Latvia to topple Soviet-era monument a week after Estonia
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities in Latvia say they will tear down a Soviet-era monument on Tuesday that commemorates the Red Army’s…
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China flexes military muscles, then targets Taiwan’s citrus fruits
By Eric Cheung, Gladys Tsai and Blake Essig, CNN For the last 18 years, Li Meng-han and his family have grown pomelos in a rural town near the…
Continue ReadingFlash flooding at a national park in New Mexico forced the evacuation of about 160 people
By David Williams and Raja Razek, CNN About 160 people had to shelter in place for hours at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico due to flash…
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Palestinians fly to Cyprus in Israeli airport pilot program
JERUSALEM (AP) — Several dozen Palestinians have flown to Cyprus from an airport in southern Israel as part of a pilot program to allow…
Continue Reading Palestinians fly to Cyprus in Israeli airport pilot program
JERUSALEM (AP) — Several dozen Palestinians have flown to Cyprus from an airport in southern Israel as part of a pilot program to allow…
Continue Reading Putin lauds Russian national flag, self-determination
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has lauded Russia’s flag as a symbol of a country that is determined to defend its interests and remain…
Continue Reading Indian court moves to settle issues that led to FIFA ban
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has handed control of the national soccer federation back to its administration in an attempt to get a FIFA…
Continue Reading Palestinian striker held by Israel in critical condition
By ILAN BEN ZION and ALON BERNSTEIN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian hunger striker held by Israel is in critical condition and…
Continue Reading Ukraine: 9,000 of its troops killed since Russia began war
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press NIKOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already killed some 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers…
Continue Reading‘It’s a hopeless situation,’ says footballer Nadia Nadim a year since the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan
By Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN With last week marking a year since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, football star…
Continue ReadingSpecial election for upstate New York House seat offers new test of political energy around abortion
By Gregory Krieg, CNN An hour after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democrat Pat Ryan tweeted out a video that would be his first…
Continue Reading Officials: Landslide at Shiite shrine in Iraq kills 8
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a landslide collapsed the ceiling of a Shiite shrine in central Iraq over the weekend and killed at least eight…
Continue Reading Kenya presidential vote loser files Supreme Court challenge
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court challenge to…
Continue ReadingKylian Mbappé scores a hat-trick — including 8-second goal from kick-off — as Paris Saint-Germain puts seven goals past Lille
By Matias Grez, CNN Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain hammered Lille 7-1 to continue its perfect start to the Ligue 1 season.…
Continue ReadingWestern leaders call for IAEA visit to Ukraine nuclear plant amid safety fears
By Heather Chen, CNN US President Joe Biden and Western leaders on Sunday stressed the need for the United Nations nuclear watchdog to visit the…
Continue ReadingWestern leaders call for IAEA visit to Ukraine nuclear plant amid safety fears
By Heather Chen, CNN US President Joe Biden and Western leaders on Sunday stressed the need for the United Nations nuclear watchdog to visit the…
Continue Reading End of Singapore’s gay sex ban is small step in Asia-Pacific
BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore’s decision to decriminalize sex between men is being hailed as a step in the right direction for LGBTQ rights in the…
Continue ReadingAugust 19, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Aditi Sangal, Heather Chen, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Hannah Strange and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network,…
Continue Reading This Week: New home sales, Gap earns, consumer spending
The Associated Press The Commerce Department issues its monthly tally of new U.S. home sales Tuesday and its latest snapshot of consumer spending…
Continue Reading ‘Time stopped’: Ukrainians long to go home as war drags on
By VANESSA GERA and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — As Russia’s war against Ukraine reaches the sixth-month mark, many…
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