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![U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel attends a trilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos in the East Room of the White House on April 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0807-rahm-emanuel-400x300.jpg)
US Ambassador Pulls Out of Nagasaki Peace Event Because Israel Was Excluded
The US embassy said the peace event had been “politicized” because of the exclusion.
![The advocacy group IfNotNow holds a protest on October 19, 2023, outside the Los Angeles home of Vice President Kamala Harris.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0807-ceasefire-400x300.jpg)
Advocates Pressure Harris, Walz to Vow to Stop Sending Weapons to Israel
Pro-Palestine groups said picking Tim Walz was a step in the right direction, but Harris must go further on Gaza.
![Cori Bush holds a tablet while wearing a white pantsuit](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0807-cori-bush-400x300.jpg)
AIPAC-Backed Opponent Narrowly Defeats Cori Bush in Missouri Primary
Nearly two-thirds of Wesley Bell’s campaign money came from fundraising efforts by AIPAC's super PAC.
![Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear on stage together during a campaign event at Liacouras Center at Temple University on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0807-harris-walz-400x300.jpg)
“Has He Met Tim Walz?” Trump’s Attacks Against Dem VP Nominee Backfire Badly
The Trump campaign is attempting to paint the popular center-left Midwestern governor as a “West Coast wannabe” liberal.
![Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus attends the Trento Economy Festival at Social Theater on June 3, 2022, in Trento, Italy.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0806-bangladesh-b-400x300.jpg)
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Accepts Call to Lead Bangladesh’s Interim Government
Economist Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel prize in 2006 for establishing the microcredit institution Grameen Bank.
![Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz takes questions on July 23, 2024, in New Hope, Minnesota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0806-tim-walz-a-400x300.jpg)
Last Week, 9 in 10 Americans Had No Opinion of Walz. That’s About to Change.
The governor of Minnesota had a low profile on the national stage before today. Coming months will reveal his agenda.
![Bangladesh’s President Dissolves Parliament After Prime Minister’s Resignation](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/SEG2-Bangladesh-400x300.jpg)
Bangladesh’s President Dissolves Parliament After Prime Minister’s Resignation
The military says an interim government will be formed to lead the country to new elections, but its makeup is unclear.
![Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (center) awaits the arrival of Vice President Kamala Harris at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0806-tim-walz-400x300.jpg)
MN Gov. Tim Walz Is Selected as Kamala Harris’s Vice Presidential Running Mate
Walz has served as governor of Minnesota since 2019, and has passed a number of progressive policies.
![Anti-migration protesters riot outside of the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, which is being used as an asylum hotel, on August 4, 2024, in Rotherham, United Kingdom.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0805-uk-anti-immigrant-400x300.jpg)
Riots Sweep UK as Fascist Influencers Use Stabbing Attack to Fuel Racist Rampage
Racist political rhetoric laid the groundwork for the far right rampage against immigrants, Muslims and Black people.
![Uprising in Bangladesh: Student Protests Force Prime Minister to Resign and Flee to India, 100s Killed](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/SEG1-Bangladesh-Protests-3-400x300.jpg)
Student Protests Force Bangladesh’s Prime Minister to Resign and Flee to India
Almost 100 people died on Sunday as police cracked down on tens of thousands of protesters who took to the streets.