Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday as crowds throng his home-in-exile
By Simone McCarthy, Tenzin Dharpo and Laura Sharman, CNN Dharamshala / Hong Kong (CNN) — Thousands of people gathered in India’s Dharamshala…
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Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several…
Continue ReadingDeadly flooding devastates central Texas: Here’s how to help
By Jennifer Johnson, CNN (CNN) — In the early morning hours of July 4, torrential rains triggered flash flooding in central Texas. At least 130…
Continue ReadingFor the first time, Xi is missing a China-backed BRICS summit. Why?
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday –…
Continue ReadingIran’s supreme leader appears in public for first time since start of conflict with Israel
By Max Saltman, Lucas Lilieholm and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious gathering…
Continue ReadingHow torrential flooding wrought tragedy at an almost century-old camp for girls in central Texas
By Zoe Sottile, Sarah Dewberry and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — As first responders continue to rescue people stranded by the torrential flooding…
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Continue ReadingLong before his sex trafficking trial, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs fended off allegations surrounding infamous charity event in which 9 people died
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — On the day Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted on charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, Jason…
Continue ReadingUkraine says it struck a Russian air base as Moscow sent hundreds of drones into Kyiv
By Associated Press Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight…
Continue ReadingAn Iowa law rolling back trans civil rights protections in the state has taken effect. Here’s what to know
By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa law removing gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code took effect…
Continue ReadingSynagogue door set alight and restaurant stormed in latest antisemitic attacks in Australia
By Angus Watson and Chris Lau, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A man set the door of a synagogue alight and a group of protesters stormed an Israeli…
Continue ReadingDenmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that
By Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any…
Continue ReadingHamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal
By Oren Liebermann, Jeremy Diamond and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas announced on Friday that it had “submitted a positive response” to…
Continue Reading‘We want an answer’: They fear their relatives are among the hundreds of bodies piled up at a crematorium in Mexico
By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Families are demanding answers after authorities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, discovered that 383 bodies had been…
Continue ReadingChina tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Chief International Security Correspondent (CNN) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top…
Continue ReadingNYPD steps up security for NYC 4th of July festivities amid heightened threat level
By Mark Morales, CNN New York (CNN) — Thousands of spectators are expected to flock to Manhattan and Brooklyn to watch fireworks burst through…
Continue ReadingTrump expects Hamas response to ceasefire in hours as new details emerge on proposal
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after…
Continue ReadingRussia welcomes Trump’s cut to Ukraine’s military aid but it could be deadly for Kyiv
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The reactions to the Trump administration’s decision to pause some weapons shipments to Ukraine couldn’t…
Continue ReadingRiley Gaines has been one of Lia Thomas’ most vocal critics. She just scored two major wins in her anti-trans efforts
By Alaa Elassar, Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — In a few short years, Riley Gaines has channeled a fifth-place tie with Lia Thomas – the first…
Continue ReadingWhat is happening in South Korea? Seoul has caught the lovebug that nobody wants
By Laura Sharman and Nina Avramova, CNN (CNN) — South Korea has recently been hit by another surge of lovebugs. But romance is certainly not in…
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