attack on Harris' racial identity
Online misinformation fuels tensions over stabbing attack in Britain
By the time a judge said the teen suspect could be identified, rumours already were rife and right-wing influencers had pinned the blame on immigrants and Muslims
 "Online misinformation fuels tensions over stabbing attack in Britain")
PM Starmer announces police unit to counter violence after fatal stabbings
Far-right activists have used the deaths to stoke anger at immigrants and Muslims though the suspect is not an immigrant, and his religion has not been disclosed
 "PM Starmer announces police unit to counter violence after fatal stabbings")
Russia releases US journalist, other Americans in massive prisoner swap
The trade followed years of secretive back-channel negotiations despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since Cold War after Russian President's invasion of Ukraine
 "Russia releases US journalist, other Americans in massive prisoner swap")
War with Israel in new phase after top militant killings: Hezbollah leader
The back-to-back killings have increased fears of an escalation into a wider war, leaving the region waiting to see how Iran and ally Hezbollah will respond
 "War with Israel in new phase after top militant killings: Hezbollah leader")
Olympics 2024: Iga Swiatek loses to Zheng Qinwen in tennis semifinal
Top seeded and four-time French Open champion, Iga Swiatek suffered an unexpected loss on Thursday in the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics, losing to Zheng Qinwen of China 6-2, 7-5.
 "Olympics 2024: Iga Swiatek loses to Zheng Qinwen in tennis semifinal")
Antony Blinken aims to ease tension over US polls on six-nation Asia tour
Blinken who with Austin was in Tokyo to announce an upgrade in US-Japan military ties, something that Trump had wanted to curtail while in office tried to downplay such concerns
Al-Qaeda's primary plotter of 9/11 attacks agrees to plead guilty
Dozens of relatives of those killed died while awaiting resolution of the case
 "Al-Qaeda's primary plotter of 9/11 attacks agrees to plead guilty")
For Iran, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error
Analysts agree that both strikes hit too close to home to pass without a response, and were serious security breaches for Iran and Hezbollah
 "For Iran, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error")
Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts
Conservative commentators, Republican strategists and GOP elected officials on Capitol Hill publicly and privately agree that Vance's introduction to America has not gone wel
 "Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts")
Harris calls Trump's false claims about race divisive, disrespectful
Our differences do not divide us, they are an essential source of our strength, Harris said
 "Harris calls Trump's false claims about race divisive, disrespectful")
Judge approves settlement in lawsuit over US detention of Iraqi nationals
The lawsuit involved about 1,400 people, many of whom had been allowed to stay in the US for years, holding jobs and raising families, because Iraq had no interest in taking them back
 "Judge approves settlement in lawsuit over US detention of Iraqi nationals")
Two Al-Jazeera reporters killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza
The latest journalism deaths bring the number of journalists killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last October to 111
 "Two Al-Jazeera reporters killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza")
Venezuela President Maduro asks SC to audit elections, draws criticism
Maduro told reporters Wednesday that the ruling party is also ready to show the totality of the vote tally sheets from elections
 "Venezuela President Maduro asks SC to audit elections, draws criticism")
Superfan spends life savings to attend her 7th Summer Olympics in Paris
Vivianne Robinson said she had to work two more years to fund her passion.
 "Superfan spends life savings to attend her 7th Summer Olympics in Paris")
Djokovic enters Paris Olympics quarterfinals; eyes his first gold medal
Novak Djokovic won his round 3 match against Dominik Koepfer of Germany in straight sets of 7-5 and 6-3 to enter the quarterfinals.
 "Djokovic enters Paris Olympics quarterfinals; eyes his first gold medal")