Syrian rebels enter Aleppo for first time in eight years during shock offensive
By Eyad Kourdi, Mostafa Salem, Allegra Goodwin, Christian Edwards, Annoa Abekah-Mensah, Lauren Kent and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Syrian armed…
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Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming…
Continue Reading College sports reform could advance in GOP-controlled Congress, with Sen. Ted Cruz as NCAA ally
AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The NCAA’s yearslong efforts to get lawmakers to address myriad problems in college sports could finally…
Continue Reading How this photographer wins over total strangers when taking their impromptu portraits
By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Daniel had no prior professional photography experience when he decided to buy his first camera. But within…
Continue Reading Middle East latest: 2 children and a woman crushed to death outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage
Two children and a woman were crushed to death Friday as a crowd of Palestinians pushed to get bread at a bakery in the Gaza Strip amid a worsening…
Continue Reading Family returns to their Lebanese city to find a crater where their 50-year-old home once stood
Associated Press BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — The Jawhari family gathered around a gaping crater where their family home once stood in eastern Lebanon,…
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Protesters in Serbia hold 15-minute blockade for 15 victims of roof collapse, demanding justice
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Protesters in Serbia stood in silence for 15 minutes on Friday for the victims of a roof collapse four weeks ago in a…
Continue Reading Thousands of workers march across Italy in general strike demanding better pay and services
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Thousands of teachers, health care workers, trash collectors and others walked off their jobs across Italy on Friday…
Continue Reading UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage campaign
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service says Russia is conducting a “staggeringly reckless” sabotage…
Continue Reading Okonjo-Iweala given 2nd term as WTO chief as Trump’s return looms over trade body’s future
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization chief says she’s “eager” to work with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his…
Continue Reading Jailed Kremlin critic convicted again and handed new prison term for opposing the war in Ukraine
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov has been convicted again for opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine…
Continue Reading Sweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with an investigation into suspected sabotage over the…
Continue Reading Senior figure with Scholz’s ex-allies quits over ‘D-Day’ paper on German government collapse
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A senior figure in the party whose departure from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition three weeks ago put Germany…
Continue Reading Iran to begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges, UN watchdog says
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran will begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges at its two main…
Continue Reading Inflation rose to 2.3% in Europe. That won’t stop the central bank from cutting interest rates
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency rose in November — but that likely won’t…
Continue Reading ‘Sympathetic eyes and a muscly stature’: Vito the pug wins National Dog Show
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Vito the pug has been crowned best in show at the 92nd annual National Dog Show – the first time a pug has won the…
Continue Reading British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have given initial approval to a bill that would help terminally ill adults end their lives in…
Continue Reading In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents breached Syria’s largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016,…
Continue Reading Amazon workers in India join Black Friday strike action for better wages and working conditions
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Amazon staff in India have joined strike action calling for better wages. Around 200 warehouse workers and…
Continue Reading Malaysian billionaire tycoon Ananda Krishnan dies at age 86
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Ananda Krishnan, one of Malaysia’s richest tycoons with a vast business empire including telecommunications, media,…
Continue Reading Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty
Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to…
Continue Reading Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — After more than five years of frenetic, but sometimes interrupted, reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed…
Continue Reading Georgian protesters clash with police for a second night after EU talks are suspended
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators protesting the Georgian government’s decision to suspend negotiations to…
Continue Reading Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s government says it is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial…
Continue Reading Ireland headed for coalition government following parliamentary election, exit poll suggests
Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — An exit poll in Ireland’s general election suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and…
Continue Reading Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia’s pounding of the country’s power grid
Associated Press On a bright winter day, workers at a Ukrainian thermal power plant repair its heavily damaged equipment as drops of water from…
Continue Reading UK transport secretary quits over decade-old cellphone fraud case
LONDON (AP) — British Transport Minister Louise Haigh resigned on Friday over a decade-old fraud conviction for claiming her cellphone had been…
Continue Reading Embattled Japan leader vows to cooperate with long-ignored opposition in bid to save his government
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who survived as leader after a major election loss by his…
Continue Reading Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks with military and political leaders
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean…
Continue Reading Don’t drink local ‘Tiger’ vodka and whisky in Laos, Australia warns after tourist deaths
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Australia has warned travelers against drinking spirits made by a Laos distiller, following the deaths of six…
Continue Reading China criticizes Taiwanese president’s plan to stop in Hawaii and Guam during trip to South Pacific
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will stop over in Hawaii and Guam during his trip to the South Pacific, drawing criticism…
Continue Reading 3 dead and over 90,000 displaced as Malaysia prepares for its worst floods in a decade
