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Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel and the Islamist group Hamas traded blame on Monday over the lack of progress in reaching a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip despite international mediation...
Jul 29, 2024 Palestinians gather to collect water amid shortages as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles doing well, back at practice after injury scare, mom says
PARIS (Reuters) - Simone Biles is doing well and was back at practice on Monday, a day after the American made a triumphant return to the Olympic stage despite being hobbled by pain in her left calf, ...
Jul 29, 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Qualification - Subdivision 2 - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - July 28, 2024. Simone Biles of United States in action on the Vault. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
McDonald's sales fall globally for first time in more than three years
(Reuters) -McDonald's reported a surprise drop in sales worldwide on Monday, its first decline in 13 quarters, as deal-seeking consumers shy away from higher priced menu items, including Big Macs. Per...
Jul 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The McDonald's logo is seen on a pole outside the fast food restaurant, in Mexico City, Mexico, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
Iowa starts enforcing six-week abortion ban
(Reuters) - Iowa enforced a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy on Monday, becoming the 22nd state to impose broad restrictions on ending pregnancies since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned ...
Jul 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Iowa state capitol on the day of the Iowa Caucus in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Peoria City to host USL League Two National Championship match at Shea
PEORIA, Ill. - The Carp will stay home for the championship. USL League Two announced Monday morning that the National Championship game will take place at Shea Stadium. The match between Peoria City ...
Jul 29, 2024 Peoria City players lift the 2024 USL League Two Central Conference championship trophy after defeating Flint City, 1-0, on July 26th at Shea Stadium. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Suspected Trump gunman was spotted more than an hour before shooting, FBI says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Police noticed the Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump more than an hour before the July 13 shooting, an FBI official said on...
Jul 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face while he is assisted by U.S. Secret Service personnel after he was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Explainer-Olympics-Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in at Paris 2024 Games?
PARIS (Reuters) -Pollution levels forced Paris 2024 to cancel a triathlon swimming training session for the second consecutive day on Monday, a day ahead of the men's race. Organizers have said they a...
Jul 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - June 23, 2024 The Eiffel Tower is seen from the water of the Seine River as the Olympics opening ceremony rehearsal is postponed amid rainy weather. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski/File Photo
As fighting rages, displaced Gazans struggle with disease and lack of shelter
CAIRO/DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians fled a community in the central Gaza Strip on Monday in the face of new Israeli evacuation orders, worsening the humanitarian plig...
Jul 29, 2024 Palestinians travel in vehicles as they flee Bureij after they were ordered by Israeli army to evacuate the area, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in the central Gaza Strip July 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
PARIS OLYMPICS 2024: What you need to know right now
PARIS (Reuters) -The Games hit their stride on Monday with 19 gold medals on offer including five in swimming. The temperature is set to hit 30 degrees Celsius with clear skies but the hangover from t...
Jul 29, 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics - Triathlon - Alexander III Bridge, Paris, France - July 28, 2024. General view after Triathlon training was cancelled amid water quality concerns REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Biden to propose Supreme Court term limits, binding code of conduct
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday will propose sweeping reforms to the Supreme Court, including term limits and a binding code of conduct for its nine justices, but a deeply-di...
Jul 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A security guard walks down the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
