Russia captures part of a key hilltop town in Ukraine, opening door to further advances
By Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russian troops have taken control of parts of a key hilltop town in…
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Hezbollah fires more than 200 missiles at Israeli targets following killing of commander
By Sophie Tanno, Mick Krever, Charbel Mallo, Tamer Michaelis and Mike Schwartz, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah said that it fired more than 200 missiles…
Continue Reading What to know about Venezuela’s election as Maduro faces the toughest race of his decade in power
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s self-described socialist government is facing a serious electoral challenge in a…
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Sweden protests against death penalties given to 3 Swedes in Iraq, says a 4th case isn’t confirmed
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Foreign Ministry says it will summon the Iraqi chargé d’affaires in Stockholm to protest against death…
Continue Reading Erdogan to attend Turkey-Netherlands Euro 2024 quarterfinal amid diplomatic row with host Germany
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to travel to Berlin to attend the Euro 2024 quarterfinal game…
Continue Reading Modi to visit Moscow next week as Kremlin says ‘all issues on the agenda’
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Moscow next week for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, a…
Continue Reading Boil water advisories for Washington, DC, and Arlington County, Virginia, have been lifted
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Colin McCullough, CNN CNN — Precautionary boil water advisories for Washington, DC, and Arlington County were lifted…
Continue Reading Indian mother delivers baby on boat as her river island is inundated by floodwaters
Associated Press MORIGAON, India (AP) — A blue tarp covered a mother and her newborn daughter from the incessant rain on their boat journey.…
Continue Reading Indonesia sentences Australian man to 6-month rehabilitation over drug possession in Bali
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has sentenced an Australian man to six months of medical rehabilitation for…
Continue Reading India’s Modi will meet with Putin on 2-day visit to Russia starting Monday, Kremlin says
Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia next Monday and Tuesday and hold talks with…
Continue Reading With Taylor Swift heading to Germany, one city has taken her name — at least for a few weeks
BERLIN (AP) — The Swifties are about to take over the German city formerly known as Gelsenkirchen, where American superstar Taylor Swift is set to…
Continue Reading Israel weighs Hamas’ latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet was set to convene Thursday to discuss Hamas’ latest response to a…
Continue Reading Japanese man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore for rape
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Japanese hairstylist has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore this week…
Continue Reading Remains found in search for 12-year-old following reported crocodile attack in Australia
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Australian police believe they have found the remains of a 12-year-old child reportedly attacked by a crocodile…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s army retreats from positions as Russia gets closer to seizing strategically important town
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says it has retreated from a neighborhood in the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, a…
Continue Reading Philippine military chief warns his forces will fight back if assaulted again in disputed sea
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military chief says his forces will defend themselves with “the same level of force”…
Continue Reading The suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister now faces terror charges
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s prosecutor general says the suspect in the attempted assassination on populist Prime Minister Robert Fico…
Continue Reading Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in three decades, rights group says
By Lucas Lilieholm, Hande Atay Alam and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s government has approved a large land seizure in the occupied…
Continue Reading China’s BYD inaugurates first plant in Thailand as it expands reach into Southeast Asia
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese automaker BYD has inaugurated its first electric vehicle plant in Thailand, part of the company’s…
Continue Reading Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West…
Continue Reading France’s government spokesperson is attacked on the campaign trail, days before decisive election
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Several candidates have reported being attacked on the campaign trail in the final stretch before a high-stakes…
Continue Reading Tarmo Peltokoski, 24-year-old Finnish conductor, to become Hong Kong Philharmonic music director
Associated Press Tarmo Peltokoski has been hired to succeed Jaap van Zweden as music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. The philharmonic says…
Continue Reading Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese Hezbollah group says it’s launched over 200 rockets at several military bases in Israel in…
Continue Reading Election anxiety curbs Olympic enthusiasm among Parisians ahead of the Summer Games
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Just three weeks before the Olympics, the excitement that was building up in the host city is now mingled with…
Continue Reading I’m a July 4 baby and always loved fireworks. An unexpected conversation changed my perspective
Essay by Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — My pregnant mom was certain she knew how things would go that night. It was late afternoon, but she…
Continue Reading Britain’s top players at Wimbledon stick to tennis on UK election day
AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Some of Britain’s top tennis players are avoiding election talk like double-faults at Wimbledon. Polls opened…
Continue Reading Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty in 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack, sentenced to 30 years
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An Iranian-born Norwegian man has been found guilty of terrorism in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival…
Continue Reading Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters have breached security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners…
Continue Reading A third Japanese climber has died on a mountain in northern Pakistan in less than a month
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Japanese climber has died while descending one of the highest mountains in northern Pakistan, the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei 225 hits new record close, leading Asian shares higher
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged Thursday to a record close of 40,913.65, leading markets in most of Asia…
Continue Reading Japan court orders government to pay damages for forced sterilizations under now-defunct eugenics law
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — In a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to pay damages to…
