Tycoon who helped bring F1 to Singapore pleads guilty in rare graft case
Story by Reuters Singapore (Reuters) — Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng pleaded guilty to one charge of abetting the obstruction of justice on…
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US condemns Brazil Supreme Court order for house arrest for ex-President Jair Bolsonaro
By Julia Vargas Jones, Michael Rios, Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has condemned a Brazilian Supreme Court order for…
Continue ReadingWhite South African farm owner on trial for allegedly murdering two Black women and feeding their bodies to pigs
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A White South African farm owner and two employees are facing trial over the alleged murder of two Black women…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s government votes to dismiss country’s attorney general
By Dana Karni, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli government voted unanimously on Monday to dismiss the country’s Attorney General…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu to urge ‘full conquest’ of Gaza as ceasefire talks reach an impasse
By Tim Lister, Dana Karni, Kareem Khadder, Catherine Nicholls, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Negotiations on a hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza…
Continue Reading‘They do not teach us what we need’: Inside the expansion of religious schools for girls across Afghanistan
Story by Isobel Yeung and Mick Krever | Video by Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou and Mark Baron, CNN Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — “I want” – the girl…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu asks Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza, as families warn against an ‘expanding war’
By Dana Karni, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Kara Fox, and Mitchell McCluskey (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of not…
Continue ReadingFar-right Israeli minister prays at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, breaching decades-old agreement
By Dana Karni, Eyad Kourdi and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A far-right Israeli minister sparked outrage on Sunday after leading a group of…
Continue ReadingEuropean plans to send asylum seekers to offshore centers in disarray after top court ruling
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — European countries hoping to mirror Italy’s controversial practice of sending some asylum seekers…
Continue ReadingHuge earthquake may have triggered volcano’s first eruption in 600 years, Russian team says
Story by Reuters (CNN) — The overnight eruption of the Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka, its first in 600 years, may be connected to the…
Continue ReadingUkrainian drone attack sparks fire at oil depot in Russia’s former Olympic city, governor says
By Reuters (CNN) — More than 120 firefighters were trying to extinguish a blaze at an oil depot in the Russian city of Sochi that was sparked…
Continue ReadingFrom president to provocateur: The long journey of Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev
By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Dmitry Medvedev has traveled a long way from his time as Russian president, when he once stood beside then-US…
Continue ReadingFrom president to provocateur: The long journey of Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev
CNN By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Dmitry Medvedev has traveled a long way from his time as Russian president, when he once stood beside then-US…
Continue ReadingRescuers find body of last trapped Chile miner, bringing death toll to 6
By Cristopher Ulloa, Veronica Calderon and Gerardo Lemos, CNN (CNN) — All five workers who were trapped in a Chilean copper mine that partially…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of Israelis rally after Gaza militants release videos showing emaciated captives
By Billy Stockwell, Eugenia Yosef, Ibrahim Dahman, Mitchell McCluskey, Dana Karni, Catherine Nicholls and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Tens of…
Continue ReadingTrump’s tariffs are sending African countries into China’s hands
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Africa is adjusting to the new reality of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with countries on the…
Continue ReadingHow watches stolen from Keanu Reeves in Los Angeles ended up in the hands of a gang in Chile
By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — Six watches that had been stolen from actor Keanu Reeves in Los Angeles were handed over to the FBI this week…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu postpones decision over military action in Gaza to next week, source says
By Eugenia Yosef and Catherine Nicholls (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed making a decision on the actions his…
Continue ReadingFormer Colombian President Álvaro Uribe sentenced to 12 years of house arrest
By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest after being found…
Continue ReadingA trophy hunter killed a lion in Zimbabwe that was part of a research project, sparking anger
By Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The killing of a collared lion involved in a research project in Zimbabwe by a trophy hunter has…
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