By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s chairman has threatened to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress if the State Department doesn’t turn over classified cables related to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul pledged in a letter Friday to
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Prince William paid tribute to his “Pa” King Charles III at the coronation concert on Sunday, saying “we are all so proud of you” as he evoked the memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II. “I know she is up there fondly keeping an eye on us and
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer The deaths of seven horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has once again intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing. Two of the deaths occurred as the result of race injuries on Derby day, when more than 150,000 people jammed Churchill Downs. “While each incident
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN E. Jean Carroll‘s civil battery and defamation trial against Donald Trump neared a close Monday with closing arguments as her attorney told a federal jury in New York that no one is above the law, while Trump’s lawyer said not to hold any negative feelings about the former president against
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul is threatening to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress over his panel’s investigation into the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a letter the Texas Republican sent him Friday, a copy of which was obtained by CNN. The letter, the latest escalation
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Clare Sebastian and Martin Bourke, CNN A cargo train loaded with tanks chugs along under the crisp, spring sun. “Wow,” a woman says, pointing her camera phone at the convoy. “This is the second train, there was one like it just before.” The video, seemingly filmed in late March, shows old
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday will announce a proposal for a new rule that would examine mandating airlines to compensate and cover expenses for customers facing “controllable airline cancellations” or delays, according to a White House official. “When an airline causes a flight
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An opposition war monitor and a pro-government radio station are reporting that airstrikes over southern Syria have killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers. The strikes early Monday come a day after Arab governments reinstated Syria to the Arab League, after the
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN and ANDI JATMIKO Associated Press LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — A picturesque tourist destination will host crisis-weary Southeast Asian leaders with sun-splashed tropical islands, turquoise waters brimming with corals and manta rays, seafood feasts, and a hillside savannah crawling with Komodo dragons. The sunshiny setting is a stark contrast to the seriousness
Continue ReadingBy Matt Majendie, for CNN Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. At 26.21 meters (86 feet), it is equivalent to surfing an eight-story building. The record was set in the picturesque Portuguese fishing village of Nazaré, whose north beach has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing
Continue ReadingBy HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — There’s nothing like nearly winning to wake people up. And the U.K.’s second-place position at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest has helped kickstart widespread enthusiasm for 2023’s edition — taking place in Liverpool this week. Sam Ryder’s “Space Man” restored the nation’s interest last year with his
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — As Turkey heads for presidential and parliamentary elections at the weekend that are shaping up to be the strongest challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his 20 years as leader, complaints are growing about the fairness of the vote. Erdogan receives far more coverage on state-controlled
Continue ReadingNorway’s aging king, Harald V, has been admitted to a hospital due to an infection. The Norwegian palace said Monday that “the king has been diagnosed with an infection that needs to be treated, and will therefore remain in hospital for a few days.” The palace added that the 86-year-old monarch was stable in Oslo’s
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El consejero de Estado y ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de China, Qin Gang, instó a Estados Unidos a “reflexionar profundamente sobre sus pasos en falso” y a promover la estabilización de los lazos bilaterales durante una reunión con el embajador estadounidense en China, Nicholas Burns, celebrada este lunes en Beijing, según
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri, CNN At least 22 people, including women and children, have died after a boat capsized in India’s southern Kerala state on Sunday, fire officials said, as search and rescue operations enter a second day. The boat, which was ferrying tourists, capsized near Tuvalthiram beach in Malappuram around 7:30 p.m. local time, the
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN Temperature records tumbled across Southeast Asia over the weekend as the region swelters under a weekslong heat wave that has brought misery to millions. All-time highs were recorded in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand’s capital, where the heat has been compounded by an intense smoggy season that has caused pollution levels to
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN Cuban police cracked down on protesters in the isolated town of Caimanera, close to the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison, after dozens took to the streets on Saturday demanding better living conditions and freedom. Videos posted to social media show a crowd protesting in front of government buildings, before riot police arrived
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, Ed Lavandera, Holly Yan, Sara Smart and Michelle Watson, CNN The gunman behind the second-deadliest US mass shooting of the year was terminated from the Army due to health concerns and may have been driven by right-wing extremism, sources told CNN. Eight people — including two elementary school students — were killed
Continue ReadingCNN, KTVT, WFAA, DENISON DE SOUZA, BRIANNA SMITH By Josh Campbell, Ed Lavandera, Holly Yan, Sara Smart and Michelle Watson, CNN The gunman behind the second-deadliest US mass shooting of the year was terminated from the Army due to health concerns and may have been driven by right-wing extremism, sources told CNN. Eight people —
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