NewsGlobal headlines: Trump names VP pick, Rwandan elections, knife attack in Paris

Global headlines: Trump names VP pick, Rwandan elections, knife attack in Paris

It happened while you were sleeping. Here’s what global agencies recorded overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday.

It happened at night. A knife attacker assaulted a soldier in France.
It happened at night. A knife attacker assaulted a soldier in France.
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8:47 AM EDT, July 16, 2024

  • In Paris, during a patrol as part of the anti-terrorism operation Sentinelle, a French soldier was attacked and injured by a knifeman. According to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, the soldier’s injuries are not life-threatening. The assailant was arrested.
  • Donald Trump announced on Monday that the nominee for vice president is Ohio Senator J.D. Vance. The politician is a staunch opponent of providing aid to Ukraine.
  • The presidential and parliamentary elections in Rwanda lasted eight hours. The current president, Paul Kagame, is expected to win the presidential election for his fourth term, and the Rwandan Patriotic Front (FPR), the presidential party, is expected to win the parliamentary elections.
  • Two Mexican citizens died in the crash of a Cessna light aircraft belonging to one of the drug cartels, which occurred in the Portuguesa state in northwestern Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan Ministry of Interior.
  • The influential sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un threatened that South Korea would face consequences after more balloons allegedly containing propaganda leaflets targeting the regime in Pyongyang were found, reported the North Korean agency KCNA on Tuesday.
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