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia is preparing for its worst floods in a decade after heavier-than-expected monsoon rains caused severe…
Continue Reading Paraguay, one of Taiwan’s 12 remaining allies, says it won’t break ties in favor of China
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Paraguay’s foreign minister says his country is committed to its relationship with Taiwan and has no plans…
Continue Reading Stripped of citizenship, these Nicaraguans live in limbo scattered across the world
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Sergio Mena’s life dissolved in hours. After years resisting President Daniel Ortega, the rural…
Continue Reading Britain set for vote on assisted dying, after emotional debate that has divided lawmakers
By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — British lawmakers are set to decide Friday whether to legalize assisted dying, a contentious proposal that…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s president set to visit Hawaii and Guam, drawing Beijing’s ire
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Hawaii and the US territory of Guam during an upcoming trip…
Continue Reading Philippine president says impeaching the vice president, his rival, would be a waste of time
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos says impeaching the vice president, who is facing a legal storm…
Continue Reading Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a…
Continue Reading From yuck to profits: Some Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggots to survive drought and thrive
Associated Press NYANGAMBE, Zimbabwe (AP) — It was an alarming, even sickening, suggestion: Farmers in Zimbabwe hit hard by drought should farm…
Continue Reading Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with ‘The Order’
Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — One of the Middle East and North Africa’s largest film festivals is openiong in Morocco, drawing…
Continue Reading Retailers coax Black Friday shoppers into stores with big discounts and giveaways
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers used giveaways and big discounts to reward U.S. shoppers who ventured out for Black Friday even as…
Continue Reading Massachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make…
Continue Reading Santa’s annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country
Associated Press ON BOARD THE SANTA TRAIN (AP) — Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ is likely to run into real-world limits
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American…
Continue Reading Battered by war and divisions, Lebanon faces a long list of challenges after ceasefire deal
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hours after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect, Lebanon woke up…
Continue Reading Trump’s Ukraine envoy has a plan to end the war that Putin may revel in
Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — In a single post, the president–elect told the world what the end of the Ukraine war might look…
Continue Reading Love connects with Reed on 2 TDs as Packers use fast start to beat Dolphins 30-17
AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Jayden Reed and the Green Bay Packers capitalized on a fast start…
Continue Reading Customers at this Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean village
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South…
Continue Reading Stock market today: S&P 500 and Dow post gains and close out best month of 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks posted solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%…
Continue Reading China’s aging population fuels ‘silver economy’ boom, but profits can prove elusive
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms…
Continue Reading South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A South Korean National Assembly member has called for a moratorium on wood pellet imports from…
Continue Reading Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of…
Continue Reading Silvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema, has died at 93
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Silvia Pinal, an actress from Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema of the 1940s and 50s, has died at 93. Over her 60-year career,…
Continue Reading Oil field owner sues California over law that would end its Los Angeles-area operations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing the state of California over a law that will require it to stop…
Continue Reading Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s antitrust watchdog is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant’s online advertising business…
Continue Reading For the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African…
Continue Reading Joshua trees are in peril. California has a plan to save them
Associated Press The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state’s iconic Joshua trees, which are…
Continue Reading James Comey Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Personal…
Continue Reading Teen dies after being hit by a stray bullet during ride home from hockey game in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 16-year-old has died after being hit by a stray bullet last weekend on a St. Louis highway. Colin Brown was hit Saturday night…
Continue Reading Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle to perform during Super Bowl pregame
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl pregame will have some Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will hit…
Continue Reading Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv plays soccer game without incident in Hungary after Amsterdam violence
DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) — Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game against Besiktas in the Europa League has been played without incident before empty…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Six Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut have been targeted by bomb threats on their…
Continue Reading San Jose State is disappointed Boise State forfeited but looks forward to volleyball final
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Jose State said Thursday it was disappointed Boise State forfeited its semifinal match in the Mountain West…
Continue Reading Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a bill that codifies economic sanctions, like those imposed by the…
Continue Reading New Mexico appeals court upholds rule aimed at curbing ozone pollution
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld state regulations aimed at cracking down on emissions from the oil and natural gas…
Continue Reading Liberia’s warlord-turned-senator Prince Johnson dies at 72
Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s former warlord and senator Prince Johnson, one of the main actors in the country’s…
Continue Reading Displaced families in Lebanon who return home are faced with piles of rubble
Associated Press HANOUIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — During their 37 years of marriage, Mariam Kourani and her husband ran a butcher shop in southern…
Continue Reading Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her shakes charged with trying to have detective killed
