By Sophie Tanno, Helen Regan, Frederik Pleitgen and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after exit polls showed his opposition conservatives were on track to win Sunday’s election, in a vote that also saw surging support for the
Continue Reading By Antonia Mortensen, Christopher Lamb, Hira Humayun and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is “sitting in an armchair today and continuing with his treatment” for pneumonia, a Vatican source said Wednesday. In a medical update later in the day, the Vatican said the 88-year-old pontiff has shown a “further, slight improvement” and that
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, Jamie Gangel, Norma Galeana and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — US immigration officials launched a new round of enforcement operations in the Los Angeles area Sunday, according to two people familiar with the effort. The new effort in Southern California follows recent operations ordered by the Trump administration to apprehend individuals unlawfully
Continue Reading CNN By Kostyantyn Gak, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Billy Stockwell and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was “ready” to resign as leader if it meant it would bring peace to his country, suggesting he could swap it for NATO membership – while also pushing back against US demands for Ukraine’s
Continue Reading By Kostyantyn Gak, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Billy Stockwell and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was “ready” to resign as leader if it meant it would bring peace to his country, suggesting he could swap it for NATO membership – while also pushing back against US demands for Ukraine’s critical
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An elderly Nevada man looking for love was allegedly drugged and pushed across the US border into Mexico in a wheelchair by a “sinister” scammer before being found dead in a Mexico City hotel room – one of nearly a dozen victims who fell prey to her deceit, the
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Margaret Carpenter, or “Dr. Maggie” as her friends and patients affectionately call her, has always been the brave one, says Dr. Ingrid Frengle-Burke, her best friend and former colleague. Carpenter rarely hesitates to speak up, questioning protocols that hurt her patients and advocating for anyone who feels unheard.
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Keep a sturdy umbrella handy because it’s raining rockets! From the Caribbean to Europe, chunks of debris from private space launches falling back to Earth are becoming more common. And as the rise in the number of rockets taking off on any given week has increased, so too has
Continue Reading By CNN Staff (CNN) — The long-delayed funeral for Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah took place on Sunday, nearly five months after he was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Hezbollah has been left badly depleted by Israeli attacks and the mass event was intended as a show of strength
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Suse Lowenstein was working on a sculpture in her home studio in New Jersey when she received a phone call that would forever shatter her family. It came from a friend. In a trembling voice, she asked Lowenstein which flight her son, Alexander, was on from his semester studying
Continue Reading By Eugenia Yosef, Abeer Salman, Billy Stockwell, and Irene Nasser CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military deployed tanks Sunday into the occupied West Bank Sunday for the first time in more than two decades and said residents who had been “evacuated” will be prevented from returning, in a move decried by Palestinian authorities as an escalation
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A gunman who held medical staff hostage before killing a police officer and wounding five others at a hospital in south-central Pennsylvania Saturday is believed to have visited the facility in the days leading up to the incident, authorities said. The gunman, identified by officials as Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49,
Continue Reading By CNN Staff (CNN) — The long-delayed funeral for Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah is taking place Sunday, nearly five months after he was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Hezbollah has been left badly depleted by Israeli attacks and the mass event is intended as a show of strength
Continue Reading By Soph Warnes and Lou Robinson, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is pushing for a quick end to the war in Ukraine, but it’s proving more difficult than he thought. A heated meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has left the White House reeling, with some top US officials suggesting Zelensky
Continue Reading By Esha Mitra and Lex Harvey, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Five years ago, a 13-year-old girl, the daughter of poor wage laborers from one of India’s most marginalized communities, was allegedly sexually abused by one of her neighbors in the village where she lived. Her alleged abuser filmed it and police are investigating whether
Continue Reading CNN By Antonia Mortensen and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is showing “slight improvement” but is still in “critical” condition, the Vatican said in an update on Monday, adding that his mild kidney issues are not concerning. “The clinical conditions of the Holy Father, although critical, show a slight improvement. Even today there
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to strip Maine of its federal funding if it refuses to comply with his executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports, marking the White House’s latest front in the nation’s culture wars. In a tense exchange with the president, Maine
Continue Reading By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Lachelle “Shelly” Jeannine Waite was 18 years old when her older sister, Annette, found her dead in their family home in 1986. After nearly four decades, police in Phoenix, Arizona, have finally arrested a suspect. Alfred Earl Green was arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing Waite, according to Phoenix
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — A police officer was killed and five other people were wounded when a man took medical staff hostage and opened fire at a York, Pennsylvania, hospital on Saturday morning, officials said. The gunman, identified by authorities as Diogenes Archangel Ortiz, 49, was also killed, authorities said.
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Gordon Cordeiro, who spent more than half his life in prison for a murder he denied committing, walked out of a Maui correctional center on what he called “Freedom Friday” thanks to new DNA evidence. Hours after a judge ruled that the outcome of another potential murder trial against
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