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Bucha, Ukraine CNN  —  The body lay across the street from Ivan Fedorov’s house for several days. Fedorov didn’t dare to go outside, so he never found out who the dead man was. All he knows is that he was a civilian. “He was just a passer-by who got shot,”…

London CNN  —  Shamima Begum, who left the United Kingdom to join ISIS at the age of 15, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship. Judge Robert Jay gave the decision on Wednesday following a five-day hearing in November. The ruling does not determine if…

Ukraine becomes a test of the US' two-front clash with China and Russia Source link

CNN  —  China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Wednesday said he expects to reach a “new consensus” on advancing bilateral relations with Russia as he visited Moscow just days before the first anniversary of the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “Today I am willing to further exchange views with you,…

New Delhi CNN  —  A convicted killer and rapist revered by millions as a religious guru has temporarily walked free from jail in India for the fourth time in 12 months, angering activists who say it sets a dangerous precedent in a country grappling with violence against women. Gurmeet Ram…

CNN  —  The nation’s top environmental official promised to support East Palestine, Ohio, throughout the cleanup of a toxic train derailment there that fueled anxiety about potential health effects and said the train’s operator must pay to clean “the mess that they created.” The US Environmental Protection Agency ordered the…

Hong Kong CNN  —  Hong Kong’s Covid-hit economy will return to growth this year and expand by between 3.5% and 5.5%, as the city opens up and China’s economic outlook improves, Hong Kong’s financial secretary said on Wednesday. The Asian financial hub suffered a 3.5% contraction last year, as strict…

Xi Jinping addresses an academic conference on February 7. (Li Xueren/Xinhua/Getty Images/FILE) Chinese leader Xi Jinping is planning to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in “the coming months,” the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the plan. Arrangements for the trip are at an…

Biden: 'Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia' Source link

CNN  —  Something to consider as you search for happy hours to celebrate National Margarita Day: The delicious concoction’s main ingredient is threatened by changing weather and new strain on the agave plant’s vital pollinator – the bat. Agave-based liquor like tequila and mezcal was the fastest growing spirits category…

CNN  —  Liberal Janet Protasiewicz and conservative Daniel Kelly will advance to the general election for a pivotal Wisconsin state Supreme Court seat, CNN projected Tuesday. The nonpartisan primary featured two liberals and two conservatives in an expensive and high-stakes contest to effectively break a deadlock between the state’s Democratic…

CNN  —  Russia carried out a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that appears to have failed around the time President Joe Biden was in Ukraine on Monday, according to two US officials familiar with the matter. Russia notified the United States in advance of the launch through deconfliction lines,…

Simon Cowell was visibly shocked by the ‘dangerous’ “America’s Got Talent: All-Stars” finale performance of a daring 18-year-old aerialist. Source link

CNN  —  The stars were out at Sunday’s NBA All-Star game in Salt Lake City, Utah – from basketball legends LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, to Nigerian musical titans Burna Boy, Tems, and Rema. The trio performed an Afrobeats-packed halftime show, a sign that the genre’s global rise is continuing…

CNN  —  FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta is defiantly pushing back in the face of widespread criticism amid a referee payment scandal gripping Spanish football. The Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office told CNN earlier this month that it was investigating Barça over allegations it made $1.5 million in payments over three years…

London CNN  —  We’re in the midst of awards season, but the experience might not be as joyful or glamorous as viewers might think. Emma Thompson has two Academy Award wins to her name, but she’s revealed that the Oscars left her feeling “seriously ill.” The British actress, who stars…

New York CNN  —  Fifteen years ago, Howard Schultz reprised his role as Starbucks CEO, returning to the helm to help put the struggling company back on course. At the time, the coffee chain was flailing, facing growing competition, cooling customer interest and contending with the financial crisis. Last year…

CNN  —  Nine justices set out Tuesday to determine what the future of the internet would look like if the Supreme Court were to narrow the scope of a law that some believe created the age of modern social media. After nearly three hours of arguments, it was clear that…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the March 2004 bombings of commuter trains in Spain, which killed 193 people and injured more than 1,800. The bombings are the deadliest terrorist attack in Spain’s history. On March 11, 2004, 10 bombs in backpacks and other small bags exploded on four commuter…

CNN  —  President Joe Biden’s trip to mark the anniversary of the war in Ukraine is highlighting an even more grave challenge – a new era of simultaneous and sometimes intertwined US confrontations with nuclear rivals Russia and China. Biden’s dramatic visit to Kyiv Monday amid wailing air raid sirens…

Retired colonel weighs in on Putin suspending participation in nuclear arms pact with US Retired US Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton weighs in on President Vladimir Putin’s declaration that he is suspending Russia’s participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty. Source link

CNN  —  Supreme Court justices appeared broadly concerned Tuesday about the potential unintended consequences of allowing websites to be sued for their automatic recommendations of user content, highlighting the challenges facing attorneys who want to hold Google accountable for suggesting YouTube videos created by terrorist groups. For nearly three hours…

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CNN  —  Authorities in California are working to identify the motive that led to the shooting death of a Los Angeles-area Catholic bishop over the weekend as a community mourns the loss of a beloved leader. Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, known for being his community’s peacemaker, was found fatally shot…

‘Why would you lie about something like that?’: Piers Morgan confronts George Santos in TV interview A panel on CNN Tonight takes a look at George Santos’ interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” where Morgan confronts the Republican congressman about his lies. Source link

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CNN  —  A flying instructor died inflight after suffering a cardiac arrest, but his co-pilot thought he was fooling around and only realized after landing on the runway with the man slumped on his shoulder. According to a newly published safety report on the incident, the pilot thought the instructor…

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court today in Washington, DC. Oral arguments are taking place in Gonzalez v. Google, a landmark case about whether technology companies should be liable for harmful content their algorithms promote. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A big concern of justices seems to be what happens if…