NewsDeaths and diplomacy: Global turmoil unfolds overnight

Deaths and diplomacy: Global turmoil unfolds overnight

This is what happened while you slept. Here is what global agencies reported overnight from Thursday to Friday.

It happened at night. 20 killed in Venezuela
It happened at night. 20 killed in Venezuela
Images source: © Licensor | AA/ABACA
Maciej Zubel

2 August 2024 07:02

  • Security forces killed at least 20 Venezuelan opposition members under President Nicolás Maduro during protests that swept the country after the announcement of the presidential election results on Monday.
  • US President Joe Biden, in a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, confirmed his support for Israel in defence against Iran and discussed US military assistance, including the deployment of new US forces to assist Israel.
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a telephone conversation with his American counterpart Joe Biden, accused Israel of attempting to spread the war in the Gaza Strip to a larger area - Reuters reported.
  • Seven to ten people were killed in Nigeria on the first day of protests "against bad governance" when police used live ammunition and tear gas against demonstrators, Nigerian media reported.
  • Argentine services to use AI to predict crimes - reported the Spanish newspaper "El País" on Thursday. A specialised unit will have tools utilising artificial intelligence and drones to maintain order on the internet and beyond.
Related content
© Daily Wrap
·About us
·Terms of service
·Contact us
·Privacy policy
·

Downloading, reproduction, storage, or any other use of content available on this website—regardless of its nature and form of expression (in particular, but not limited to verbal, verbal-musical, musical, audiovisual, audio, textual, graphic, and the data and information contained therein, databases and the data contained therein) and its form (e.g., literary, journalistic, scientific, cartographic, computer programs, visual arts, photographic)—requires prior and explicit consent from Wirtualna Polska Media Spółka Akcyjna, headquartered in Warsaw, the owner of this website, regardless of the method of exploration and the technique used (manual or automated, including the use of machine learning or artificial intelligence programs). The above restriction does not apply solely to facilitate their search by internet search engines and uses within contractual relations or permitted use as specified by applicable law.Detailed information regarding this notice can be found  here.