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May 24, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

May 23, 2022 11:00 PM CNN Newsource

Former US soldier now fighting in Ukraine tells of days trapped in ‘house of horrors’

May 23, 2022 9:26 PM CNN

By Mick Krever and Sam Kiley, CNN Kevin, a stocky American in his early 30s, climbs over the charred rubble of a former sauna and shines the light from his iPhone through the dust. “We’re not going to go any further, because this wire is intentionally tied off to something and then buried right here,”

An independent investigation into the Southern Baptist Convention found its leaders mishandled allegations of sexual abuse

Here’s what we know about the report that says Southern Baptist Convention leaders mishandled sexual abuse allegations

May 23, 2022 9:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Theresa Waldrop, CNN An independent investigation into the Southern Baptist Convention found its leaders mishandled allegations of sexual abuse, intimidated victims and resisted attempts at reform over the course of two decades. Abuse survivors and others “made phone calls, mailed letters, sent emails, appeared at SBC and EC (executive committee) meetings, held rallies, and

A prosecutor found that six Atlanta police officers -- who were scrutinized over the violent arrest of two college students -- were justified in their actions

Prosecutor rules six Atlanta officers were justified while arresting college students during the 2020 protests

May 23, 2022 7:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A prosecutor found that six Atlanta police officers — who were scrutinized over the violent arrest of two college students — were justified in their actions, according to a news release. The investigation looked into the night of May 30, 2020, when officers were filmed breaking windows of

A Chinese airstrip on a man-made island in the South China Sea

Ukraine war, North Korea’s nukes, China’s rise: What’s on the agenda as Biden meets Quad leaders in Tokyo

May 23, 2022 7:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet the leaders of India, Australia and Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday for a summit of the “Quad” nations. The meeting comes at the end of Biden’s first trip to Asia since becoming President, a five-day visit he began in South Korea. The Quad,

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe (left) and Anoosheh Ashoori were freed from Iran and arrived at a military base in Brize Norton

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says Iranian authorities forced her to sign false confession as condition of release

May 23, 2022 7:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the dual British-Iranian citizen detained by Iran for nearly 6 years, said Iranian authorities forced her to sign a false confession as a condition of her release. Zaghari-Ratcliffe told the BBC that after traveling to Tehran International Airport on the day of her release, she was “made to sign

Mo Wilson spent her Vermont childhood skiing in the winter and biking in the summer.

Moriah Wilson came from a family of athletes. The 25-year-old elite cyclist was preparing for another race before she was killed

May 23, 2022 5:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, Hannah Sarisohn and Dakin Andone, CNN Fresh off a series of racing wins in the spring, elite cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson was set to compete in a 157-mile race in Texas on May 14. But days before the contest, the 25-year-old was shot and killed at a friend’s home in Austin.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the media earlier this month

California governor pleads for more water conservation, warns of mandatory statewide restrictions

May 23, 2022 4:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Elam, CNN As California stretches into its third year of drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning local officials that more needs to be done to save water, and to make sure all residents realize how urgent the crisis is. If not, Newsom said, Californians could face mandatory statewide water restrictions this summer. Newsom

Hubble identifies unusual wrinkle in expansion rate of the universe

May 23, 2022 4:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Measuring the expansion rate of the universe was one of the Hubble Space Telescope’s main goals when it was launched in 1990. Over the past 30 years, the space observatory has helped scientists discover and refine that accelerating rate — as well as uncover a mysterious wrinkle that only brand-new physics

Former US soldier now fighting in Ukraine tells of days trapped in ‘house of horrors’

May 23, 2022 4:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever and Sam Kiley, CNN Kevin, a stocky American in his early 30s, climbs over the charred rubble of a former sauna and shines the light from his iPhone through the dust. “We’re not going to go any further, because this wire is intentionally tied off to something and then buried right here,”

The United Nation flag waves in the wind on the top of an UN building in Geneva

Russian diplomat resigns in protest against Moscow’s ‘aggressive war’

