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World’s military spending rises at highest rate in nearly four decades, report says
World
April 30, 2025
World’s military spending rises at highest rate in nearly four decades, report says
Seoul, South Korea CNN — The world is arming itself at the fastest rate since near the end of the…
Israel releases Palestinian medic who was detained during IDF attack on emergency convoy
Middle East
April 30, 2025
Israel releases Palestinian medic who was detained during IDF attack on emergency convoy
CNN — A Palestinian medic who was detained during a deadly Israeli military attack on an emergency convoy last month…
UK launches strikes against Huthis in Yemen, in first joint US operation under Trump
Middle East
April 30, 2025
UK launches strikes against Huthis in Yemen, in first joint US operation under Trump
CNN — Britain’s military launched airstrikes against Huthi targets in Yemen on Tuesday with US forces, its defense ministry said…
Pakistan claims it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will strike within 36 hours
World
April 30, 2025
Pakistan claims it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will strike within 36 hours
CNN — Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated further after a top Pakistani official claimed early Wednesday to have…
Israel boycotts hearing at UN’s top court on banning of aid agency for Palestinians
Middle East
April 29, 2025
Israel boycotts hearing at UN’s top court on banning of aid agency for Palestinians
Jerusalem CNN — Israel on Monday boycotted a hearing at the United Nations’ top court on its decision to ban…
Israeli forces detain prominent Palestinian journalist in early morning West Bank raid
Middle East
April 29, 2025
Israeli forces detain prominent Palestinian journalist in early morning West Bank raid
Jerusalem CNN — Israeli forces detained prominent Palestinian journalist Ali Samoudi in an early morning raid on his son’s home…
Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds
Health & Fitness
April 29, 2025
Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds
CNN — Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter…
A day without power: What 12 hours of darkness looked like in Spain and Portugal
World
April 29, 2025
A day without power: What 12 hours of darkness looked like in Spain and Portugal
CNN — Luis Ibáñez Jiménez was driving on a highway in east Madrid when Spain lost power. “Suddenly, there were…
Iranian authorities say ‘failure to observe safety procedures’ at port where explosion killed at least 70 people
Middle East
April 29, 2025
Iranian authorities say ‘failure to observe safety procedures’ at port where explosion killed at least 70 people
CNN — Iranian authorities have said there was a “failure to observe safety principles” at the port of Bandar Abbas,…
Putin thanks North Korea for help in Kursk, as Germany criticizes US plan for Ukrainian concessions
World
April 29, 2025
Putin thanks North Korea for help in Kursk, as Germany criticizes US plan for Ukrainian concessions
CNN — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has for the first time acknowledged that North Korean soldiers took part in the…
Canada will ‘never’ yield to Trump’s threats as Prime Minister Carney declares election victory
World
April 29, 2025
Canada will ‘never’ yield to Trump’s threats as Prime Minister Carney declares election victory
CNN — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his county would “never” yield to the United States as he declared…
Israeli security chief says he’ll step down June 15, facing pressure from Netanyahu
Middle East
April 29, 2025
Israeli security chief says he’ll step down June 15, facing pressure from Netanyahu
CNN — Embattled Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar says he will step down on June 15, nearly three months after…
China rejects Trump’s claim that Xi has called him by phone
World
April 28, 2025
China rejects Trump’s claim that Xi has called him by phone
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has not spoken to US President Donald Trump on the phone recently,…
Ukraine hit by another night of deadly Russian strikes despite Trump’s ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ plea
World
April 28, 2025
Ukraine hit by another night of deadly Russian strikes despite Trump’s ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ plea
CNN — Moscow has inflicted another round of deadly strikes on Ukraine despite US President Donald Trump’s plea for Russian…
Putin announces unilateral three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8
World
April 28, 2025
Putin announces unilateral three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has unilaterally declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8-11 to coincide with…
Huthis’ successful targeting of US drones is hampering Trump’s mission to kill group’s senior leadership
Middle East
April 28, 2025
Huthis’ successful targeting of US drones is hampering Trump’s mission to kill group’s senior leadership
CNN — In the month since the US launched a major military campaign targeting the Huthi rebel group in Yemen,…
Trump’s plan to give Ukrainian land to Russia ‘a capitulation,’ Germany warns, as Putin thanks North Korea for troops
World
April 28, 2025
Trump’s plan to give Ukrainian land to Russia ‘a capitulation,’ Germany warns, as Putin thanks North Korea for troops
CNN — Ceding large swathes of Ukrainian land to Russia under a peace proposal suggested by US President Donald Trump…
Israeli airstrike rocks southern Beirut after military issues evacuation warning
Middle East
April 28, 2025
Israeli airstrike rocks southern Beirut after military issues evacuation warning
CNN — An Israeli airstrike rocked southern Beirut on Sunday soon after the military issued an evacuation warning for the…
Yemen’s Huthi rebels allege US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants
Middle East
April 28, 2025
Yemen’s Huthi rebels allege US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants
Dubai, United Arab Emirates AP — Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Monday alleged a US airstrike hit a prison holding African…
Trump took the US economy to the brink of a crisis in just 100 days
World
April 28, 2025
Trump took the US economy to the brink of a crisis in just 100 days
CNN — Donald Trump spent his first 100 days back in the Oval Office driving an economy that the world…