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Ukraine says Russia drone attack hits Chernobyl nuclear plant, radiation levels normal

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Tim Lister and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A Russian drone struck the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in an attack overnight into Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The strike hit the concrete shelter that covers the plant’s destroyed former fourth power unit, sparking a fire that was later

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Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, mostly Ethiopians, army says

Story by Reuters Bangkok (Reuters) — Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centers operating along a porous border. Criminal gangs have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people and forced

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Iran is rearming its missile program and a ship of supplies just arrived from China, Western sources say

By Saskya Vandoorne, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Simone McCarthy and Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — The first of two vessels carrying 1,000 tons of a Chinese-made chemical that could be a key component in fuel for Iran’s military missile program has anchored outside the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on Thursday, ship tracking data shows. It could

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2024 was the deadliest year for journalists in over three decades. Nearly 70% were killed by Israel, report says

By Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — Last year was the deadliest for journalists in more than three decades, with the majority killed in the Middle East, according to a report released Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed in 2024, the most recorded since the

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Ecuador’s president questions first-round election results in a claim ruled out by election observers

By Max Saltman and Abel Alvarado, CNN, and Ana Maria Cañizares, CNNE (CNN) — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa claimed, without evidence, that the first round of the country’s presidential election was rife with “irregularities” after he made it to the second round with a slim lead — which authorities have called a technical tie with

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Accused Russian money launderer is being released in exchange for Marc Fogel

By Jennifer Hansler, Anna Chernova and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Accused Russian money launderer Alexander Vinnik is being released from US custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, a Trump administration source told CNN Wednesday. Vinnik is accused of running a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly did business with drug dealers and identity thieves. Vinnik

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