Ana Cristina de Souza
Volleyball-US edge Brazil in five-set thriller for another shot at gold
August 8, 2024 – 10:19 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) – The United States beat Brazil in a thrilling five-setter at the Paris…
Algerian boxer
Paris Olympics: Taiwanese Boxer In Gender Controversy Storm Advances To Gold Medal Fight As Opponent Displays ‘XX’ Hand Gesture
Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting is now on her way to the gold medal boxing match after a storm of gender-related controversy took over most of her 2024 Olympics experience.
Adrien Rabiot
Quick guide to Euro 2024 quarter-finals
The eight remaining teams at the European Championship will take centre stage in the quarter-finals to be played on Friday and Saturday.
brooke mallory
At Least 11 Dead, 64 Missing After 2 Shipwrecks Off Italy
Following a shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy on Monday, a statement from United Nations agencies stated that 64 individuals were also reported missing in the Mediterranean Sea.
allied military forces
NATO Preparing For Potential Ground War With Russia That Could Include U.S. Troop Involvement
NATO is mapping out “land corridors” to allow U.S. troops and other allied military forces to reach the front lines quicker in the event of a much larger European ground war with Russia.
Gaza
Turkey Suspends All Trade With Israel Until Permanent Cease-Fire Is Reached
Turkey announced on Friday that it has stopped all trading with Israel, worth $7 billion a year, until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid are secured in Gaza.
Flotilla
Gaza Aid Flotilla To Challenge Israel Could Lead To Major Chaos
A group of activists are preparing to sail on a flotilla from Turkey to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. One America’s Stella Escobedo spoke with Walid Phares, an author and national policy expert about what this means.
Abril Elfi
Turkish Parliament Approves Sweden’s NATO Entry, Now Awaiting Erdogan’s Signature
The Turkish Parliament has officially approved Sweden’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership bid after months of deliberation.
Bid
Sweden’s NATO Membership In The Works After Turkey Committee Approves Bid
On Tuesday, the foreign affairs committee of the Turkish parliament approved Sweden’s NATO membership application, bringing the Nordic nation—which had previously been nonaligned—one step closer to becoming a member of the Western military alliance.