The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake
By Helen Regan, Su Nandar Kyaw, Ross Adkin and Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings,…
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Trump publicly backs France’s far-right figurehead Le Pen after her conviction
By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind another embattled far-right European leader, backing Marine…
Continue ReadingYoon Suk Yeol: The ‘American Pie’-singing conservative dramatically ousted from office
By Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s impeached president is removed from office, four months after declaring martial law
By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled…
Continue Reading‘You cannot annex another country,’ Danish PM tells US over Greenland
From Reuters Nuuk, Greenland (Reuters) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called Thursday for increased Arctic defense collaboration…
Continue ReadingLights out in paradise: Island nation faces energy ‘disaster’
By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — In the Pacific island nation of Samoa, residents have been grappling with rolling blackouts for weeks that have…
Continue ReadingMexico praises ‘preferential’ US tariffs treatment
By Verónica Calderón and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s economic minister Marcelo Ebrard praised the “preferential treatment”…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu says Israel is now dividing up Gaza. What does that mean on the ground?
By Lauren Izso, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Ibrahim Dahman and Pauline Lockwood, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that the…
Continue ReadingMiracle rescues offer hope, days after deadly Myanmar earthquake
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after…
Continue ReadingHungary says it will pull out of ICC as Orban hosts Israel’s Netanyahu – who is wanted by the court
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the…
Continue ReadingPalestinian man tortured to death by Hamas militants after criticizing group and attending protests, family says
CNN By Ibrahim Dahman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — A 22-year-old Palestinian man was tortured and killed by Hamas militants after he…
Continue ReadingFormer Costa Rican president who compared Trump to ‘Roman emperor’ says US has revoked his visa
By Djenane Villanueva and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias says he has had…
Continue ReadingUK police fear serial rapist may have had more than 50 other victims as more women come forward
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — A serial rapist who was convicted of raping 10 women in the United Kingdom and China last month also attacked…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s military government announces temporary ceasefire to aid quake efforts
By Eve Brennan, and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar’s ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against…
Continue ReadingDRC president commutes death sentences for 3 Americans convicted in coup attempt
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has commuted the death sentences of three Americans…
Continue ReadingPutin calls up 160,000 men to Russian army in latest conscription drive, at crucial moment in Ukraine war
By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — One of the largest rounds of conscription to Russia’s military for several years is underway,…
Continue ReadingUS approves sale of 20 US F-16 fighter jets to Philippines as Washington tightens key Asian alliance
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The United States has approved the potential sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets to Manila, giving the…
Continue ReadingBuildings in Myanmar continue to collapse days after deadly quake
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Buildings in Myanmar are continuing to collapse five days after a powerful earthquake struck the country, creating…
Continue ReadingUS moves B-2 stealth bombers to Indian Ocean island in massive show of force to Houthis, Iran
By Brad Lendon, Haley Britzky and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has sent at least six B-2 bombers – 30% of the US Air Force’s…
Continue ReadingIsrael announces expansion of military operation in Gaza to seize ‘large areas’ of land, ordering residents to leave
By Eugenia Yosef, Kareem Khadder and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of…
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