The News Roundup For June 28, 2024
An armored truck is seen parked at Plaza Murillo on June 26, 2024 in La Paz, Bolivia. President of Bolivia Luis Arce warned about irregular movements of military troops and raises the alert of a possible Coup d'Ètat. Gaston Brito Miserocchi Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty Images hide caption
An armored truck is seen parked at Plaza Murillo on June 26, 2024 in La Paz, Bolivia. President of Bolivia Luis Arce warned about irregular movements of military troops and raises the alert of a possible Coup d'Ètat. Gaston Brito Miserocchi
Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump meet in Atlanta, Georgia for a memorable debate.
The Supreme Court temporarily blocks the Environmental Protection Agency's "Good Neighbor Plan" and blocks the multibillion Purdue opioid settlement, finding it inappropriately protected the Sackler family. And the Court sides with the Biden Administration in a challenge to Idaho's strict abortion ban.
In the most expensive House primary in history, Democratic New York county official George Latimer upsets Rep. Jamaal Bowman. Republican Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert wins in a crowded primary after swapping districts.
Meanwhile, Bolivia foils a military coup attempt. Army General Juan José Zúñiga is arrested hours after he led troops and tanks to storm the presidential palace in the capital, La Paz.
In Kenya, protests resume a day after President Ruto makes a dramatic U-turn and withdraws contentious tax hikes. On Tuesday, the Kenyan Parliament was partly set ablaze and close to two dozen people are reported killed across the country.
And Israel warns it can send Lebanon "back to the Stone Age" as the United Nations humanitarian affairs chief warns a conflict would be "potentially apocalyptic." And plans for a post-war Gaza continue to cause tension in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
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