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Analysis by Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Russia has fired North Korean-supplied short-range ballistic missiles into Ukraine twice in the past week, an “escalation” of Pyongyang’s support for Moscow that has serious implications for both the war in Europe and security on the Korean Peninsula, the White House said Thursday. The North

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden commemorated January 6 as a day of American infamy, marking the third anniversary of the 2021 insurrection with a call for Americans to join him in defending US democracy from former President Donald Trump, who by comparison has promised to pardon the insurrectionists.

Opinion by Peter Bergen (CNN) — The Biden administration has gone to great lengths to prevent a larger regional war in the Middle East. Yet, already, there is a de facto regional conflict raging with all the possibilities for screw-ups and escalatory responses that are inherent in such a conflict. Like a frog in a slowly

Opinion by Patrick T. Brown (CNN) — With the days dwindling until the Iowa caucuses, both Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley probably wish they could channel some of University of Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark’s buzzer-beating magic. And quite literally so in DeSantis’ case, as he opened his town hall on

Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — The time has come for Israelis to negotiate – with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Now that the war against Hamas has entered a new phase, with Israeli military officials announcing they will start withdrawing from Gaza several brigades in advance of lengthy, but apparently lower intensity, more targeted fighting, Israelis can turn their

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — The U.S. will mark the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection on Saturday, a milestone that will confer upon the reality-dwelling citizenry a grim reminder of the potency of propaganda and how quickly it can warp perception when introduced into the public square. Just three years

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks went gangbusters in 2023, but hardly anyone saw it coming. Many on Wall Street entered last year predicting more of the same after a terrible performance the previous year: Stocks and bonds fell in tandem in 2022, as the Federal Reserve aggressively hiked interest rates

Opinion by Keir Giles (CNN) — Russia’s renewed campaign of missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian civilians has begun in earnest. The campaign was long expected — but even so, Ukraine’s Western backers appear to be repeating the same mistakes of last year in responding to it. During last year’s winter assault on Ukraine’s heating and power infrastructure, intended

Analysis by Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — For much of 2023, a storm has been quietly engulfing the world’s largest military – the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China. Behind the walled government and military compounds of the Chinese capital, powerful generals have disappeared from public view one after another. Some were subsequently removed from their

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Anxiety mounts every day that a full-scale Middle East war could erupt from the flames of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “We feel and we’re afraid of it,” Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour this week. “We don’t want any escalation in the war.

CNN By Gregory Krieg, Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The final Republican primary debate before the Iowa caucuses will be a one-on-one showdown between former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, now riding a wave of momentum in the polls and boosted by a barrage of outside spending, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 presidential election year, which will be marked by simultaneous campaign and courtroom dramas, is off to a confusing and chaotic start. The climax of a long primary campaign in which one current and one former Republican governor have emerged to challenge former President Donald Trump

Opinion by Rob Davidson (CNN) — Editor’s note: Rob Davidson is an emergency physician in Michigan and executive director of the Committee to Protect Health Care, an advocacy group of doctors committed to expanding health care access. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. I’m an emergency room doctor.

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — New Year’s Eve is a night of revelry, resolution-setting and, for too many Americans, a precursor to death on the road. The American Automobile Association (AAA) says that the New Year holiday is among the deadliest, as drunk, distracted or otherwise reckless drivers get on the road in the early hours of New Years

Opinion by Sara Stewart (CNN) — I’m aware of the inherent cliché in saying that someone’s “so brave” for talking publicly about their own struggles. But it’s a challenge not to associate that term with Aubrey Gordon, who spent the past six years working with filmmaker Jeanie Finlay on the documentary “Your Fat Friend,” which played this summer at

Opinion by Laura Belin (CNN) — To the long list of unprecedented things about this Republican presidential race, add two more: As the Iowa caucuses approach, the big question for politics-watchers may be not who will win on January 15, but who will place second. And groups backing the contenders for the runner-up spot — Florida Gov.

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 presidential election year, which will be marked by simultaneous campaign and courtroom dramas, is off to a confusing and chaotic start. The climax of a long primary campaign in which one current and one former Republican governor have emerged to challenge former President Donald

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks rang in the new year with a selloff, stalling the 2023 monster rally. Some investors say that the furious year-end rally has given way to consolidation, as traders sell some of their holdings that have ballooned in recent weeks. The S&P 500 index has fallen

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — ESPN has a Pat McAfee problem on its hands. The sports broadcaster ignited a torrent of backlash on Tuesday when he allowed the conspiracy curious and injured New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers to baselessly suggest during his show that Jimmy Kimmel might be named in documents

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Ex-President Donald Trump is one of America’s most frivolous litigants, whose suits over business disputes and false claims of voter fraud often failed the laugh test. But the twin appeals Trump has now filed after being thrown off the ballot in Colorado and Maine do not fit into