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Demonstrators from women's rights organizations gather near the US embassy in Brussels to protest the planned destruction of US-purchased family planning supplies stockpiled in Belgium on September 18.

Barred from burning $9.7 million in birth control, the Trump administration may now be running down the clock

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is holding $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives in warehouses in Belgium rather than delivering them to women overseas, as aid workers voice concerns that the US government is running down the clock until the commodities expire. CNN previously reported on the undelivered contraceptives – once

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UK police arrest mistakenly released asylum-seeker whose sexual assault case sparked anti-migrant protests

By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — British police have arrested an asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison on Friday while serving a 12-month sentence for sexual assault following a “fast-moving and complex” manhunt. Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu was jailed in September for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl while staying at the

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed calls for more Patriot missile defense systems hours ahead of a Russian overnight air attack on Kyiv.

Putin claims successful test of long-range nuclear-powered cruise missile amid diplomatic breakdown

By Laura Sharman, Victoria Butenko and Daria Tarasova-Markina (CNN) — Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile and will work towards deploying the weapon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, which comes as Moscow launched its second deadly attack on Ukraine in two nights. The timing of the missile test is notable,

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Police responded to a shooting at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania on Saturday night.

1 dead, 6 injured in shooting during homecoming at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, officials say

By Emma Tucker, Sarah Dewberry, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — At least one person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University Saturday night, during the historically Black university’s homecoming weekend, according to officials. The shooting is the latest in a disturbing trend of violence surrounding games

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Federal agents stand guard in front of a wrecked vehicle used by agents during a chase to detain a man on Chicago’s South Side on October 14.

Car crashes and rammings take center stage in immigration crackdown

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration often looks like a car crash. Literally. There have been car crashes between federal agents and suspects trying to flee. There have been alleged “rammings” involving pro-immigrant activists. There have been dramatic traffic stops featuring smashed windows and law enforcement shootings. Even

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Jet-powered bombs and planes-turned-missiles: Ukrainian and Russian militaries improvise and adapt in a battle of wits

By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko, Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — Improvise and innovate have become the watchwords for both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries as they try to outwit each other on the ground, at sea and in the air. Several recent developments illustrate this constant evolution of tactics and weaponry: a new Russian jet-powered

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