Syrian rebels enter Aleppo for first time in eight years during shock offensive
By Eyad Kourdi, Mostafa Salem, Allegra Goodwin, Christian Edwards, Annoa Abekah-Mensah, Lauren Kent and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Syrian…
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped…
Continue ReadingCollege sports reform could advance in GOP-controlled Congress, with Sen. Ted Cruz as NCAA ally
AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The NCAA’s yearslong efforts to get lawmakers to address myriad problems in college sports could finally…
Continue ReadingHow this photographer wins over total strangers when taking their impromptu portraits
By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Daniel had no prior professional photography experience when he decided to buy his first camera. But within…
Continue ReadingMiddle East latest: 2 children and a woman crushed to death outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage
Two children and a woman were crushed to death Friday as a crowd of Palestinians pushed to get bread at a bakery in the Gaza Strip amid a worsening…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Serbia hold 15-minute blockade for 15 victims of roof collapse, demanding justice
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Protesters in Serbia stood in silence for 15 minutes on Friday for the victims of a roof collapse four weeks ago in a…
Continue ReadingFamily returns to their Lebanese city to find a crater where their 50-year-old home once stood
Associated Press BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — The Jawhari family gathered around a gaping crater where their family home once stood in eastern Lebanon,…
Continue ReadingThousands of workers march across Italy in general strike demanding better pay and services
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Thousands of teachers, health care workers, trash collectors and others walked off their jobs across Italy on Friday…
Continue ReadingUK intelligence chief accuses Russia of ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage campaign
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service says Russia is conducting a “staggeringly reckless” sabotage…
Continue ReadingOkonjo-Iweala given 2nd term as WTO chief as Trump’s return looms over trade body’s future
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization chief says she’s “eager” to work with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his…
Continue ReadingJailed Kremlin critic convicted again and handed new prison term for opposing the war in Ukraine
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov has been convicted again for opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine…
Continue ReadingSenior figure with Scholz’s ex-allies quits over ‘D-Day’ paper on German government collapse
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A senior figure in the party whose departure from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition three weeks ago put Germany…
Continue ReadingIran to begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges, UN watchdog says
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran will begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges at its two main…
Continue ReadingSweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with an investigation into suspected sabotage over the…
Continue ReadingInflation rose to 2.3% in Europe. That won’t stop the central bank from cutting interest rates
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency rose in November — but that likely won’t…
Continue Reading‘Sympathetic eyes and a muscly stature’: Vito the pug wins National Dog Show
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Vito the pug has been crowned best in show at the 92nd annual National Dog Show – the first time a pug has won the…
Continue ReadingBritish lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have given initial approval to a bill that would help terminally ill adults end their lives in…
Continue ReadingIn a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents breached Syria’s largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016,…
Continue ReadingAmazon workers in India join Black Friday strike action for better wages and working conditions
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Amazon staff in India have joined strike action calling for better wages. Around 200 warehouse workers and…
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