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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices hope for a positive outcome on a UN Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war after previous US vetoes. "We've been working this intensely," Blinken tells reporters. "I hope we can get to a good place." SOUNDBITE
In a video statement, 72-year-old Judge Joseph Mecene Jean-Louis, says he "accept(s) the choice of the opposition and civil society, to serve (his) country as interim president for the transition" after Haitian opposition parties named the top judge as interim leader as the latest attempt to oust President Jovenel Moise, whose term they say has expired. SOUNDBITE
Former US President Barack Obama says "America is ready for a new chapter, America is ready for a better story, we are ready for a president Kamala Harris", at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves Joint Base Andrews as he heads back to the Middle East to push ahead a Gaza ceasefire deal, as cautious optimism rises. The top US diplomat, who is putting off vacation plans for his ninth trip to the Middle East since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, will fly to Tel Aviv ahead of expected meetings with the Israeli leadership. IMAGES
The President of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, submits the minutes of Venezuela's presidential election, in which President Nicolas Maduro was reelected, to the Supreme Court. IMAGES