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes has been charged with trying to get a…
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COPENHAGEN (AP) — One of Denmark’s largest cellphone networks has suffered severe outages that prevented people from contacting emergency…
Continue Reading Florida authorities recover 37 gold coins that were stolen from a nearly 310-year-old shipwreck
Authorities have recovered 37 gold coins that were stolen by salvagers from a nearly 310-year-old shipwreck off of Florida’s coast. The state’s…
Continue Reading Muddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were nearby neighbors some…
Continue Reading Mexican president says she is confident that a tariff war with the US can be averted
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted. But…
Continue Reading Bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales faces heated parliamentary debate
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on a law proposed to help terminally ill adults end their lives. The…
Continue Reading Female racing pioneer ‘Motorcycle Mary’ McGee dies a day before documentary on her is released
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has…
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Putin says ‘intelligent and experienced’ Trump capable of finding ‘solutions’
By Christian Edwards, Darya Tarasova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised US President-elect…
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‘Narco sub’ bound for Australia seized in massive international operation that netted 1,400 metric tons of drugs
CNN By Mauricio Torres and James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine were captured in a Colombian-led…
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Associated Press URUAPAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexicans are worried that threats by Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs could affect a wide range of iconic…
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Thousands of displaced Lebanese return from Syria as ceasefire with Israel holds
Associated Press QUSAIR, Syria (AP) — Thousands of people made the crossing back into Lebanon from Syria on the second day of a ceasefire between…
Continue Reading Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby
HARPSUND, Sweden (AP) — Sweden’s prime minister says his government has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of…
Continue Reading The Vienna sausage stand is more than just a snack stall. Now it has a UNESCO heritage recognition
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The Vienna sausage stand is a place where the street sweeper, the manager, the tourist and the celebrity converge…
Continue Reading Syria’s rebels exploit weaknesses in Iran’s proxies to launch surprise offensive
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Rebels in Syria have made rapid advances towards the country’s second biggest city, Aleppo, reigniting a…
Continue Reading Cancer means 9th-annual dinner will look different for Thanksgiving Grandma and the stranger she once texted who’s now family
By Graham Hurley and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Despite a breast cancer diagnosis, Thanksgiving Grandma and the young man she met nearly a…
Continue Reading An opposition Congo politician is sentenced to 1 year in prison for inciting civil disobedience
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A Congolese opposition politician has been sentenced to one year in prison for inciting civil disobedience.…
Continue Reading Texas city mourns its first officer killed in line of duty in more than 100 years
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A northeast Texas town is in mourning this Thanksgiving week after an officer on its police force died in the line of…
Continue Reading Georgia suspends talks on joining the European Union and accuses the bloc of blackmail
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s prime minister says the country will suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in…
Continue Reading British soldier who escaped jail convicted of spying for Iran
By Kathy Rose O’Brien, CNN (CNN) — A former British soldier whose escape from a London prison last year sparked a three-day man-hunt has…
Continue Reading Pope hopes to visit Turkey in 2025 to mark 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said on Thursday that he hopes to travel to Turkey next year to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of…
Continue Reading Russian lawyer handed 7-year prison term for speaking out against the Ukraine war on social media
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian human rights group says a court in Russia convicted a prominent lawyer and sentenced him to…
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Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s minority government may be on its last legs as opposition lawmakers move this week toward a no-confidence…
Continue Reading Trial of 3 Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia begins in London
LONDON (AP) — A trial in London has heard claims that three Bulgarian nationals passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years after carrying out…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrikes leave massive trail of destruction across Lebanon
For more than 60 days, Lebanese have watched stunned as Israeli strikes smashed into buildings, raising giant explosions and palls of smoke in the…
Continue Reading One Tech Tip: Home for the holidays? Show relatives you care with some tech support
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As the holiday season kicks off, the journey home could also mean that those who are more tech-savvy will be…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s parliament renews army chief’s term in first session after ceasefire
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament has renewed the term of army chief Joseph Aoun, who is seen as a potential presidential candidate in next…
Continue Reading Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding still clinging to the cathedral’s exterior is…
Continue Reading Romanian court orders recount of the 1st round of the presidential vote, won by a far-right outsider
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court has asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots…
Continue Reading ‘Tik Tok taoiseach’ in the spotlight as Ireland heads to the polls
By Niamh Kennedy and Kathy Rose O’Brien, CNN (CNN) — Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister, Simon Harris, may have thought he had a…
Continue Reading Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vaping is coming before the Supreme Court next week as federal regulators ask the high court to uphold its block…
Continue Reading The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican control
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With artificial intelligence at a pivotal moment of development, the federal government is about to transition…
Continue Reading Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first…
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