ECOWAS orders ‘immediate activation’ of standby force in Niger
By Chris Liakos, Sophie Tanno, Martin Goillandeau and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — West African leaders on Thursday ramped up the rhetoric against…
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Ukraine orders evacuation of northeastern city of Kupyansk as Russia claims advances
By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for the Ukrainian city of Kupyansk and…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL wide receiver Henry Ruggs III sentenced to 3-10 years in fatal DUI case
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced on Wednesday to three to 10 years in prison,…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Luna 25 mission launches to the moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Russia has successfully launched Luna 25, the country’s first lunar lander in 47 years. The uncrewed…
Continue Reading‘I haven’t seen a tree in three years,’ TV anchor jailed in China says in rare message
By Alex Stambaugh and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei, who will have spent three years in detention in China as of…
Continue ReadingA devastating fire leveled their Maui home 5 years ago. Now it’s happened again
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — When Mark Stefl and his wife Michele learned their Hawaii home was swallowed by vicious flames, it brought back…
Continue ReadingPoland plans to move around 10,000 troops to border with Belarus
By Antonia Mortensen, Catherine Nicholls and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Poland is planning to move around 10,000 troops to its eastern border…
Continue ReadingFernando Villavicencio promised to crack down on Ecuador’s ‘narco state.’ It made him powerful enemies
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, shot dead on the campaign trail on Wednesday, was known as a…
Continue ReadingThese factors are making it hard to combat the deadly Maui wildfires
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The wind-whipped fires in Maui spread swiftly and created a deadly tinderbox, overwhelming residents and local…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 10: Maui fires, Trump, Ecuador, Boat dock brawl, AI
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An American nurse and her daughter have been released in Haiti after being kidnapped around two weeks ago. This…
Continue ReadingScientists are fighting to save the ‘blue heart’ of Europe
By Nell Lewis, CNN Bosnia and Herzegovina (CNN) — The Neretva River carves its way through Bosnia and Herzegovina’s impenetrable forest. A…
Continue ReadingScientists are fighting to save the ‘blue heart’ of Europe
CNN By Nell Lewis, CNN Bosnia and Herzegovina (CNN) — The Neretva River carves its way through Bosnia and Herzegovina’s impenetrable forest.…
Continue Reading300,000-year-old skull found in China unlike any early human seen before
By Hafsa Khalil and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found,…
Continue Reading17 dead after Rohingya boat from Myanmar capsizes on the way to Malaysia
By Su Chay, Heather Chen and Mihir Melwani, CNN (CNN) — Rescue teams have found at least 17 bodies on Myanmar’s shores after a Rohingya boat…
Continue ReadingKim Jong Un fires top general, orders North Korean military to ‘gird for war’
By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his top general amid a shakeup of the…
Continue ReadingPolice identify murdered woman whose body was found inside a concrete wall
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Australian police investigating the suspected murder of a woman whose remains were found inside a concrete…
Continue ReadingDetroit police chief says ‘poor investigative work’ led to arrest of Black mom who claims facial recognition technology played a role
By Isabel Yip, CNN (CNN) — Detroit’s police chief on Wednesday blamed “poor investigative work,” not the use of facial recognition…
Continue ReadingEcuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event
CNN By Jonny Hallam, Ana Maria Cañizares, Karol Suarez and Helen Regan, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming…
Continue ReadingGeorgia mother who alleges baby was decapitated during delivery files lawsuit
By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A mother who alleges her baby was decapitated during delivery at a Georgia hospital last month filed a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingAt one of the world’s largest secondhand textile markets, discarded clothes are getting a new lease on life
By Jenny Marc, CNN Accra, Ghana (CNN) — Kennie MacCarthy rummages through a knee-deep pile of clothes, pointing out their flaws: sweat stains,…
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