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In response to concerns about Iran’s influence in the Middle East, President Obama is expected to make a renewed push for a Gulf-wide missile defense shield during an upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council summit.
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia is expected to land at the Madrid military airport in Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, after being granted political asylum, after a month in hiding in the crisis-hit South American country. IMAGES
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
Former US first lady Michelle Obama told the Democratic National Convention Tuesday that "hope is making a comeback" as the party gathers in Chicago to anoint Kamala Harris as its presidential nominee. SOUNDBITE
Turnout in the South African general election is expected to exceed the previous poll in 2019 poll when 66 percent of registered voters took part, electoral commission chief Sy Mamabolo says. As he spoke in Midrand, thousands were still queueing outside polling stations after nightfall, just over an hour away from planned closure. SOUNDBITE