President Biden, the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisiare calling on Israel and Hamas to take part in a final round of negotiations next week to finalize a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, the three leaders said in a joint statement on Thursday.
Why it matters: U.S. officials said in recent days that a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal is the only way to calm regional tensions that reached a new height after Israel assassinated a top Hezbollah military commander in Beirut and Hamas' political leader in Tehran last week.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record, winning the 400-meter hurdles at the Paris Olympics in 50.37 seconds, with teammate Anna Cockrell taking the silver in 51.87 seconds.
Why it matters: It's the latest in a slew of impressive track performances by Team USA at the Paris Games.
Nonbinary Team USA runner Nikki Hiltz finished third on Thursday in their semifinal heat of the women's 1500-meter race to qualify for Saturday's final.
Why it matters: Hiltz, who also identifies as transgender, became the first openly transgender and nonbinary athlete to advance to an individual finals.
1. Bolivian President Luis Arce said yesterday he's drafting a reform plan for the armed forces, a month after an apparent coup attempt by a general.
Arce did not detail the possible changes beyond saying they'll make for "institutional strengthening."
The military officer accused of the attempted coup, Juan José Zúñiga, is in a maximum security prison awaiting trial.
2. Colombia's Congress introduced a bill this week to ban souvenirs and merchandise extolling drug-traffickers like the deceased Pablo Escobar.
Lawmakers say the souvenirs are part of a worrying trend of catering to foreigners looking for "narcotourism" and can re-victimize people hurt by Escobar and others.
The bill would carry fines of the equivalent of between $40 and $160.
Cuban wrestler Yusneylys Guzmán won an Olympic silver medal yesterday in the Women's freestyle 50kg final in Paris.
Guzmán — who turns 28 today — replaced India's Vinesh Phogat in the competition after Phogat failed to make weight.
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Coming off of a redemptive Paris Olympics, seven-time gold medalist Simone Biles and members of the U.S. gymnastics team will be touring across America this fall.
Driving the news: The Gold Over America Tour (GOAT) will be making 30 stops featuring gold medalist Jordan Chiles, Stephen Nedoroscik (pommel horse guy), Jade Carey, Fred Richard, and more.
A new series about Mexico's first women's police unit aims to tackle the pervasiveness of sexism and gender-based violence and highlightthe strides women have made in the past 50 years.
Why it matters: This year, Mexicans elected their first woman president, yet 10 women on average are killed every day in Mexico.
Alarm is growing in Venezuela as President Nicolás Maduro doubles down on the detention of protesters and opposition campaign volunteers.
The big picture: The scale of the crackdown after the contested July 28 elections —at least 1,220 have been arrested so far, per the NGO Foro Penal — has not been seen in Venezuela's recent history, even after similar mass anti-government protests in 2014 and 2017, lawyers and analysts say.
When Naomi Baker captured the iconic image of Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bowing down to Brazilian gold medalist Rebeca Andrade during the floor exercise medal ceremony, it was sent electronically to an editor in London and broadcast to the world via an array of state-of-the-art technology.
Why it matters: Photography giant Getty is relying on an array of technology, including private 5G networks, to ensure its images from the Paris Games reach media customers almost as soon as they happen.
