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Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene during press conference in Warsaw

Lithuania closes border with Belarus after multiple balloons violate airspace

By Catherine Nicholls and Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN (CNN) — Lithuania has closed its border with Belarus following “constant violations” of its airspace, the country’s foreign ministry announced Monday, at a time when European nations are on high alert for intrusions into their skies. “Dozens of helium balloons” have entered Lithuania’s airspace from Belarus over recent

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Man with ‘homicidal ideations’ accused of biting, striking Jefferson City cop, court docs say

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man with “homicidal ideations” was arrested after he allegedly bit and hit a Jefferson City police officer on Friday. Jerrix Durham, 33, of Jefferson City, was charged in Cole County with third-degree assault of a special victim, misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. He is being held at the Cole

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A person looks out at the sea as Hurricane Melissa approaches in Port Royal

Hurricane Melissa has “severely compromised” infrastructure and impacted entire country, minister says

By CNN Meteorologists Taylor Ward, Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, Elise Hammond, Billy Stockwell and Eric Zerkel (CNN) – Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 3 storm with 125 mph sustained winds, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. It is starting to slowly pull away from Jamaica and is heading toward eastern Cuba where

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People look at a damaged residential apartment building after a Russian drone attack in Mykolaiv

UN report accuses Russia of war crimes in drone warfare and forcible transfer of civilians

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A new report from the United Nations accuses Russia of committing crimes against humanity by attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure with drones, as well as committing war crimes through the forcible transfer of people. Drone attacks on civilians in areas along the front line of Russia’s war with Ukraine

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Israelis gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to demand the return of the hostage bodies still held in Gaza on Sunday

Netanyahu says Hamas violated Gaza ceasefire by returning remains not linked to missing hostages

By Tal Shalev, Eugenia Yosef, Ibrahim Dahman, Dana Karni and Mitchell McCluskey (CNN) — Hamas is in “clear violation” of the Gaza ceasefire agreement after returning remains to Israel that did not belong to any of the 13 hostages still unaccounted for in the enclave, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hamas

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