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Mourners were gathering for the funeral of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas who was assassinated earlier this week. President Biden expressed deep concern about the situation in the region, and called on Israel to agree to a cease-fire in Gaza. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/02/world/israel-hamas-iran-hezbollah-gaza Author : The New York Times Publish date : 2024-08-02 10:40:45 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The reporter’s arrest opened the possibility of freeing the opposition leader. The opposition leader’s death made it possible to free the reporter. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/opinion/evan-gershkovich-release.html Author : M. Gessen Publish date : 2024-08-02 09:05:32 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hundreds of prisoners — including Americans and Russian political activists — are hoping for a diplomatic agreement that might secure their release. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/world/europe/russia-prisoners-release-americans.html Author : Ivan Nechepurenko Publish date : 2024-08-02 09:04:56 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A Biden aide hailed a complicated prisoner swap as an act of “vintage Joe Biden” diplomacy. As he greeted freed Americans, the president seemed intent on showing the world what that meant. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/us/politics/biden-greeting-freed-prisoners.html Author : Katie Rogers Publish date : 2024-08-02 07:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Unrest over a range of economic and security issues threatens to deepen the political turmoil that has plagued Pakistan for years. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/asia/pakistan-protests-politics.html Author : Christina Goldbaum and Salman Masood Publish date : 2024-08-02 06:40:14 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

After Scruggs, 21, became the first Black American woman to win an individual Olympic fencing medal, she clinched gold for the U.S. team. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/sports/lauren-scruggs-olympics-fencing.html Author : Alexandra E. Petri Publish date : 2024-08-02 02:38:53 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A representative for the popular YouTuber said that he was “trying to be funny” and made “bad jokes” in older videos of him that have resurfaced. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/mr-beast-youtube-inappropriate-language.html Author : Jesus Jiménez Publish date : 2024-08-01 22:42:17 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The author Peter Hessler posed a question with an elusive answer: How could Chinese society open up so profoundly while its politics stagnated or even regressed? Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/business/peter-hessler-other-rivers.html Author : Li Yuan Publish date : 2024-08-02 04:00:08 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

An investigation determined that missed warning signals and the “catastrophic failure” of a gearbox led to the crash off the coast of Japan in November. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/air-force-osprey-crash-japan.html Author : Aishvarya Kavi Publish date : 2024-08-01 23:14:27 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The formal vetting process is finished, and the first major decision of Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign is just days away. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/kamala-harris-vp-search.html Author : Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Katie Glueck Publish date : 2024-08-02 03:46:55 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The negotiations that led to the prisoner swap and the freeing of Americans wrongfully held in Russia required patience and creativity, but gave both sides what they wanted most. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/diplomacy-prisoner-swap-deal.html Author : Mark Mazzetti, Anton Troianovski, Michael D. Shear and Peter Baker Publish date : 2024-08-02 03:06:42 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One officer was shot in the leg and the other in the groin after they responded to a report of an armed robbery at a mahjong parlor. Both are in stable condition. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/nyregion/shooting-nypd-robbery-manhattan.html Author : Christopher Maag and Chelsia Rose Marcius Publish date : 2024-08-02 01:50:03 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said there was “overwhelming evidence” that Edmundo González had won, despite President Nicolás Maduro’s claim of victory. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/americas/venezuela-election-gonzalez-maduro.html Author : Julie Turkewitz Publish date : 2024-08-02 01:36:07 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The release of prisoners was a move by President Biden to secure his legacy. On Thursday, he and his White House made clear that Vice President Kamala Harris had been a partner in the effort. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/harris-biden-russia-prisoners-americans.html Author : Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Publish date : 2024-08-02 01:20:56 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

After winning the all-around gymnastics title, she wore a sparkly necklace in the shape of a goat, for Greatest of All Time. But she is not done yet: She has three more chances to win medals in Paris. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/olympics/simone-biles-gymnastics-watch-all-around.html Author : Juliet Macur Publish date : 2024-08-02 00:27:32 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The accused mastermind of the plot, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, appeared at a session as the agreement was disclosed. A sentencing hearing could begin next year. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/sept11-plea-agreement.html Author : Carol Rosenberg Publish date : 2024-08-01 23:44:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The prisoner exchange offered a measure of validation for President Biden soon after he abandoned his bid for re-election. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/biden-hostage-swap.html Author : Peter Baker Publish date : 2024-08-01 23:01:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Technologies that might have protected the former president failed because they were improperly deployed or because the Secret Service chose not to use them. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/secret-service-technology-trump.html Author : Eric Lipton and David A. Fahrenthold Publish date : 2024-08-01 22:19:43 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

No female American Olympian has won more medals than Ledecky, who swam the third leg for the Americans’ 4x200 freestyle relay team that finished second behind Australia. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/olympics/katie-ledecky-record.html Author : Ben Shpigel, James Hill and Karen Hanley Publish date : 2024-08-01 21:39:21 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The bassist, singer and composer’s 1993 debut jolted the industry — then she decided to change. Now she is releasing a powerful album inspired by James Baldwin. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/arts/music/meshell-ndegeocello-james-baldwin.html Author : Wesley Morris Publish date : 2024-08-01 20:47:15 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Nasrallah delivered a televised address at the funeral of a Hezbollah commander who was killed in an Israeli strike in suburban Beirut. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/middleeast/hezbollah-israel-retaliation-hassan-nasrallah.html Author : Euan Ward Publish date : 2024-08-01 20:00:25 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The legislation would have restored prized tax breaks for businesses and expanded the child tax credit. It had passed the House with broad bipartisan support. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/senate-tax-bill.html Author : Andrew Duehren Publish date : 2024-08-01 18:57:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Italian, Angela Carini, stopped fighting only 46 seconds into her matchup against Imane Khelif of Algeria, who had been barred from a women’s event last year. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/olympics/boxer-quits-gender-angela-carini-imane-khelif.html Author : Tariq Panja and Jeré Longman Publish date : 2024-08-01 18:31:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Putin exploited the detention of innocents to win back real criminals. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/opinion/evan-gershkovich-release.html Author : Serge Schmemann Publish date : 2024-08-01 17:34:57 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

GLAAD paid for its chief executive to fly first-class, rent a Cape Cod house and remodel her home office. It may have violated I.R.S. rules. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/business/glaad-ceo-spending.html Author : Emily Steel Publish date : 2024-08-01 16:14:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.