Continue Reading Japan’s Nikkei 225 index hits a record high close of 40,913.65
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index has closed at a fresh record high of 40,913.65, pushing past its most recent record close set in…
Continue Reading Leaders of Russia, China attend summit of regional security grouping
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are attending the summit of a security grouping created by Moscow and Beijing to…
Continue Reading Despite hardships brought by war, flowers fill Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On his way to the Kyiv train station to greet his wife and daughter returning from Poland to Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border
Associated Press CHEBAA, Lebanon (AP) — With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border,…
Continue Reading Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Cybersecurity experts and French officials say Russian disinformation campaigns against France are zeroing in on…
Continue Reading These oldest inhabited termite mounds have been active for 34,000 years
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa have been stunned to discover that termite mounds that are still…
Continue Reading India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of India this…
Continue Reading Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, runs to be Iran’s next president
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that it was…
Continue Reading Ahead of Iran’s presidential runoff, a floated rise in gasoline prices may spark new protests
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran’s runoff presidential election nears, comments by an official in the campaign of…
Continue Reading Woman who escaped 2018 Camp Fire just before son’s birth is forced to flee another California wildfire while pregnant again
By Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — When 24-year-old Arielle Penick fled her home in Oroville, California, from the Thompson Fire Tuesday, she says…
Continue Reading China’s Xi urges regional leaders to resist ‘external interference’ as security bloc grows to counter US
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday urged regional leaders to resist “external interference” at a…
Continue Reading Hurricane Beryl strengthens back into a Category 3 storm as it nears Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
Associated Press TULUM, Mexico (AP) — After leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane…
Continue Reading Police find remains of girl snatched by a crocodile while swimming in northern Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police on Thursday found the remains of a 12-year-old girl, two days after she was snatched by a crocodile while…
Continue Reading Fireworks light up the skies across the US as Americans endure searing heat to celebrate July Fourth
Associated Press Millions of people in the U.S. celebrated and suffered under heat warnings Thursday as they flocked to beaches and traveled in…
Continue Reading Bertoletti, Sudo win top dog honors at Nathan’s Famous power-eating contest, absent longtime champ
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bertoletti gobbled up 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous…
Continue Reading Britain’s Labour Party has won enough seats to have a majority in the UK Parliament
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Labour Party headed for a landslide victory Friday in a parliamentary election, an exit poll and partial…
Continue Reading The questions about Biden’s age and fitness are reminiscent of another campaign: Reagan’s in 1984
Associated Press The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. President Ronald Reagan answered it with a pledge to…
Continue Reading White supremacist groups must pay more than $2 million in damages to ‘Unite the Right’ victims, appeals court rules
By Nic F. Anderson and Lauren Rapp, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that white supremacist and nationalist groups will have…
Continue Reading India cricketers feted in victory parade in Mumbai after winning Twenty20 World Cup
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s cricketers have received a rousing welcome home from jubilant fans after winning the Twenty20 World…
Continue Reading Biden at 81: Often sharp and focused but sometimes confused and forgetful
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s conduct behind closed doors, in the Oval Office, on Air Force One and in meetings…
Continue Reading California Legislature votes to ask voters for permission borrow $20 billion for climate, schools
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have voted to place a pair of $10 billion bonds on the ballot this November. The…
Continue Reading ‘Anyone who fell did not get up’: Survivors recall chaos and confusion at deadly crush in India
By Aishwarya Iyer, Esha Mitra and Sophie Tanno and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Eyewitnesses have recounted scenes of chaos and confusion after a…
Continue Reading Disciplinary measures used by Kansas’ largest school district discriminated against Black and disabled students, DOJ says
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The largest public school district in Kansas has agreed to revise its disciplinary practices as part of a…
Continue Reading UK voters head to polls for a momentous election
By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — British voters are heading to the polls Thursday for a crucial general election that is being seen as…
Continue Reading Man charged in connection to mass shooting at Oakland Juneteenth celebration
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A 23-year-old Oakland man has been charged in connection with a mass shooting that wounded 14 at a Juneteenth celebration…
Continue Reading Biden at 81: Often sharp and focused but sometimes confused and forgetful
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s conduct behind closed doors, in the Oval Office, on Air Force One and in meetings…
Continue Reading Cybersecurity breach could delay court proceedings across New Mexico, public defenders office says
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s statewide public defenders office says a recent cybersecurity breach could delay some court proceedings…
Continue Reading Flight to New Hampshire diverted after man exposes himself, federal officials say
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say a flight to Manchester, New Hampshire was diverted to Buffalo, New York, after a man allegedly exposed himself…
Continue Reading Fight over retail theft is testing California Democrats’ drive to avoid mass incarceration policies
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state leaders have dropped a plan to put a crime-focused measure on the…
Continue Reading Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings
By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province has announced a temporary ban on the wearing of niqabs, a full-face…
Continue Reading Two Americans convicted of killing Italian police officer have sentences reduced
By Zahid Mahmood and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — An Italian appeals court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of two Americans accused of…
Continue Reading California man convicted of murder in 2018 stabbing death of gay University of Pennsylvania student
Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man has been convicted of murder with a hate crime enhancement for the 2018 stabbing of a…
