At least 30 people have died and around 200 people are still missing after a boat sank in the Lukeni River in DR Congo. It's the latest fatal boat accident in the central African country, where overloading boats is often the problem. Why do these fatal accidents keep happening?
Also why were charges dropped against the Libyans arrested while undergoing training at an illegal military camp in South Africa?
And who benefits from Lesotho's 'white gold'?
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Frenny Jowi, Bella Hassan, Yvette Twagiramariya and Nyasha Michelle
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Ukraine's Kursk incursion turns the tables in the war, US enthusiasm for Kamala Harris' campaign spreads to Europe, and Britain releases thousands of prisoners early. Also: Italy's private beaches may be shut this summer, what did Dutch spy chiefs know about Ukraine and the Nord Stream attack? Lukashenko's critics face snooping while reporting from exile and Paris counts down to the Paralympics.
Tim Walz in the spotlight at the DNC. Trump and Vance hold outdoor rally. Canadian railroad strike. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz introduced himself to the American public with a keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. Vice President Harris will carry on portions of President Biden's agenda but there are some key differences she will campaign on, and a new survey finds Gen Z'ers feeling optimistic about the future but unprepared and disengaged at school.
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It’s been 2 1/2 years since Russia invaded Ukraine. The war has taken an unexpected turn in the past two weeks as Ukrainian troops launched a successful incursion into Russia and have now taken control of over 400 square miles in the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine in southwestern Russia.
After months of gridlock in the fighting, the successful incursion could be a critical turning point in the war.
“There's certainly always a chance,” Victoria Coates said when asked if Ukraine can win the war.
Coates, vice president of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation says the question now is, “Has the administration and our major NATO partners been supplying Ukraine in a way to set them up for victory?”
“That's what's not clear to me,” Coates said, answering her own question.
Coates told “The Daily Signal Podcast” she has further concerns over the current silence from the Biden-Harris administration.
“I searched,” Coates said, “for any statement from the president, from the vice president, who's now the nominee of the Democrat Party for president, from the secretary of state, from the secretary of defense. Not a peep about the fact that the Ukrainians have done something rather extraordinary and gone into Russian territory.”
Coates joins the show to explain why the Biden administration might be silent on Ukraine’s incursion into Russia and the likelihood of a Ukrainian victory.
Night three of the Democratic National Convention will see former President Bill Clinton take the stage and culminate with vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Former President Trump holds his first outdoor rally since his assassination attempt, surrounded by bulletproof glass. And the Southwest bakes in triple-digit temperatures.
Some Ukrainians are fleeing an unpopular conscription drive for troops. Ukrainian guards are on their trail. NPR's Joanna Kakissis takes us to one escape route along a river in Western Ukraine.
