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Jordanian former finance minister Bassem Awadallah was found guilty of incitement against the state and sowing sedition.

Ex-top adviser to Jordanian court and king’s cousin sentenced to 15 years in jail over alleged royal plot

By Jomana Karadsheh and Jassar Al-Tahat, CNN A former top adviser to Jordan’s king and a member of the country’s royal family have been sentenced to 15 years in prison during a landmark sedition trial that centered on former Crown Prince Hamzah bin al-Hussein. Bassem Awadallah, a dual Jordanian-US citizen and former chief of Jordan’s

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Tourists play mahjong in water to escape summer heat at a water park on July 10

One of China’s wandering elephants has finally made it home. But problems exposed by the herd’s journey aren’t going away

By Nectar Gan, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. One of China’s wandering elephants has finally made it home. The herd of wild Asian elephants shot to fame

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Orbán wants a Chinese university in Hungary. Opponents see a chance to turn his nationalist rhetoric against him

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN A derelict plot on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, might seem like an unusual epicenter for a political earthquake. But that was before Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s populist government announced a controversial plan for a prestigious Shanghai university to open its first overseas campus there in 2024

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Fresno State players Haley

Twin sisters and college basketball stars on endorsement deals

Twin sisters Hanna and Haley Cavinder, stars on Fresno State’s women’s basketball team, became official business partners this month after the National Collegiate Athletic Association, reversing decades of policy, approved an interim rule change granting student-athletes the ability to monetize their social media followings and strike lucrative endorsement deals. CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield talks to them about the changes.

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