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US, Japan, and South Korea boost ties, ink security cooperation treaty
Kihara, Austin and Shin had agreed to institutionalize trilateral security cooperation when they last met in June in Singapore
 "US, Japan, and South Korea boost ties, ink security cooperation treaty")
Iron lady versus autocrat: Venezuela faces existential vote for president
The election, held on the birthday of the movement's founder, Hugo Chávez, pits Chávez's successor, President Nicolás Maduro, against the previously little-known Edmundo González, a former diplomat
 "Iron lady versus autocrat: Venezuela faces existential vote for president")
Trump calls for US to become crypto capital at Nashville bitcoin conference
I'm laying out my plan to ensure that the United States will be the crypto capital of the planet and the Bitcoin superpower of the world, Trump, 78, said
 "Trump calls for US to become crypto capital at Nashville bitcoin conference")
Harris campaign says it raises a record high $ 200 mn in less than a week
Vice President Harris, 59, is now the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic party after incumbent President Joe Biden on July 20 announced that he was withdrawing from the race
 "Harris campaign says it raises a record high $ 200 mn in less than a week")
WTO accepts India's request to delay import duty dispute ruling till Oct
The issue came up during a meeting of the dispute settlement body (DSB) in Geneva on July 26
 "WTO accepts India's request to delay import duty dispute ruling till Oct")
Nation 'broke & broken', says new UK govt as it plans to repair economy
The critique comes a day before Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is expected to outline a 20-billion-pound ($26 billion) shortfall in public finances during a speech to the House of Commons
 "Nation 'broke & broken', says new UK govt as it plans to repair economy")
Fed is about to nod at a interest rate cut as job growth moderates
US central bankers, who've kept interest rates at a more than two-decade high for a full year, are widely expected to leave them there again when their two-day meeting ends on Wednesday
 "Fed is about to nod at a interest rate cut as job growth moderates")
Venezuela's presidential election could lead to a seismic shift in politics
Polls opened at 6 am, but voters started lining up at some voting centres across the country much earlier, sharing water, coffee and snacks for several hours
 "Venezuela's presidential election could lead to a seismic shift in politics")
Student protests: Mobile internet restored in violence-hit Bangladesh
Users of Robi, Grameenphone, Banglalink and other operators in Dhaka said they could access the internet through their phones around 3 pm, a report said
 "Student protests: Mobile internet restored in violence-hit Bangladesh")
5 killed, dozens wounded as Russia strikes Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region
Shortly after Donetsk Gov. Vadym Filashkin reported on the casualties Sunday, other local Ukrainian officials said Russian shelling wounded more civilians in the east and south
 "5 killed, dozens wounded as Russia strikes Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region")
Most students worldwide lack access to minimum physical education: Report
Two-thirds of secondary school students and more than half of primary school students worldwide are not taught the required minimum weekly physical education
 "Most students worldwide lack access to minimum physical education: Report")
Commerce Secy Sunil Barthwal meets Russian, UAE ministers on trade issues
Barthwal held these meetings on the sidelines of the 14th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Trade Ministers' meeting in Moscow on July 26
 "Commerce Secy Sunil Barthwal meets Russian, UAE ministers on trade issues")
Strike in Golan Heights kills at least 12, threatens to spark wider war
US intelligence officials have no doubts that Hezbollah carried out the attack on the Golan Heights, but it was not clear if the militant group intended the target or misfire
 "Strike in Golan Heights kills at least 12, threatens to spark wider war")
Beijing pressures lawmakers from 6 countries to not attend summit in Taiwan
The summit begins Monday and is being held by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, a group of hundreds of lawmakers from 35 countries concerned about how democracies approach Beijing
 "Beijing pressures lawmakers from 6 countries to not attend summit in Taiwan")
Ultra-liberal Harris will deliver crime, chaos, and death to US: Trump
Trump said on his very first day back in the White House, that he would terminate every single open border policy of the Biden-Harris Administration
 "Ultra-liberal Harris will deliver crime, chaos, and death to US: Trump")
US-Japan talks focus on bolstering cooperation amid rising China threat
The ministers are expected to discuss plans to upgrade command and control structures for US forces in Japan
 "US-Japan talks focus on bolstering cooperation amid rising China threat")
Harris addresses herself an underdog, touts her campaign as people powered
"We are the underdogs in this race. Level set, ok. We are the underdogs in this race, but this is a people-powered campaign," Vice President Harris said
 "Harris addresses herself an underdog, touts her campaign as people powered")
Trump claims Biden's exit from 2024 presidential race was a 'coup'
This was really a coup of and by the Democrats. This was a coup of a man that had 14 million votes. He wanted to run, Trump claimed
Mudslide in China kills 11 as rains from tropical storm Gaemi drench region
The deaths were the first in China that appear linked to Typhoon Gaemi, which weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall on Thursday
 "Mudslide in China kills 11 as rains from tropical storm Gaemi drench region")
US-based organisation urges IOC to let Taiwan compete under its own name
The advocacy group, in a statement issued on Friday, said that the name was a discriminatory misnomer
 "US-based organisation urges IOC to let Taiwan compete under its own name")