By Alex Hardie, CNN A former security guard at the British embassy in Berlin was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison at the Old Bailey in London on Friday after being caught spying for Russia. Judge Mark Wall said 58-year-old David Ballantyne Smith had collected information from the British embassy “by stealth” between
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Ross Levitt, CNN The American Airlines pilots involved in a near-collision on a runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport last month will comply with a subpoena to testify before the National Transportation Safety Board, their union said. “The pilots intend to appear for their interviews in accordance with the subpoenas,”
Continue ReadingBy Paula Newton, CNN Canada will deploy Royal Canadian Navy vessels off the coast of Haiti in the coming weeks, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, amid widespread insecurity and gang violence in the country. The vessels will conduct surveillance, gather intelligence and maintain a maritime presence off the coast of Haiti in the
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Celina Tebor, CNN Full power has been restored to New York’s John F. Kennedy airport’s Terminal 1, according to a statement from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Saturday. Limited flight activity resumed at the international terminal of the airport earlier Saturday morning after “necessary electrical repairs”
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Nestlé, the world’s largest food group, says the price of staple items will rise further this year, adding to a string of warnings from consumer giants of more pain to come for stretched households. The maker of Nescafé coffee and KitKat chocolate bars increased prices by 8.2% in 2022, but said
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Nestlé, the world’s largest food group, says the price of staple items will rise further this year, adding to a string of warnings from consumer giants of more pain to come for stretched households. The maker of Nescafé coffee and KitKat chocolate bars increased prices by 8.2% in 2022, but said
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Claudia Rebaza, CNN Amnesty International has accused Peruvian authorities of acting with “a marked racist bias” in its crackdown on protests that have roiled the country since December, saying “populations that have historically been discriminated against” are being targeted, according to a report released on Thursday. Drawing on data from the
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN A letter has finally been delivered to its destination — more than a century after it was written. Sent in February 1916, the correspondence arrived at its intended address in Hamlet Road, south London, much to the bewilderment of the current occupants. “We noticed that the year on it was ’16.
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh, Ana Cabrera and Lilit Marcus, CNN The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu reopened to tourists on Wednesday, February 15, after entry was suspended in December and January amid social unrest in Peru. “This decision reflects the joint commitment of the institutions that make up the Machu Picchu Management Unit, the municipal authorities
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Two Australian miners working deep underground were fatally injured when they fell about 15 meters (50 feet) into a void that had opened beneath them, according to a statement Thursday from mining group Perenti. The miners — named as Trevor Davis and Dylan Langridge — were working about 125 meters (407
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN A man has been convicted of stealing nearly 200,000 chocolate eggs, worth around £40,000 ($48,000), in what British police have dubbed an “eggs-travagent theft.” Joby Pool, 32, pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday to criminal damage and theft, West Mercia Police said in a statement. Tens of thousands of Cadbury Creme
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee and Jack Guy, CNN Nicola Sturgeon, the figurehead of the Scottish independence movement, dramatically announced on Wednesday that she would resign after eight years as Scotland’s first minister. The Scottish National Party leader made the announcement at a press conference in Edinburgh. She will stay in office until a new SNP leader
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee and Jack Guy, CNN Nicola Sturgeon, the figurehead of the Scottish independence movement, dramatically announced on Wednesday that she would resign after eight years as Scotland’s first minister. The Scottish National Party leader made the announcement at a press conference in Edinburgh. She will stay in office until a new SNP leader
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN Four men have been arrested and charged in Florida in connection to the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, federal officials in Miami-Dade announced Tuesday. The four men arrested on Tuesday are Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, a Colombian national residing in Miami; and US citizens Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, and Frederick
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN India has opened the first section of a 1,386-kilometer (861 mile) expressway linking its capital New Delhi to the financial hub of Mumbai, a significant milestone in the South Asian nation’s push to modernize its infrastructure and catch up with its neighboring rival China. Once complete, the eight-lane carriageway — four
Continue ReadingBy Pierre Bairin and Marguerite Lacroix, CNN France’s Defense Minister has slammed Marvel’s movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” for what it calls a “false and misleading representation” of French troops. “I strongly condemn this false and misleading representation of our Armed Forces,” French defense minister Sébastien Lecornu tweeted on Sunday. In the franchise’s second installment,
Continue ReadingBy Jonny Hallam and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Police in the northern England town of Knowsley, Merseyside, arrested three people on Friday after violence broke out during a protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers. Merseyside Police said those arrested were being held “on suspicion of violent disorder and taken to police stations to
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced he is stepping down from his post after having a relationship with one of his former employees. The relationship started during the pandemic and ended earlier this year after mutual consent, Tory said in a news conference Friday. The employee landed a job elsewhere outside
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Shaman Davi Kopenawa Yanomami furrowed his brow as he stared out at the skyscrapers and buildings looming through the window of his oak-panelled hotel room in New York City. “I’m here, in the city of stone, and mirrors and glass… but in my heart, I’m in mourning,” he
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN Cody Longo, an actor famous for his roles in “Hollywood Heights” and “Days of Our Lives,” was found dead Wednesday at his Texas home, his representative Alex Gittelson told CNN. Longo was 34 years old, Gittelson said. “Cody was our whole world,” his wife, Stephanie Longo, said in a statement provided
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