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Rubio reassures Europe’s leaders of US backing — but only if they change course

By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio applied a velvet glove to the Trump administration’s still-clenched fist during his high-profile speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, offering some reassurance to uneasy European leaders that the US remains committed to their long-standing partnership but without backing away from its underlying demand

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Juliana Peres Magalhães is escorted into the courtroom before testifying at Brendan Banfield's double murder trial on January 14.

Au pair who plotted elaborate double murder with Brendan Banfield sentenced to maximum 10 years in prison

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The au pair who crafted an elaborate double murder plot with former IRS agent Brendan Banfield and later testified against him in court was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday, the maximum sentence and well above the joint sentencing recommendation. Juliana Peres Magalhães, 25, pleaded guilty in October

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the opening of the 62nd Munich Security Conference in southern Germany on February 13.

Rubio and European leaders agree on one thing: The old world order ‘no longer exists’

By Sebastian Shukla, Lauren Kent, Laura Sharman, CNN Munich, Germany (CNN) — European leaders focused on the end of the US-led international order on Friday at a combative Munich Security Conference – one of the few points of agreement between Washington and its NATO allies. German leader Friedrich Merz said the post-1945 settlement “no longer

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A flag hangs on campus at Harvard University in Cambridge

Trump administration files new lawsuit against Harvard in long-running funding battle

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has fired another shot in its nearly year-long battle with Harvard University over federal funding to the institution, filing a new lawsuit Friday against the Ivy League school. The Department of Justice claims Harvard has refused to provide documentation the government has requested in an investigation

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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos exits the press room past a missing persons poster after giving an update on the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

Here are the key developments in the weekslong search for Nancy Guthrie

CNN, KOLD, NBC, FBI, @FBIDIRECTORKASH, PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT By Danya Gainor, Chelsea Bailey, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has stretched into a third, anguished week, with mounting pressure on investigators and a family grappling with uncertainty. Guthrie was last seen

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Protesters celebrate outside the High Court in central London after Friday's ruling that the Palestine Action terror ban was unlawful.

UK High Court rules Palestine Action terror ban is unlawful, marking blow to government

By Kara Fox, CNN London (CNN) — The UK High Court on Friday ruled that the government’s decision to ban activist group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization last summer was unlawful, marking a major victory for civil liberties campaigners. The court found that then-Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe the group was disproportionate,

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Norway's former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland pictured at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg

Former Norway leader charged with corruption after probe into alleged Epstein ties, lawyers say

By Laura Sharman, Billy Stockwell, James Frater, CNN (CNN) — Norway’s former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been charged with “aggravated corruption” after a police probe into his alleged ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to the law firm representing him. Elden Law Firm confirmed to CNN on Thursday that Jagland is

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Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright shake hands after attending a meeting in Caracas

US energy secretary and Venezuela’s acting president tour oil facility in warming ties just weeks after Maduro ouster

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Anzoátegui State, Venezuela (CNN) — It’s a scenario that seemed impossible just 40 days ago: A high-ranking US official walking side by side with Venezuela’s leader to discuss investments in the country. Yet that was the scene Thursday when US Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured oil producing facilities in the South

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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos exits the press room past a missing persons poster after giving an update on the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

Disturbing video and a person questioned. Here are the key developments in the Nancy Guthrie case

CNN, KOLD, NBC, FBI, @FBIDIRECTORKASH, PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT By Danya Gainor, Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has stretched into nearly a third, anguished week, with mounting pressure on investigators and a family grappling with uncertainty. Guthrie was last seen on

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Switzerland's summer referendum will determine if the government actions a 10-million population cap that could threaten its relationship with the European Union.

Swiss to vote in referendum on right-wing party’s proposal to limit population to 10 million

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Switzerland is to hold a landmark vote on a right-wing party’s proposal to restrict the nation’s population to 10 million, amid divisions over immigration. The proposal, put forward by the country’s largest political grouping the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), would require the government to act before the population –

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A police vehicle is parked in front of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where a mass shooting took place on Tuesday.

Guns and mental health struggles: What the apparent online footprint of the Canada school shooter tells us

By Lex Harvey, Sandi Sidhu, Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in Canada’s Tumbler Ridge mass shooting posted about guns and hunting on her YouTube channel and appeared to have written about her struggles with mental health online, according to social media posts. Canadian police named 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the shooter who

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