Shinzo Abe Memorial Services
TOKYO, JAPAN– The funeral for former prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe will take place today followed by a memorial service on Tuesday. The…
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Ukraine’s harvest becomes the new battlefield, as fires blacken its arable heartlands
Tunisia, rocked by last decade’s Arab spring, faces an ever-worsening food crisis as Russia’s blockade on grain from Ukraine drives up prices. CNN’s…
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By Tim Lister and Petro Zadorozhnyy, CNN Across Ukraine, in the shimmering heat, one sight is becoming familiar this summer: Combine harvesters…
Continue Reading Shinzo Abe’s party sweeps to election victory in Japan days after his assassination: NHK
CNN By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Japan’s ruling coalition swept to victory on Sunday in an upper house election that took on…
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By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Japan’s ruling coalition swept to victory on Sunday in an upper house election that took on heightened…
Continue Reading 5 people injured in an overnight shooting on New York City’s Coney Island boardwalk
By Isa Kaufman-Geballe, Samantha Beech and Alaa Elassar, CNN Five people were injured in a shooting on the boardwalk near the popular amusement area…
Continue Reading Russian strike on residential building kills 29 in eastern Ukraine, officials say
More than forty towns and villages in the Donbas region have come under attack in the last 24 hours, as the Russians push into the Donetsk region.…
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By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN At least 29 people have been confirmed dead after a Russian strike hit an…
Continue Reading After a massacre took one of their own, the ‘Cheers’ of Highland Park has turned into a pillar of support and healing
By Holly Yan, CNN The barstool on the far left at Norton’s Restaurant shouldn’t be empty. Every week, 88-year-old Stephen Straus filled…
Continue Reading At least 15 dead in a mass shooting at a bar in Soweto, South Africa
By Manveena Suri, David McKenzie and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 15 people have died after a shooting at a bar in the South African township of…
Continue Reading A 14-year-old is fatally stabbed at a train station in New York, authorities say
By Michelle Watson, CNN A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed during a fight inside a subway station on Saturday has died, according to the New York…
Continue Reading As Sri Lanka’s leader agrees to step down, protesters sing on the streets. But the future is uncertain and the economy is wrecked
By Rhea Mogul, Amy Woodyatt, Nectar Gan, Rukshana Rizwie and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Sri Lanka woke on Sunday to an uncertain future, with both its…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s crisis rages on. Here’s what we know
CNN By Heather Chen, CNN Angry protesters who stormed the official residences of Sri Lanka‘s President have forced him to flee the country, but…
Continue Reading Japan votes in election billed as ‘defense of democracy’ as police admit security ‘problems’ during Shinzo Abe assassination
By Kathleen Magramo, Emiko Jozuka, and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Japanese voters headed to the polling stations on Sunday for an election billed as a…
Continue Reading US concerned at China’s ‘alignment’ with Russia, Blinken says
Story by Reuters United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than…
Continue Reading NASA shares teaser for Webb telescope’s first image release
NASA is set to reveal the first high-resolution color images from the James Webb Space Telescope next week, one of which “is the deepest image of our…
Continue Reading Biden administration takes key step in controversial Alaska oil drilling project, angering environmental groups
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration has taken a key step forward on a controversial proposed oil drilling project in Alaska’s North…
Continue Reading US Marshals apprehend 13 sex offenders in Iowa wanted for crimes against children
By Alaa Elassar, CNN The US Marshals Service has arrested 13 of the most wanted sex offenders in Iowa, authorities say. All of the fugitives were…
Continue Reading ‘The ghost of the forest’ and other animals living in a land of extremes
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Let’s venture to one of the few wild places left on the planet. An incredible diversity of species lives across the…
Continue Reading ‘The ghost of the forest’ and other animals living in a land of extremes
At Punta Norte, orcas come ashore to hunt seals and sea lion pups. To do this, they swim sideways to hide their dorsal fins, then beach themselves to…
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Forthcoming 988 suicide prevention hotline plans pilot program specifically for LGBTQ community
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The nonprofit that operates the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline plans to soon launch a…
Continue Reading Mick Jagger Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of singer, songwriter and Rolling Stones front man, Mick Jagger. Personal Birth date: July 26,…
Continue Reading Chicago’s 4th of July weekend death toll surpassed the Highland Park shooting. ‘I thought there would be more outcry,’ mother says
By Jacquelyne Germain, CNN Angela Gregg’s 4-year-old son, Mychal Moultry Jr., known to loved ones as MJ, was killed by a stray bullet while…
Continue Reading 4-year-old girl and a man killed in a shooting in Akron, Ohio
By Aya Elamroussi and Michelle Watson, CNN After a 4-year-old girl died following a shooting Friday night in Akron, Ohio, a 40-year-old man left…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson was Kyiv’s darling. Now that he’s leaving, Ukraine fears what’s next
In part 1 of his interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discusses how UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson was Kyiv’s darling. Now that he’s leaving, Ukraine fears what’s next
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When Boris Johnson finally announced he would step down as UK Prime Minister on Thursday, after desperately trying to cling…
Continue Reading Car jumps curb in downtown Chicago, injuring 6 people, officials say
By Michelle Watson, CNN Six people were injured Friday night when a car jumped a curb and crashed near businesses just north of downtown Chicago,…
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A history of Puerto Rico’s relationship with the US
Stacker compiled a list of key events that help explain Puerto Rico’s relationship with the United States using news and government reports as well…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka Prime Minister says he’s willing to resign as protesters storm President’s residence
By Iqbal Athas, Rhea Mogul and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday said he was willing to resign and…
Continue Reading Who is Tetsuya Yamagami? What we know about the man suspected of shooting Shinzo Abe
By Helen Regan, Emiko Jozuka and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Police in Japan have launched a murder investigation into the assassination of former Japanese…
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