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President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he expects to hold “key conversations” on Monday to formulate a strategy aimed at concluding the war, following a weekend of extensive consultations with military commanders.

In his evening video address on Sunday, July 19, Zelensky stated that the priority is evaluating active operations and establishing a future strategy to compel a conclusion to the conflict on terms acceptable to Ukraine.

“This has various components, and I want to hear how the commanders in our Defense and Security Forces see it,” Zelensky said. “Tomorrow I have key conversations. Ukraine must achieve its goals, and it will.”

The president noted that over the weekend, he held discussions regarding the situation on the front line and broader military strategy with several experienced military personnel.

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US boxer Hannah Rapp, who in June fought for the World Boxing Council (WBC) women’s featherweight championship, was killed on Saturday while she bicycled in Texas after a motorist struck her with his car, according to authorities.

Rapp was 26, and investigators arrested a 31-year-old man identified as Charles Medina in connection with her death, the sheriff’s office of Brazos county, Texas, said in a statement.

The agency said Rapp and a fellow bicyclist were riding on a local road when Medina passed them in his car, stopped, and drove his vehicle in reverse. Medina then hit Rapp, and she was pronounced dead after emergency responders brought her to a hospital.

Brazos deputies said they booked Medina on a count of manslaughter, which Texas law defines as recklessly causing a person’s death. The sheriff’s office did not provide additional details, saying the “isolated” case remained under active and ongoing investigation.

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Five family members who had set out for a day of hiking were killed after a flash flood swept through canyons of southern Utah on Friday, law enforcement officials said.

The victims were a captain in the Provo fire department, his wife and their sons, according to fire officials. A daughter who was not on the trip survived.

The family arrived on Friday at Sunglow campground in a scenic red rock canyon near Bicknell, Utah, for their day excursion, the Wayne county sheriff’s office said.

“It is believed the family fell victim to flooding caused by heavy rains,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

Although the sheriff’s office did not identify the victims, the Provo fire department confirmed in a social media post that a fire captain, Spencer Long, and his family members were killed.

“We are absolutely heartbroken by the death of Captain Spencer Long and his family. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time,” officials with the fire department wrote.

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President Donald Trump was hit with some pretty loud boos for the second time in a matter of hours on Sunday when he walked onto the field to present World Cup medals, following Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina in the championship game.

The Fox broadcast picked up the jeers as Trump sauntered onto the MetLife Stadium field in New Jersey.

Trump was flanked by his his pal FIFA boss Gianni Infantino as he waved to the crowd and clapped his hands; the president appeared to smirk at first, but he looked a bit more serious as he stepped onto the blue platform to give out the awards.

The cold reception came after Trump appeared to get booed by a healthy chunk of the crowd when he was shown on the big screen following the National Anthem.

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Second lady Usha Vance delivered a baby boy on Sunday morning, marking the first time a sitting second lady has been pregnant or given birth in 156 years.

“We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning. Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother,” Vice President Vance wrote in a statement posted to social media.

“The incredible military doctors and staff members of Walter Reed Medical Center and the White House Medical Unit have been a blessing. We are deeply thankful for all they have done for our family,” he added.

This is the couple’s fourth child. They have another two sons, Ewan and Vivek, and one daughter named Mirabel.

Their most recent child was born in December 2021, while Vance campaigned for Senate in Ohio.

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Michigan Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Sunday ripped into CNN host Jake Tapper for asking him questions related to Iran and Israel — specifically about past comments the candidate has made.

Tapper first asked El-Sayed about a comment New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) made to The New York Times. When asked if there was room in the Democratic Party for candidates who take money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) — the pro-Israel lobbying group — the mayor said, “If they are Democrats and they run as Democrats and they win as Democrats, then they should be part of the Democratic Party.”

Tapper suggested that El-Sayed disagrees based on past remarks, where the candidate told CNN that support for Israel could only be about AIPAC influence and “not if you’re a Democrat and you believe in human rights.”

“So, it sounds as though — and correct me if I’m wrong — it sounds as though you and Mayor Mamdani disagree about how big this tent should be, whether there’s room … in the tent for Israel supporters,” Tapper said.

El-Sayed began saying that in the Democratic Party “there’s always room in the tent for folks.”

“Every time I come on CNN, you guys ask me the same questions about these theoretical rights of existence, or whether or not I agree with the mayor of New York,” El-Sayed said.

“I’m running for Senate in Michigan and, in Michigan, people can’t afford their basic needs. They don’t get the healthcare they need and deserve. They’re worried about the quality of their kids’ school. And the questions seem less to be about the interests of Michiganders than the fact of something happening 6,000 miles away,” he added.

Referring to Mamdani’s comment to the Times, El-Sayed only said that he thinks his “tax dollar should be spent here.”

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Spain winning the World Cup just feels right.

That opener against Cape Verde aside, they were the best team in this tournament. Beating Argentina 1-0 on Sunday, July 19, to win their second World Cup title confirms it.

One goal conceded across eight games. Goals from seven different players, including Ferran Torres, who pounced on a Nico Williams header and buried it for the game-winner in the 106th minute. That’s the dominance worthy of a World Cup champion.

Besides, Argentina had no business winning a second consecutive title, even if it would have been nice to send Lionel Messi out on top. If you can’t get off a single shot — not just a shot on goal, a shot of any kind — until stoppage time of the second overtime period, you have no business winning an AYSO tournament, let alone the World Cup.

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The European Union could be leaning toward banning trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Foreign ministers debated various tactics to respond to the settlements on Monday at their monthly council meeting in Brussels, against the backdrop of rising violence by settlers and efforts by the government to expand settlements in the territory.

In a press conference following the meeting, the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said one possibility had stood out.

“The option that got the most support was banning the trade with illegal settlements,” she said. All 27 member states consider settlements in the West Bank to violate international law.

Kallas added: “We tasked the ambassadors to take this work forward, and probably will also have an extraordinary meeting on this.”

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