In today’s episode, we cover the US-Venezuela prisoner exchange, Japan’s upper house elections, and Israel’s new offensive in central Gaza.
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Sources:
✍️ Venezuela-US Prisoner Exchange
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd4ye41ymo
- https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/18/politics/venezuela-us-prisoner-swap-trump
- https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/18/alien-enemies-act-deportations-venezuela-00464257
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/18/venezuela-frees-10-americans-in-swap-for-deported-migrants-in-el-salvador
- https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/maduro-govt-negotiates-return-of-252-venezuelans-detained-by-us-in-el-salvador/
✍️ Japanese PM Vows to Stay on After Election Loss
- https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/57659
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xvn90yr8go
- https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/politics/analysis-post-election/
✍️ Israeli Ground Offensive in Central Gaza
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-sends-tanks-into-gazas-deir-al-balah-hostage-families-concerned-2025-07-21/
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/troops-said-operating-in-central-gazas-deir-al-balah-for-first-time-since-start-of-war/
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/21/gaza-israel-war-latest-situation-updates-live-news
- https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-israel-launches-deir-al-balah-ground-offensive/live-73346584
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