May 23, 2022 1:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, Vasco Cotovio, Radina Gigova and Anna Chernova, CNN A twenty-year veteran of Russia’s diplomatic service announced his resignation Monday in protest against his country’s war on Ukraine, in a rare public protest by a Russian official, multiple media outlets reported. Boris Bondarev, a diplomat posted to Russia‘s mission to the United Nations

An Israeli police officer stands guard as a religious Jew in Army uniform visits the Temple Mount

Israeli judge’s ruling on Jews who prayed in Al-Aqsa compound ignites controversy

May 23, 2022 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Atika Shubert, Abeer Salman and Lauren Izso, CNN A court in Jerusalem has issued a controversial ruling that critics say threatens the fragile agreement regulating access to Jerusalem’s most disputed holy sites. Israeli Magistrate’s Court Judge Zion Sahrai ruled Sunday that three Jewish youths were not violating security conditions when they recited a Jewish

Officials ask for public's help as they search for suspect in Moriah Wilson's killing. Here's what evidence has revealed.

US Marshals are looking for a fugitive yoga teacher suspected of killing an elite cyclist. Here’s what the evidence shows

May 24, 2022 4:08 PM CNN

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The father of Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of killing 25-year-old elite cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson, said he does not believe his daughter is capable of such violence. “I know her. I know how she thinks, and I know what she believes. And I know that

Iranians gather at the site of the Iran building collapse as the search for survivors continues.

Death toll rises to 24 in Iran building collapse, as search efforts continue

May 23, 2022 11:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Ramin Mostaghim, Celine Alkhaldi in Amman, Adam Pourahmadi and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN At least 24 people were killed in Monday’s collapse of a 10-story building in the Iranian city of Abadan, state news agency IRNA said on Friday as the search for survivors continued. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, the Iranian Red

Exclusive: Pakistan’s Imran Khan doubles down on unfounded claim that US plotted his downfall

May 23, 2022 11:41 AM CNN

By Becky Anderson, Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Pakistan’s Imran Khan repeated his claims Monday that the United States had orchestrated his ouster, saying that “anti-Americanism” was growing in the South Asian nation as a result of “all this becoming public.” Khan has been making versions of this claim for nearly two months, but

Imran Khan claims there’s a US conspiracy against him. Why do so many Pakistanis believe him?

May 23, 2022 11:41 AM CNN

By Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN Standing atop a truck, thronged by a huge crowd, a visibly enraged Imran Khan repeated the claim that has become a rallying cry for his millions of supporters. Pakistan, the ousted former Prime Minister said, was being ruled by “traitors” installed by “a foreign conspiracy” plotted in the

Exclusive: Pakistan’s Imran Khan doubles down on unfounded claim that US plotted his downfall

May 23, 2022 11:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Becky Anderson, Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Pakistan’s Imran Khan repeated his claims Monday that the United States had orchestrated his ouster, saying that “anti-Americanism” was growing in the South Asian nation as a result of “all this becoming public.” Khan has been making versions of this claim for nearly two months, but

Here’s what we know about the report that says Southern Baptist Convention leaders mishandled sexual abuse allegations

May 24, 2022 2:43 PM CNN

By Theresa Waldrop, CNN An independent investigation into the Southern Baptist Convention found its leaders mishandled allegations of sexual abuse, intimidated victims and resisted attempts at reform over the course of two decades. Abuse survivors and others “made phone calls, mailed letters, sent emails, appeared at SBC and EC (executive committee) meetings, held rallies, and

Exclusive: South Korea’s new leader says age of appeasing North Korea is over

May 23, 2022 9:53 AM CNN

By Jessie Yeung, Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN The age of appeasing North Korea is over and any new talks between Seoul and Pyongyang must be initiated by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s new conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday. Speaking exclusively to CNN in his first media interview

Exclusive: South Korea’s new leader says age of appeasing North Korea is over

May 23, 2022 7:30 AM CNN

By Jessie Yeung, Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN The age of appeasing North Korea is over and any new talks between Seoul and Pyongyang must be initiated by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s new conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday. Speaking exclusively to CNN in his first media interview