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Hamas leader who blames Israel killed in Tehran
TEHRAN: Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said on Wednesday that its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran and vowed to avenge his death, raising fears of an escalation in the region amid the war in Gaza.
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Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas
GAZA: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran on Wednesday at the age of 61, rose to international prominence in 2006 when he became prime minister of the Palestinian Authority following his movement’s surprise victory in parliamentary elections.
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Opposition mobilizes in Venezuela after protests leave 12 dead
CARACAS: Thousands of opposition members took to the streets of Venezuela on Tuesday shouting “Freedom!” to claim the victory at the polls of their candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who in turn urged not to repress the people after protests that left at least 12 dead and hundreds arrested.
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Ortega criticises Latin American governments for ‘acting as judges’ in Venezuelan elections
SAN JOSE: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Tuesday criticized Latin American leaders for “acting as judges” in Venezuela’s elections, which have been questioned by several countries around the world demanding greater transparency in the vote count.
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Argentine José Torres wins gold medal in BMX
PARIS: Argentine José Torres Gil won the gold medal in the BMX Freestyle event on Wednesday, opening Argentina’s medal tally at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Adriana Ruano Oliva, in shooting, gives Guatemala the first Olympic gold in its history
PARIS: Guatemalan shooter Adriana Ruano Oliva made history on Wednesday by standing on the top step of the podium in the Olympic Trench. It is the first gold medal in the history of the Central American country.
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Triathlon kicks off Olympic competitions on the Seine River
PARIS: The Seine River was the scene of two triathlon events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday, hours after the men’s competition was suspended due to pollution.
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RSF warns of increased persecution of the press in Venezuela and Nicaragua
GUATEMALA CITY: The disputed re-election of President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela will “worsen” attacks on the press, the director of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for Latin America, Artur Romeu, told AFP, while also warning of an escalation of persecution of journalists in Nicaragua.
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RSF calls for the release of journalist Zamora after visiting him in prison in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY: The director of the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for Latin America, Artur Romeu, called on Tuesday for the release of journalist José Rubén Zamora, while visiting him in a Guatemalan prison.
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Landslide in India leaves more than 150 dead
WAYANAD, India: Steady rains and strong winds hampered the search for survivors of landslides on tea plantations in southern India on Wednesday, killing more than 150 people, most of them workers and their families.
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