Analysis by Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — This time last year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in the doldrums. “He started very low,” said Nadav Shtrauchler, a political strategist who has worked closely with Netanyahu. “The lowest point that he had.” Many Israelis accused him of being asleep at the wheel on October 7,
Continue Reading By Mohammad Al Sawalhi and CNN’s Abeer Salman, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Irene Nasser (CNN) — Five journalists have been killed in an overnight Israeli strike that hit their vehicle in Gaza, a hospital and their news outlet said in a statement on Thursday. The vehicle, belonging to Al-Quds Today Television, was parked outside Al-Awda Hospital
Continue Reading By Lauren Izo and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Families and relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Wednesday, marking the start of the second such holiday without their loved ones, according to a statement from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters. Thousands of
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Portland-based pet food company issued a nationwide voluntary recall after a house cat in Oregon died from eating one of its products, which tested positive for bird flu. Northwest Naturals, owned by Morasch Meats, announced the recall Tuesday for one batch of its 2-pound Feline Turkey Recipe
Continue Reading By Nic F. Anderson and Randi Kaye, CNN (CNN) — Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington announced the deaths Friday
Continue Reading By Tareq El Hilou, Eyad Kourdi, Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A newborn baby died from the cold in a tent encampment in Al-Mawasi, in southern Gaza, a health official said Wednesday, highlighting the stark challenges to survival faced by Palestinian children displaced from their homes amid Israel’s ongoing
Continue Reading By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — Perched high atop Corcovado Mountain, Christ the Redeemer is more than a religious symbol or tourist attraction — it’s an enduring icon of Brazilian identity. The Cristo Redentor, as Brazilians call it, is a postcard not only for the city of Rio de Janeiro but for the entire
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Hawaii are investigating after a body was discovered in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane that flew from Chicago to Maui on Christmas Eve. “Upon arrival at Kahului airport in Maui on Tuesday, a body was found in the wheel well of one of the
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A convicted murderer who escaped from a Mississippi state prison on Christmas Eve was captured Wednesday, according to a Mississippi Department of Corrections post on Facebook. Drew Johnson was captured in an area near the prison, the post said. Sentenced to life in prison on Valentine’s Day in 2022,
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CNN By Catherine Nicholls, Aruzhan Zeinulla, Hassan Tayir and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Early indications suggest a Russian anti-aircraft system may have downed an Azerbaijan Airlines jet, a US official told CNN as Azerbaijan held a day of mourning for the dozens of victims of the disaster. The signs point to a Russian system
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CNN By Svitlana Vlasova and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Russia launched an “inhumane” attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day, with explosions reported across the country, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said. It is the thirteenth time this year Russia has carried out a major attack on Ukraine’s power grid, according to DTEK, the
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III has used his Christmas message to hail the efforts of healthcare workers and all those who support others, praising the medical staff who provided “strength, care and comfort” during his and the Princess of Wales’ cancer treatments. In his third Christmas address, the 76-year-old British
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CNN By Hassan Tayir, Aruzhan Zeinulla and Kara Fox, CNN Astana, Kazakhstan (CNN) — At least 29 people have survived after a plane burst into flames after crashing near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, authorities said, as rescue workers search for dozens of other passengers feared dead. Extraordinary video from the crash captured
Continue Reading By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and reconciliation between enemies. The 88-year-old pontiff’s remarks came hours after a “massive” aerial attack by Russia and follow
Continue Reading By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The Food and Drug Administration has placed its highest warning on thousands of eggs distributed to Costco locations in five states last month, saying there’s a “reasonable possibility” that eating them could result in “serious adverse health consequences or death.” The eggs are potentially linked to salmonella exposure. The
Continue Reading By Svitlana Vlasova and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Russia launched an “inhumane” attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day, with explosions reported across the country, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said. It is the thirteenth time this year Russia has carried out a major attack on Ukraine’s power grid, according to DTEK, the country’s
Continue Reading By Hassan Tayir, Aruzhan Zeinulla and Kara Fox, CNN Astana, Kazakhstan (CNN) — An Azerbaijani airliner carrying 67 people crashed in southwestern Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing at least 38 who were on board, according to Kazakh authorities. In a sprawling rescue operation, 29 survivors including two children were pulled from the wreckage near the city
Continue Reading By Mauricio Torres and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian authorities are investigating after a bridge collapsed Sunday, killing at least four people and sending trucks loaded with sulfuric acid and pesticides plunging into a river, raising concerns about water contamination. More than a dozen people are missing after the 533-meter-long Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research. The calf born to Tahlequah, known to researchers as J35,
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Dixon Handshaw thought he was an only child for most of his life. But decades after being adopted, the 75-year-old learned he has a handful of siblings, whom he met just in time for the holidays. Over the weekend, Handshaw – who lives in North Carolina – flew to
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