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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 economic turmoil and security crackdowns. Authorities cut internet access and telephone lines immediately after Thursday’s protests in the

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Members of the National Shield Forces

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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In one video posted online of the shooting

What’s behind the highly unusual move to block Minnesota officials from investigating ICE shooting

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Mutual distrust between federal and state authorities derailed plans for a joint FBI and state criminal investigation into Wednesday’s shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer, leading to the highly unusual move by the Justice Department to block state investigators from participating

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In one video posted online of the shooting

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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Members of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office look on as people gather near the scene of a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says ICE agent was justified in fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman after mayor disputes DHS account

By Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine and CNN Staff Minneapolis (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Minneapolis Wednesday after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in the city earlier in the day. Noem defended the agent’s actions, saying the woman had attempted to run an agent over in an act of “domestic

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol building in St. Paul

House Oversight hearing over fraud allegations in Minnesota drew shouting and partisan fury. Here are the takeaways

By Danya Gainor, CNN Washington (CNN) — At a swiftly scheduled House Oversight Committee hearing in the US Capitol Wednesday, Republican Minnesota state lawmakers testified that tax dollars intended for child care aid in their state are being absconded by criminals to purchase luxury homes and cars, property in Turkey and apartment buildings in Kenya

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In this image from March 2013

What to know about Diosdado Cabello, the powerful Venezuelan minister who may be in jeopardy next

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Lee nuestra cobertura en español. In the wee hours of Saturday, shortly after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured, blindfolded and taken to the United States, video emerged of Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello surrounded by a group of armed men in Caracas. Maduro’s abduction “was a criminal, terrorist attack

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