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Hundreds likely dead in Gaza hospital blast, as Israeli blockade cripples medical response

By Jessie Yeung, Tara John and Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Palestinian officials say hundreds were killed by a massive blast at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday, as humanitarian concerns mount over Israel’s deprivation of food, fuel and electricity to the enclave’s population. Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital was sheltering thousands of displaced people when it was

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China is celebrating a decade of the Belt and Road Initiative. What is it about?

By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China on Tuesday kicked off a summit marking the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative – an ambitious yet controversial undertaking to boost connectivity and trade across the world with Chinese money and know-how in infrastructure development. World leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin

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Manhunt underway for four inmates, including a murder suspect, who escaped a Georgia jail after the fence was cut, authorities say

WGXA, BIBB COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — Four inmates, including a man charged with murder, are on the run from authorities after escaping a central Georgia jail through a damaged second-floor window and getting through the perimeter fences, according to authorities. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said the inmates escaped

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Manhunt underway for four inmates, including a murder suspect, who escaped a Georgia jail after the fence was cut, authorities say

By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — Four inmates, including a man charged with murder, are on the run from authorities after escaping a central Georgia jail through a damaged second-floor window and getting through the perimeter fences, according to authorities. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said the inmates escaped from the Bibb County Detention Center

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