1. It is the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The event opened with a ceremonial roll call vote for their presidential nominee, Kamala Harris. Delegates were gathered to confirm the nominations of Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. 2. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on the Islamic group Hamas to immediately accept the latest proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Blinken visited Egypt and Qatar on Tuesday. Those countries and the United States are mediating talks aimed at securing an agreement for a ceasefire and the release of the hostages.
3. The mayor of the Russian capital of Moscow says the country’s military has destroyed at least 10 drones flying toward the city. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on social media on Wednesday that the attack by unmarried aerial vehicles flying toward Moscow had been thwarted. He said there was debris at the site where some of the drones had been shot down south of Moscow.
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