Joris Daudet leads a dominant French sweep of Olympic podium in BMX racing at the Paris Games

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Leon Marchand wins fourth Olympic swimming gold, starts party across Paris NANTRENE, FRANCE: Leon Marchand's party quickly spread beyond the swimming pool and into Paris. The Stade de France, which hosted the first day of track and field, erupted in applause as Marchand won his fourth Olympic gold medal. The cheering was so loud that … Read more

Venezuela set for new protests after Maduro win ratified

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CARACAS: Venezuela prepared for new protests on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro’s disputed election victory was ratified and a growing number of countries recognized his opposition rival as the true winner. Maduro and the opposition led by Maria Corina Machado and her presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia called on supporters to protest this weekend after … Read more

US warns a famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in decades as the world looks elsewhere

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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Thousands of Beirut residents gathered for a dance festival, putting Lebanon's deep divisions on full display as the Hezbollah leader threatened brutal retaliation for Israel's killing of its top commander.In the capital's southern suburbs (a Hezbollah stronghold), tens of thousands of black-clad women and military-clad men took part in a funeral procession for … Read more

Thousands throng Beirut show as Hezbollah vows revenge

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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Thousands of Beirut residents gathered for a dance festival, putting Lebanon's deep divisions on full display as the Hezbollah leader threatened brutal retaliation for Israel's killing of its top commander.In the capital's southern suburbs (a Hezbollah stronghold), tens of thousands of black-clad women and military-clad men took part in a funeral procession for … Read more