Continue Reading Haiti’s prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that recently deployed…
Continue Reading Propulsion engineer is charged with obstructing probe of deadly 2017 US military plane crash
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A former engineer at a U.S. military air logistics center is charged with making false statements and obstructing justice…
Continue Reading Lightning strike blamed for wildfire that killed 2 people in New Mexico, damaged 1,400 structures
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a lightning strike caused the larger of two wildfires that has killed at least two people and destroyed or…
Continue Reading 2 horses ran onto a Los Angeles freeway and were struck, killed by passing vehicles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two horses were struck and killed by passing vehicles after they ran onto a Los Angeles freeway. That is according to the…
Continue Reading Woman posing as her therapist wife counseled patients online, investigations found
By Brammhi Balajaran and Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — A person made an unsettling discovery on social media in February 2023 – the woman…
Continue Reading Federal judge sentences 4 anti-abortion activists for a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four anti-abortion activists who were convicted for their roles in a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade will…
Continue Reading New Zealand tourist killed in robbery attempt at Southern California mall
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The victim of a botched robbery attempt at an upscale mall south of Los Angeles has been identified as a woman…
Continue Reading Life and death in Gaza’s ‘safe zone’ where food is scarce and Israel strikes without warning
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike slammed into a residential building next to the main medical center in…
Continue Reading Banned NBA player Jontay Porter to face federal charges in connection with gambling case, court documents say
By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors are preparing to file federal charges against banned NBA player Jontay Porter in connection to an…
Continue Reading Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approaches
Associated Press CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs…
Continue Reading House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court’s immunity decision
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme…
Continue Reading Judge temporarily blocks Biden administration’s restoration of transgender health protections
AP Health Writer JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A federal district court judge has temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would…
Continue Reading Italian Air Force precision team flies over Vegas Strip, headed to July 4 in Los Angeles area
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Italian Air force precision demonstration team flew a colorful green, white and red display over the Las Vegas Strip as part of…
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Continue Reading As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields
Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields…
Continue Reading Clyburn’s discussion of a ‘mini-primary’ fuels more talk of whether Biden should end his campaign
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Clyburn is often credited as the man who delivered the presidency to Joe Biden with a pivotal…
Continue Reading US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. officials have asked Haiti’s prime minister to prioritize the establishment of an electoral…
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Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris has been one of President Joe Biden’s staunchest defenders following his shaky performance in last…
Continue Reading Man tells jury he found body but had no role in fatal attack on Detroit synagogue leader
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A man accused of killing a Detroit synagogue leader during a violent overnight encounter denied any role in her…
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials say financial concerns spurred state lawmakers to rescind $24 million in funding for a planned…
Continue Reading 2 more people charged with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with a bag of cash plead not guilty
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two more people charged with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange…
Continue Reading Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel and Hamas appear to be on the brink of a framework agreement for a ceasefire and hostage…
Continue Reading Why was it a surprise? Biden’s debate problems leave some wondering if the press missed the story
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Did the media covering President Biden miss a story that was right in front of them? That’s a question being…
Continue Reading Emma Navarro’s mental notes help her beat former No. 1 Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Emma Navarro has eliminated former No. 1 Naomi Osaka in Wimbledon’s third round. The 19th-seeded Navarro won…
Continue Reading Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its bribery case against him
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The defense for Sen. Bob Menendez has rested without the New Jersey Democrat testifying at his New York bribery…
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Continue Reading At debate, Biden meant to say he had beaten ‘big pharma,’ not Medicare
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At least one mystery about President Joe Biden’s often convoluted answers during the presidential debate has…
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Associated Press Voters in five states will decide referendums on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come. Colorado, Florida,…
Continue Reading Colorado dairy worker tests positive for bird flu, fourth person linked to outbreak
AP Health Writer A fourth farm worker has been infected with bird flu in the growing outbreak linked to dairy cows, health officials reported…
Continue Reading Los Angeles to pay $21M to settle claims over botched fireworks detonation by police 3 years ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will pay more than $21 million to settle claims by residents of a neighborhood where police bungled the detonation…
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Continue Reading Biden’s evolving reasons for his bad debate: A cold, too much prep, not feeling great and jet lag
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has plenty of explanations for his terrible performance in last week’s presidential…
Continue Reading UW-Milwaukee chancellor will step down next year, return to teaching
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone says he’ll step down from his post next year and…
Continue Reading Karen Read once ‘admired’ the Boston police boyfriend she’s accused of killing
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — The woman accused of ramming her luxury SUV into her boyfriend and callously leaving him on the ground before a snowstorm had…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Anthony Kennedy, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Angela Merkel, former chancellor of Germany. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1954…
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