By Alexandra Banner, CNN China launched a new aircraft carrier that’s one of its most advanced to date. It marks a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the US on naval supremacy. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day.
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN China launched a new aircraft carrier that’s one of its most advanced to date. It marks a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the US on naval supremacy. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry jokingly apologized to Canada on Thursday for wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap when he watched the team take on the Toronto Blue Jays during the World Series. “I was under duress,” he explained in an interview with Canadian broadcaster CTV News after apologizing. “There wasn’t
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CNN, POOL, WCCO, WBZ, DELTA AIRLINES, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES By Holly Yan, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Travel plans for millions of Americans could come to a screeching halt this month as more flights get canceled during the longest government shutdown in US history. More than 1,000 Friday flights were slashed on the first day of
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By Zeena Saifi, Jeremy Diamond, Cyril Theophilos, CNN Hamra, West Bank (CNN) — Umm Shukry inspects her olive trees one by one, just as she did every year for a decade. But this olive harvest season is different. Nearly all her trees are damaged; their branches bare and brittle. Examining each limb, she feels exhausted
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By Laura Sharman, Brad Lendon, Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has officially entered service, a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the United States on naval supremacy. Chinese leader Xi Jinping attended the commissioning ceremony for the Fujian at a military port
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CNN By Rob Kuznia, Allison Gordon, Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — Zane Shamblin sat alone in his car with a loaded handgun, his face illuminated in the predawn dark by the dull glow of a phone. He was ready to die. But first, he wanted to keep conferring with his closest confidant. “I’m used to
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Story by Associated Press Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) — The wives of a missing Malaysian Christian pastor and a Muslim activist, both abducted years ago in cases that drew international concern, won a landmark lawsuit after a court ruled the government and police were responsible for the men’s enforced disappearances. The High Court on Wednesday
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By Jessie Yeung, Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – one with fuzzy ears and up to 220 pounds of mass. This mountainous region is known for its lush forests, lakes and valleys –
Continue Reading By Rob Kuznia, Allison Gordon, Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — Zane Shamblin sat alone in his car with a loaded handgun, his face illuminated in the predawn dark by the dull glow of a phone. He was ready to die. But first, he wanted to keep conferring with his closest confidant. “I’m used to the
Continue Reading By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! We’re seeing delays and flight cancellations at major airports across the country amidst the government shutdown. This is what you should do if you’re affected, whether you haven’t left your house yet or are already trapped at your terminal for the night. Here’s what else
Continue Reading Story by Associated Press Vienna (AP) — Austria’s domestic intelligence service has uncovered a weapons cache in Vienna that is believed to be linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas for use in “possible terrorist attacks in Europe,” the government said Thursday. A 39-year-old unidentified British citizen allegedly “having close ties to the weapons cache”
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CNN By Bill Kirkos, Priscilla Alvarez, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Chicago (CNN) — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction restricting the use of force by federal agents in Chicago, finding the Trump administration’s version of recent events involving agents was not credible. One of the incidents in question was a confrontation between federal agents and
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By Matt Stiles, Byron Manley, CNN (CNN) — More than 8 million Americans are expected to fly on domestic flights over the year-end holidays — which would be a new record, according to AAA projections. CNN is tracking how daily flight cancellations and delays to, from or within the United States compare to historical averages
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are requesting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor come to Washington to be questioned as part of the panel’s investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplices. In a letter to Andrew on Thursday – published soon after he was formally
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CNN By Chris Boyette, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A jury on Thursday awarded $10 million to Abby Zwerner, the former Virginia teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in 2023, in a civil trial that offered a preview of the criminal case to come against the school administrator accused of ignoring warnings
Continue Reading By Bill Kirkos, Priscilla Alvarez, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Chicago (CNN) — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction restricting the use of force by federal agents in Chicago, finding the Trump administration’s version of recent events involving agents was not credible. One of the incidents in question was a confrontation between federal agents and protestors,
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By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Canada’s Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on the proposed culling of a British Columbia ostrich herd, in a case that has attracted the attention of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” movement. The court’s dismissal paves the way for the
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By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — It’s the smoking gun behind the most spectacular heist this side of the Millennium. A French court released a report Thursday slamming the leadership of the Louvre for its focus on headline-grabbing purchases and renovation projects over maintaining the security of on of the world’s largest museums. The
Continue Reading By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian court has found a Russian soldier guilty of killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war in a January 2024 incident and sentenced him to life in prison, in the first ruling of its kind. Dmitriy Kurashov, 27, was convicted by a court in Ukraine’s southeastern city
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