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Political professor says senate ‘War Powers Resolution’ vote signals lack of support for Trump’s military action in Venezuela

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democrats and five Republicans — including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley — on Thursday advanced a War Powers Resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s military force in Venezuela. The measure passed with a 52-47 vote after the President has threatened to attack Venezuela for a second around of strikes after the U.S. captured

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Venezuela releases first prisoners in ‘peace’ gesture: Here’s what to know

By Uriel Blanco, Max Saltman, Mitchell McCluskey, Laura Sharman, Ivonne Valdes Garay, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela has begun releasing a number of high-profile prisoners, including opposition politicians, in what its government has called a gesture “to seek peace” less than a week after the US operation to snatch its President Nicolás Maduro. Tearful reunions unfolded

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Philip Yancey speaks during a service at Waterstone Community Church on April 18

After confessing to an extramarital affair, a popular evangelical author faces angry Christians known for ‘eating their own’

By John Blake, CNN (CNN) — Philip Yancey has sold millions of books and become a sought-after speaker because he tackles tough questions of faith that many Christians prefer to avoid. But after confessing this week to an eight-year extramarital affair, the evangelical author faces a difficult question that even he may not be able

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United Nations peacekeepers patrol in vehicles together with Lebanese soldiers in the Buwayda region of Marjayoun

Lebanon says first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah completed, but Netanyahu warns progress ‘far from sufficient’

By Tal Shalev, Eugenia Yosef, Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — Lebanon on Thursday announced that it has completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah and other militant groups in the country’s south, but Israel said the progress was “far from sufficient” amid renewed concerns that the conflict could ramp back up. The

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Burning debris lies in the middle of a street during unrest in Hamedan

Iran plunged into internet blackout as nationwide anti-government turmoil spreads

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran was plunged into a nationwide internet blackout Thursday evening as mass anti-government protests spread around the country, with Iranians shouting slogans against the ruling theocratic regime as anger mounts over a flailing economy and security crackdowns. Authorities cut internet access and telephone lines immediately after the protests in

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Saudi-backed forces move to capture key Yemeni city as crisis with UAE deepens

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Saudi-backed forces moved to capture a key southern Yemeni city on Thursday after Riyadh accused the UAE of helping a separatist leader flee. Citing “reliable intelligence,” the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said the leader of Yemen’s UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarous al-Zubaidi, left the country by boat “in

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French soldiers pictured taking part in exercises during a joint military manoeuvre between the French and British army in northeastern France last year.

Russia says any foreign forces in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’, after UK and France pledge troops

By Issy Ronald, Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — Russia doubled down on its longstanding position of declaring Western forces in Ukraine “legitimate targets” on Thursday, days after France and the UK pledged to send troops there in the event of a peace deal. “The Russian Foreign Ministry warns that the deployment of military units, military

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DHS said a woman attempted to run over ICE officers before being shot in Minneapolis. Here’s what videos show

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In the aftermath of an ICE officer shooting and killing a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed in a post online that video from the incident showed the woman “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over” the officer. The Department of Homeland Security, in the initial wake

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