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Cardinals walk as they attend a Vatican summit with Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo says ‘war is back in vogue’ in major address to global envoys

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has said the prohibition on countries violating one another’s borders has been “completely undermined,” in an important speech to diplomats gathered in the Vatican. The first United States-born pope, giving his debut “state of the world” address, expressed his concern about “escalating tensions” in the “Caribbean

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Police officers stand near the scene where the CEO of United Healthcare Brian Thompson was shot and killed in New York City on December 4

Jury selection could start in September for Luigi Mangione’s federal trial as the death penalty remains a question

By Nicki Brown, Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — Jury selection for Luigi Mangione’s federal trial over the fatal December 2024 shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s top executive could begin in early September with a trial to follow later in the year. The 27-year-old accused killer appeared in federal court Friday for a hearing over

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FBI agents work next to an evidence truck outside Adventist Hospital after US federal agents shot two people in Portland

Oregon to investigate Border Patrol shooting of man and woman who authorities say have ties to notorious gang

By Lex Harvey, Holly Yan, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Oregon authorities are investigating a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland that wounded two people authorities say are tied to a violent international gang – an incident that renewed questions about the Trump administration’s handling of its immigration crackdown in the city and

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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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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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