By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have used the early morning hours to perform the second day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, hoping to escape the noontime summer heat that caused heatstroke and sunburns among thousands wrapping up the Hajj pilgrimage. The final days of the Hajj
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison and Fidel Gutiérrez, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are rising in a border dispute between the United States and Mexico. But this conflict is not about migration; it’s about water. Under an 80-year-old treaty, the United States and Mexico share waters from the Colorado River and the Rio Grande, respectively. But in the
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By Eugenia Yosef and Elliott Gotkine, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his war cabinet, an Israeli official told CNN Monday, just over a week after opposition leader Benny Gantz withdrew from the body. Decision-making will now move back to the government’s main security cabinet, the Israeli official said, claiming Netanyahu
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As Nika Kvekveskiri stepped up to the penalty spot, he had the expectations of a nation weighing heavily on his shoulders. Score and Georgia would qualify for Euro 2024; miss and it might be yet another story of heartbreak for this generation of fans to live through. As the
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, disolvió el Gabinete de Guerra del país, según informó un funcionario israelí a CNN. La decisión de Netanyahu se produce después de que el líder de la oposición Benny Gantz anunciara su retirada del órgano la semana pasada, y de que el ministro de
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries have given final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc. The Nature Restoration Plan survived a razor-thin vote by lawmakers last summer but faced opposition from several member states. Relentless farmers’ protests left the bill deadlocked.
Continue Reading By Larry Madowo, CNN Archer’s Post, Kenya (CNN) — Seventeen-year-old Marian Pannalossy cuts a striking figure wherever she goes in Archer’s Post, a small town 200 miles north of Nairobi. She lives alone and is light-skinned in a place where mixed-race people are a rarity and therefore ostracized. “They call me ‘mzungu maskini,’ or a
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is spending $50 million through the end of June, a blitz that includes its first television ad trumpeting Donald Trump’s felony conviction and signals that the Democratic incumbent is seeking to make his Republican opponent’s legal woes a bigger issue heading into
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By Arlette Saenz and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — The Biden campaign is rolling out a new ad in battleground states framing the election as a choice between a “convicted criminal” and a president “fighting for your family” in its latest effort to seize on Donald Trump’s conviction in his criminal hush money trial in
Continue ReadingOpinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — The New York Times published an in-depth article Sunday describing how a broad network of Democratic officials, progressive activists and watchdog groups, among others, are “taking extraordinary steps to prepare for a potential second Trump presidency.” Examples included Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s efforts to make his state a haven
Continue Reading By Julen Chavin and Emma Leyo, CNN Paris, France (CNN) — France has scored a belated surprise Olympic victory against Great Britain – 124 years later than expected – after a 1900 Paris Olympics cycling silver medal was taken away from Team GB and awarded to its neighbor across the channel by the International Olympic
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El pastor Robert Morris, líder de una megaiglesia del área de Dallas, admitió haber tenido “un comportamiento sexual inapropiado con una joven” cuando tenía poco más de 20 años, según una declaración obtenida por WFAA, afiliada de CNN. La admisión se produce después de que la acusadora, Cindy Clemishire, dijera
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy and Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s four-day visit to Australia this week was set to be focused on repairing long-strained relations between the two countries. But apparent efforts by Chinese officials to stand in front of an Australian reporter during a press briefing have shone a spotlight back
Continue ReadingGELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Police say eight people were temporarily detained following a brawl between Serbia and England fans in Gelsenkirchen ahead of the two countries’ opening European Championship match. Authorities said the incident on Sunday was over quickly and that they were satisfied overall with the security operation surrounding the match, which was classified
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo, Xiaofei Xu, Hassan Tayir, Irene Nasser and Fred He, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people have been evacuated in southeast China after heavy rains hammered the region over the weekend, triggering floods and deadly landslides, authorities and state media said Monday. According to state-run broadcaster CCTV, over 35,000 people were evacuated as of
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El periodista estadounidense Evan Gershkovich será juzgado a puerta cerrada en la ciudad rusa de Ekaterimburgo a partir del 26 de junio, informó este lunes la agencia de noticias estatal TASS, citando al servicio de prensa del tribunal. Gershkovich, de 32 años, está encarcelado desde que en marzo del año pasado
Continue ReadingBy ELLA JOYNER, LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETRQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have broken off talks without reaching final agreement on the nominees for the bloc’s top jobs. Several praised the record of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a dinner summit in Brussels, and she appears on track
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The St. Louis Cardinals are back at .500.
Continue Reading By Sergey Gudkov and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — American journalist Evan Gershkovich will stand trial behind closed doors in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg starting on June 26, state-run news agency TASS reported Monday, citing the court’s press service. Gershkovich, 32, has been imprisoned since he was arrested while on a reporting trip in
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied to more records, with gains for technology companies pushing the benchmarks higher. U.S. futures were flat and oil prices declined. This week has few top-tier economic reports apart from an update Tuesday on how
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