Argentina’s VP survives assassination attempt
Police block the street near the home of Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez the day after a person pointed a gun at her in the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept. 2, 2022. Fernandez’s front door is behind the first car.
A shooter’s gun jammed in the process of attempting to assassinate Argentina’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Supporters had been demonstrating outside her home since last week, when a prosecutor called for a 12-year prison sentence in connection to corruption charges during her tenure as president. Also, inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency have vowed to remain a “continued presence” at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that sits in the middle of a war zone. And on Saturday, NASA will make its second attempt to launch its new moon rocket. Plus, a hummus festival in Berlin brings together Israelis, Palestinians, refugees from Syria and Germans to celebrate the much-loved dip, in defiance of gloomy headlines from the Middle East.
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