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CARACAS -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday submitted an appeal to the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice to audit and certify the results of Sunday's presidential elections amid calls for greater transparency.
Maduro asked the highest court to summon the pertinent institutions "to compare all the elements of evidence and certify, by carrying out an expert opinion of the highest technical level, the electoral results of July 28." (Venezuela-Elections-Supreme Court)
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CAIRO -- Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to adopt a binding resolution compelling Israel to cease its attacks in the Gaza Strip and halt its "continued violations" of international law.
During a phone conversation, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi held Israel responsible for the dangerous escalation in the region as a result of "its aggression on the Gaza Strip, violations of international law, illegal practices in the West Bank." (Egypt-Israeli Violations)
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent, as inflation continues to be cooling, hinting that a rate cut might come as soon as September.
"Inflation has eased over the past year but remains somewhat elevated. In recent months, there has been some further progress toward the Committee's 2 percent inflation objective," the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's policy-setting body, said in a statement after a two-day policy meeting. (US-Fed-Rate)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel will respond with overwhelming force to any counter-attacks, following the killing of Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and a senior Hezbollah leader in Beirut.
"Challenging days are ahead," Netanyahu said in a broadcast address to the nation, noting "since the strike in Beirut, threats are heard from everywhere." (Israel-Threat-Iran-Hezbollah) Enditem
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