CNN By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The small drones cruise – undetected – over the skies of southern Lebanon and northern Israel, searching for targets. Footage recorded by the explosive-laden devices shows them, one after another, finding and striking their targets: the weak spot on an Israeli Merkava tank. An Iron Dome
Continue ReadingBy Magdalena Sofia Vitores Moreno, Max Saltman, Jimena De La Quintaña, Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — The last time Norma saw her son was in late January, when she dropped him off at an airport in Peru’s capital, Lima. He told her he found a job as a cook for the Russian army advertised on
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By Dalia Faheid, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines flight headed to Bermuda aborted its takeoff in Miami Friday evening after a business jet entered the same runway, getting as close as a third of a mile apart at one point. American Airlines Flight 308 stopped takeoff “after receiving clearance” when the flight
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By Alaa Elassar, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Three firefighters have died battling a fast-moving blaze along the Colorado-Utah border, officials said, as dozens of infernos rage across the West, with Utah imposing sweeping restrictions on Fourth of July fireworks ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday. The three firefighters died while battling wildfires that later
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By Sophie Tanno, Kevin Liptak, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A tanker reported being struck in the Strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran traded attacks, with tensions over the critical waterway straining a peace deal between the two nations. In the first exchanges since the memorandum of understanding was signed last week, Iran’s
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By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN (CNN) — On Friday afternoon a small plane appeared to evade some of the world’s strictest aviation controls and slam into the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, the 109-story CITIC Tower that dominates the city’s skyline, killing the pilot and injuring 13 other people. The crash sent shards of glass and aircraft
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By Mostafa Salem and Eleni Giokos, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — “If any vessel attempts to transit in the Strait without our permission…or outside of the designated route, it is responsible for any consequences.” The warning was broadcast on Thursday by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital
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By Karina Tsui, Diego Mendoza, Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines passenger jet nearly collided with a drone as it was coming in to land in New Jersey on Friday, its pilot said, the latest in a string of recent aviation incidents heading into the Fourth of July holiday. “We almost hit a
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CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Texas State Board of Education has approved a proposal that will establish lists of required reading — including Bible verses alongside classic titles — for its K-12 English and literature curriculum. The plan will impact more than 5 million public school students, as Texas emerges as a
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By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — For as long as there have been tests in schools, students have found ways to cheat, whether it is peeking over a classmate’s shoulder or scribbling notes on a palm or crib sheet. But as technology evolves and pressure builds for a top grade, students are now turning to
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By Max Foster, Caitlin Danaher, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry and Meghan will stay in royal residence next month during their first trip to the United Kingdom in four years, raising hopes of a potential rapprochement with the rest of the royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be joined by their
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By Oren Liebermann, Sean Lyngaas, and Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — Israel will withdraw from two areas in southern Lebanon, transferring the sites to the Lebanese military, under an initial agreement signed Friday after four days of talks in Washington. The deal, which both sides framed as a first step, comes as Israel has been
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By Andi Babineau, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A Utah judge in the case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ruled Friday to hold a prosecutor in civil contempt for violating a pretrial publicity order but opted to leave the death penalty in place as a possible outcome in the murder trial. The
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By Steven Jiang, Mike Valerio, CNN Beijing (CNN) — A small aircraft appeared to have struck the tallest building in China’s capital on Friday afternoon, in a shocking incident in one of the world’s most fortified cities. Dramatic footage from Beijing posted on social media showed debris falling from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known
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By Uriel Blanco, Mary Triny Mena, Hira Humayun, Camille Rodríguez Montilla, CNN (CNN) — In Venezuela’s coastal state of La Guaira, which was hardest hit in the massive twin earthquakes on Wednesday, residents said they spent the night awake and reported that several people remained trapped in the rubble after severe damage to dozens of
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN President Donald Trump will present the World Cup trophy in New Jersey on July 19 — and depending on who wins, the ceremony could be very awkward. He’s waged war against one country in the tournament, imposed tariffs on others and traded barbs with leaders whose teams could end up standing
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — After two decades behind bars and with few options left, Marquez Powell sat down several years ago and wrote a letter from a rural Georgia prison more than 100 miles from his Atlanta home. It would eventually help win his freedom. After being prosecuted at the age of 20,
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CNN, POOL, VTV, VANTOR, @DEPTOFWAR, @DELCYRODRIGUEZV By Jessie Yeung, Michael Rios, Taylor Ward, Issy Ronald, Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are desperately searching through piles of rubble in Venezuela after the country was rocked by two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday, leaving scores of people dead and widespread destruction in a country already beset by
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By Zahra Ullah, Katharina Krebs, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russian-installed authorities declared a state of emergency in Crimea on Friday, as repeated, intensified Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula lead to widespread power outages and fuel shortages. Blackouts have plagued Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea, for days. The Kremlin-installed governor of the city,
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, Deepak Rao and Vijay Bedi, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — What started as an online joke has now spilled onto the streets of India’s capital. Since Saturday, Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party, has been camped out in the heart of New Delhi, leading a crowd of protesters
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