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Month: April 2024

US recently authorized more bombs for Israel

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration recently authorized the transfer of over 1,000 500-pound bombs and over 1,000 small-diameter bombs to Israel, according to three people familiar with the matter, adding to its arsenal despite US concerns over the country’s conduct in the war in Gaza. The transfer authorization of the MK82 bombs and small-diameter

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Cifras históricas, inseguridad, y políticas externas, los retos del nuevo presidente de México en materia de migración

Karen Esquivel (CNN Español) — El tema migratorio ocupa un lugar preponderante en la agenda nacional e internacional y será uno de los principales desafíos que enfrentará quien resulte ganador de las elecciones presidenciales del 2 de junio en México. Expertos consultados por CNN explicaron que el próximo presidente o presidenta de México recibirá un país

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Germany’s defense minister overhauls the military command as he seeks ‘war-capable’ armed forces

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister has announced a plan to streamline and reorganize the country’s military command as part of efforts to make the armed forces of NATO’s most populous European member “war-capable.” Chancellor Olaf Scholz set in motion a big increase in military spending shortly after Russia’s full-scale

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Former South Africa speaker of parliament is arrested on bribery allegations and released on bail

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The former South African speaker of parliament has been arrested over allegations that she received about $135,000 in bribes, in the latest corruption scandal to face the governing African National Congress party. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula turned herself in to police in the capital, Pretoria, on Thursday and was

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Syrian Civil War Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the civil war in Syria. Facts Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria as president from July 2000-December 2024. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from 1970-2000. Roughly 4 million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and more than 12

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US applications for jobless benefits rise to highest level in two months, but layoffs remain low

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in two months last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels as the labor market continues to chug along despite elevated interest rates. The Labor Department reported Thursday that filings for unemployment claims for the

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Russian minister casts prospective Ukraine peace talks as Western plot to win hesitant Global South

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that prospective negotiations to end the fighting in Ukraine could be successful only if they take Moscow’s interests in the account. Lavrov on Tuesday dismissed a planned round of peace talks in Switzerland as a Western ruse to rally broader international support for Kyiv. He

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Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice was driving Lamborghini involved in 6-car crash in Dallas, attorney says

By Sarah Dewberry and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was driving the speeding Lamborghini involved in a six-car crash in Dallas on Saturday in which two people were hospitalized with minor injuries, his attorney Royce West said Thursday. Rice is fully cooperating with police and answered all the

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