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The Department of Defense (DoD) has discovered accounting errors amounting to $2 billion in aid sent to Ukraine. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealed this discovery in a July 25 report, noting that the DoD has faced challenges in accurately valuing defense articles sent to Kyiv due to unclear accounting definitions. This valuation errors applied to missiles, ammunition and other equipment, according to the report. Last year, the Defense Department claimed […]

Kamala Harris expected to introduce running mate at her first rally in Philadelphia on Aug. 6 Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to introduce her vice presidential running mate on Aug. 6 when she holds her first rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the Harris campaign, Harris will launch a four-day battleground tour in Philadelphia. After Philadelphia, Harris and her vice presidential pick will campaign in seven swing states in four days, traveling […]

Gaza: Israeli Strike on School Kills 30 Palestinians, Injures Over 100UNRWA: 86% of Gaza Strip Now Under Evacuation Orders from IsraelStrike in Occupied Golan Heights Kills 12 Druze Children as Fears Grow of Regional WarPres. Nicolás Maduro Declared Winner of Venezuelan Election; Opposition Rejects ResultsU.S. to Establish New Military Command HQ in Japan to Counter ChinaInternet Restored in Bangladesh After Deadly Student Protests as Demands for Accountability MountNew Report Reveals […]

U.S. leading diplomatic efforts to prevent Israel from retaliating against Hezbollah strikes The United States is spearheading a diplomatic effort to dissuade Israel from striking Beirut or major civilian infrastructure in Lebanon following a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights. The attack, which resulted in the deaths of 12 children, has intensified the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. According to sources, including Lebanese and Iranian officials as well […]

Israel says it has confirmed Hamas’s top military commander, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza on July 13 that killed some 100 people. Hamas has not responded to the claim. This comes amid rapidly rising regional tensions following the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a targeted Israeli strike in Tehran overnight Wednesday. That strike took place just hours after Israel bombed a […]

Meta running ads for cocaine, opioids and other ILLEGAL DRUGS while censoring the truth about natural medicine Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms is running advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that guide users to online marketplaces for illegal drugs. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the revelation comes amid the tech giant facing a federal probe over the matter in March. Despite this, the Menlo Park, California-based Meta has continued […]

Evan Gershkovich Arrives in U.S. with Other Freed Americans After Historic Prisoner Swap with RussiaMourners Gather for Ismail Haniyeh's Funeral in Doha Amid Questions over Fate of Ceasefire Talks"A Long History of Fabrications": Al Jazeera Blasts Israeli Claim Slain Reporter Worked for HamasThe Uncommitted Movement Calls on Democrats to Let Doctor Who Volunteered in Gaza Address DNCAIPAC Spending Millions to Unseat Progressive MO Congressmember Cori BushJewish Activists Descend on Atlas […]

U.K. High Court of Justice upholds Downing Street’s ban on PUBERTY BLOCKERS A high court in the United Kingdom has upheld an earlier ban on puberty blockers put in place by the British government. Justice Beverley Lang of the High Court of Justice in London affirmed the prohibition in a July 29 decision. She cited the Cass Review commissioned by the National Health Service (NHS) to back up her […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. Later in the broadcast, we’ll go to Katrina vanden Heuvel, publisher of The Nation magazine, about the historic prisoner swap. But first, fallout is continuing from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments Wednesday when he was interviewed at the annual convention of the […]