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Two Olympians whose eligibility to compete as women at the Paris Games has come under scrutiny will fight for medals on Tuesday.

The release of activists like Ilya Yashin gives new hope to a movement in which various groups are often at war with each other. But many have doubts.

A weight lifter walked away from his sport after a bitter loss in 2012. He and other athletes, including a U.S. figure skating team, will receive their medals in Paris.

The selection of Yahya Sinwar, a prime target of Israeli forces, to replace the assassinated Ismail Haniyeh consolidates authority in the hands of a hard-liner who is in hiding.

Hamas announced that Yahya Sinwar would take over as the group’s political leader after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.

Venezuela’s government believed its control of all levers of power would give the country’s authoritarian president an Election Day victory. A rebellion by its supporters undid the plan.

Plus, how breaking made it to the Olympics.

The new government was being formed a day after Bangladesh’s longtime leader, facing fierce protests, fled the country.

The herbicide, used widely on crops including broccoli and onions, can cause low birth weight and impaired brain development, regulators said.

Noah Lyles came from behind to beat out Kishane Thompson of Jamaica.