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Search and rescue teams work at the site of a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv on July 7

Trump surprises Zelensky with public promise on Patriots – but the missiles may not come soon enough

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s promise to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors has given a glimmer of hope to millions of Ukrainians terrorized by Russia’s deadly ballistic missiles strikes. Speaking on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump said a “little birdie told me … that we’ll

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The former Pfizer headquarters building is seen on Tuesday in New York City. Construction crews working on the former pharmaceutical company building

The next steps for a weakened NYC high-rise are up in the air. Here’s what’s happening now – and what could come next

By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan, Jeff Winter (CNN) — Crews are expected to finish emergency shoring of a Midtown Manhattan high-rise by Thursday, the building’s developer says. But the timeline and next steps in the “unusually ambitious” construction project remain unclear as investigators try to figure out what caused support columns to buckle on the

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Emergency measures to stabilize a Midtown Manhattan high-rise appear to be holding on July 8

Visualizing the buckling at an NYC high-rise and how teams are working to stabilize

By Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, Renée Rigdon, Gillian Roberts, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — Emergency measures to stabilize a Midtown Manhattan high-rise appear to be holding Wednesday, after the under-construction building’s structural columns buckled Tuesday. The massive renovation project at 219-235 E. 42nd Street — a conversion of the former Pfizer headquarters into about 1,600 apartments —

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Rescuers search for victims at a collapsed building as one raises a Venezuelan flag following powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 28

Venezuela’s acting president is facing her worst crisis yet. Could it help her stay in power?

By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela two weeks ago would have tested any government. But they have hit a country still navigating the aftermath of strongman Nicolás Maduro’s capture six months ago, turning a natural disaster into a political test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez and exposing anger over

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