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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote. It means Japan will have a new prime minister when his three-year term expires in September.

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Kishida will not seek another term, meaning Japan will get a new prime minister in September

By MARI YAMAGUCHI MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Tue,08/13/24-8:52PM, 138 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime minister.
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Lawmaker Diosdado Cabello stands next to an image of late President Hugo Chavez in Congress as the National Assembly debates a bill that controls and regulates NGOs, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential elections

By JOSHUA GOODMAN JOSHUA GOODMAN
Tue,08/13/24-8:55AM, 44 Reads
MIAMI (AP) — A panel of experts from the United Nations said Venezuela's recent presidential elections lacked “basic transparency and integrity,” adding an important voice to those who have cast doubt on President Nicolás Maduro's claim he won the contest.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

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US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war

By TARA COPP TARA COPP - Associated Press
Tue,08/13/24-3:10PM, 191 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday.
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Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announces corruption charges related to 2022 Election during a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Houston. Prosecutors in Texas’ largest county say an investigation found no evidence of intent to influence 2022 election outcomes, but Ogg said that her office will pursue criminal charges against a county employee who was allegedly working a second job while polls ran out of paper ballots. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Houston prosecutors find no evidence of efforts to sway 2022 elections but charge a county worker

By NADIA LATHAN NADIA LATHAN - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,08/13/24-5:01PM, 91 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An investigation found no evidence of intent to influence 2022 election outcomes in Texas’ largest county, prosecutors announced Tuesday, but they will pursue criminal charges against a county employee who was allegedly working a second job while polls
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