Polish mayor falls to death from hotel balcony in Sardinia, Italy | CNN

CNN  —  A Polish mayor died after falling from a fourth-floor window of a hotel in Sardinia, Italy, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Tuesday. The mayor was not named by PAP or the spokesman for Fabrizio Mustaro, the investigator of the Cagliari police. Mustaro’s spokesperson said the man…

Evacuations from Zaporizhzhia renew concerns for nuclear power plant safety | CNN

CNN  —  The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has raised concerns as to the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, describing it as “increasingly unpredictable,” after Moscow ordered the evacuation of residents from Russian-occupied areas close to the facility. More than 1,600 people, including 660 children, have been evacuated from…

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The US has high confidence in the accuracy of Ukraine’s claim that it used an American-made Patriot air defense system to intercept a Russian hypersonic missile, according to a source familiar with the matter.   While the Patriot system has been successful in countering ballistic missiles, its ability to stop air-launched hypersonic missiles was…

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A car explosion wounded a Russian military blogger and left his driver dead Saturday, according to state media. It marked the second recent blast involving one of the country’s nationalist writers, drawing further attention to the role they play in Moscow’s propaganda machine. The blogger wounded Saturday is Zakhar Prilepin,…

Russia says bombing of military blogger is ‘a terrorist act’ | CNN

CNN  —  Russia has blamed the “Kyiv regime” and several Western nations for the bombing of military blogger Zakhar Prilepin’s car on Saturday. The claim was made by a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, but she provided no proof for the allegation. In reaction, the Security Service of Ukraine…

Climate activists dye iconic Italian fountain water black | CNN

Rome, Italy CNN  —  A group of climate activists in Italy have poured what they described as “a charcoal-based black liquid” into the water of Rome’s famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) – to “sound the alarm about the black future that awaits humanity.” “Our future…

Dutch police arrest 154 football supporters over antisemitic chants | CNN

CNN  —  Dutch police arrested 154 football supporters in Amsterdam on Saturday due to the singing of antisemitic chants, a police statement said. According to the statement, the football fans were warned several times to stop singing as they made their way to the Johan Cruijff Arena on the subway.…

Russian director and playwright arrested and accused of ‘justifying terrorism’ | CNN

CNN  —  An acclaimed theater director and playwright have been arrested in Russia and accused of “justifying terrorism” for their play about Russian women being recruited online to marry Islamic State fighters in Syria. Yevgenia Berkovich was arrested on Friday alongside the play’s author, Svetlana Petriychuk, after investigators alleged that…

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A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) of the Ukrainian army fires close to the frontline in the northern Kherson region on November 5, 2022. Hannibal Hanschke/EPA/Shutterstock/FILE Russia has been thwarting US-made mobile rocket systems in Ukraine more frequently in recent months, using electronic jammers to throw off its GPS…

King Charles III to be crowned in once-in-a-generation ceremony | CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what’s happening behind palace walls. London CNN  —  Britain was waking up Saturday to a once-in-a-generation royal event: the coronation of King…

The Coronation of King Charles: Order of Service | CNN

The service is conducted by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan Procession of Faith Leaders Procession of the Commonwealth Realms The choir proceeds to places in Quire. Members of foreign Royal Families arrive at the Great West Door…

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A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the Zaporizhzhia region, on March 29. (Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters) Russia has dismissed claims that it deployed military equipment and explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate accused Russia of placing weapons, explosives and military equipment in one of…