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Brittney Griner lands in US after 10 months in Russian detention following a prison swap, as Vladimir Putin defends his assault on Ukraine’s civilian power infrastructure. Source link

US official shares details of Griner's flight home Source link

CNN  —  Eva Kaili, one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents, has been expelled by her political party in Greece amid a corruption probe. The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), one of Greece’s main opposition parties, said in a statement Friday: “Following the latest developments and the investigation by Belgian authorities…

CNN  —  Russia pardoned a Zambian prisoner so that they could be deployed to Ukraine, where they died fighting for the Wagner mercenary unit, Zambia’s foreign affairs minister said Friday. Zambian national Nathan Lemekhani Nyirenda was “pardoned on 23rd August, 2022 in order to join the military operation, in exchange…

Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 to connect with a trained counselor or visit the NSPL site. CNN  —  Young mothers Yana and Yaroslava don’t want to leave Russia with…

CNN  —  Celebrities and musicians are coming together tonight to honor everyday people making the world a better place. CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Kelly Ripa will co-host the 16th Annual “CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute,” premiering live at 8 p.m. ET. They will be joined by more than a dozen…

Written by Zoe Sottile, CNN If you’ve logged on to any social media app this week, you’ve probably seen pictures of your friends, but re-imagined as fairy princesses, animé characters, or celestial beings. It is all because of Lensa, an app which uses artificial intelligence to render digital portraits based…

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions — came to a momentous end…

Representatives of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureates collect the awards at Oslo City Hall on December 10. (Markus Schreiber/AP) Human rights groups from Russia and Ukraine – Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties – have officially been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022, along with the jailed…

CNN  —  Host of the popular soccer podcast “Men in Blazers,” Roger Bennett and illustrator and artist Nate Kitch are the duo behind the recently published “Gods of Soccer” book, which looks at 50 women and 50 men who are or have been some of the sport’s greatest players. For…

CNN  —  President Vladimir Putin made rare public comments specifically addressing the Russian military’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Thursday, while clutching a glass of champagne at a Kremlin reception. Speaking after an awards ceremony for “Heroes of Russia,” he addressed the group of soldiers receiving the awards. He said…

New Delhi CNN  —  At the Bhalswa landfill in northwest Delhi, a steady flow of jeeps zigzag up the trash heap to dump more garbage on a pile now over 62 meters (203 feet) high. Fires caused by heat and methane gas sporadically break out – the Delhi Fire Service…

CNN  —  At least three people have died and a dozen are missing after an explosion and fire at an apartment building in the British Channel island of Jersey, the island’s Chief Minister Kristina Moore said Saturday.  Police declined to speculate on the cause but residents had reported the smell…

CNN  —  The unprecedented protests that swept China late last month, posing the biggest challenge to leader Xi Jinping’s authority since he came to power, had a peculiar focal point: a Chinese Twitter account with a cat avatar. As people took to the streets to call for greater freedoms and…

CNN  —  It is the most uneven of swaps at the most unlikely of times, but perhaps the intense pressure of this moment is why the exchange of a US basketball star for a Russian arms dealer ended up happening now. On the surface, Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout are…

Representatives of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureates collect the awards at Oslo City Hall on December 10. (Markus Schreiber/AP) Human rights groups from Russia and Ukraine – Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties – have officially been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022, along with the jailed…

CNN  —  Russian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yan Rachinsky blasted President Vladimir Putin’s “insane and criminal” war on Ukraine in his acceptance speech in the Norwegian capital Oslo on Saturday. Rachinsky, from Russia’s human rights organization Memorial, claimed resistance to Russia is known as “fascism” under Putin, adding this has…

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CNN  —  What Russia cannot win on the battlefield, it is seeking to win by casting Ukrainian cities into the dark and cold as a long winter sets in. The result is a grinding battle of attrition: Barrages of Russian missiles fly across Ukraine, and Ukrainian power engineers work for…

Lawmaker gets called out by her own nephew after tearful speech on House floor After his aunt opposed a bill that would protect same-sex marriage in Congress, Andrew Hartzler, her gay nephew, called her out on TikTok. 02:12 – Source: CNN Source link

CNN  —  Here is a look at the life of France’s President Emmanuel Macron. Birth date: December 21, 1977 Birth place: Amiens, France Birth name: Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron Father: Jean-Michel Macron, professor of neurology Mother: Françoise Noguès-Macron, physician Marriage: Brigitte (Trogneux) Macron (2007-present) Education: Université Paris Nanterre; Institut d’Études…

CNN  —  Scientists, environmentalists and even the UK government’s own climate advisers have strongly criticized its decision to approve a plan to open the country’s first new coal mine in three decades, a little more than a year after the nation tried to convince the world to ditch the filthy…

CNN  —  After being imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months, WNBA star Brittney Griner’s safe return to the US on Friday was marked by a stop at a Texas military medical facility for a routine evaluation, the US State Department said. Griner arrived at Brooke Army Medical Center in…

Argentina and Messi through to semifinals after thrilling penalty shootout win Source link

Reuters  —  Brazil’s Neymar said on Friday he was unsure if he would play again for the national team after their heartbreaking World Cup quarterfinal defeat to Croatia on penalties. “Honestly, I do not know. I think talking now is bad because of the heat of the moment. Maybe I’m…

(CNN) — In travel news: A court ruling on the seat recline question, the last Boeing 747 rolls off the assembly line and the TSA finds a live dog and an array of weaponry in passengers’ luggage. Airport connections Airports aren’t always sterile waiting rooms; sometimes, they’re where the rest…

Hong Kong CNN  —  A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, in the latest legal challenge against the pro-democracy tycoon. Lai was found to have breached the terms of lease for the headquarters of his…