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Olena Zelenska, Ukraine first lady, on high-profile US trip
Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday as she began a series of high-profile appearances in Washington that will include a session with U.S. counterpart Jill Biden.2 years ago
Joseph Ataman, Jimmy Hutcheon, Xiaofei Xu, Zahid Mahmood and Sana Noor Haq, CNN
Wildfires rage in France and Spain amid heat wave, while the UK faces its hottest day ever
Raging wildfires have scorched thousands of hectares of forest in France and Spain, while Britain is set to face its hottest day on record amid a searing heat wave.2 years ago
DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
Extreme heat warning goes into effect in UK
Britain’s first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for the past week moves north, disrupting travel, health care and schools.2 years ago
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‘Evil cannot win’: Killed by Russian missile, 4-year-old Liza is buried as Russia presses attacks
Russian missiles hit industrial facilities at a strategic city in southern Ukraine Sunday as a funeral was held for a 4-year-old girl killed in an earlier deadly strike elsewhere in the country.2 years ago
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Police probe of Abe security lapse begins as Japan mourns
Officials from Japan’s top police agency began their probe into security lapses blamed for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination a week ago Friday.2 years ago
Sana Noor Haq, CNN
Londoners urged not to travel as heat wave engulfs Europe
Commuters in London have been advised not to use the city's transport network unless for "essential journeys," amid a sweltering heat wave across western Europe.2 years ago
AAMER MADHANI, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press
Biden lands in Saudi Arabia to meet king, crown prince
President Joe Biden has been greeted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a fist bump as he arrived in a royal palace in Jeddah.2 years ago
Elizabeth Wolfe and Anna Chernova, CNN
Brittney Griner was prescribed medical cannabis for ‘severe chronic pain,’ lawyers tell court
Lawyers for WNBA star Brittney Griner told Russian judges Friday that she was prescribed medical cannabis for "severe chronic pain."2 years ago
AAMER MADHANI, JOSEPH KRAUSS and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press
In West Bank, Biden embraces ‘two states for two peoples’
President Joe Biden has called for “two states for two peoples” — the Israelis and Palestinians - while visiting the West Bank on Friday.2 years ago
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Van Gogh self-portrait found hidden behind another painting
A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist's paintings.2 years ago
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Russian missiles kill at least 23 in Ukraine, more than 100 wounded
Russian missiles struck a city in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine's president alleged the attack deliberately targeted civilians in locations without military value.2 years ago
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Police: 14-year-old girl dies on Denmark amusement park ride
A 14-year-old girl died Thursday at a popular amusement park in northern Denmark, when the rear part of a roller-coaster ride came off the rails.2 years ago
Jessie Yeung, CNN
Sri Lanka is in chaos and its president has fled. Here’s what we know
Embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left Maldives on a flight to Singapore on Thursday plunging the country into chaos.2 years ago
AAMER MADHANI, JOSH BOAK, and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press
Biden says US won’t wait ‘forever’ for Iran on nuclear deal
President Joe Biden says the United States is “not going to wait forever” for Iran to rejoin the dormant nuclear deal, a day after saying he’d be willing to use force against Tehran if necessary.2 years ago
AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press
Russian, Ukrainian militaries discuss freeing grain exports
Military officials from Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul for their governments’ first face-to-face talks in months.2 years ago
Luke McGee, CNN
Thousands trapped by fighting in Haitian capital, aid group warns
Thousands of Haitians are trapped in capital city Port-au-Prince without access to water, food or other essential supplies.2 years ago
Helen Regan, Emiko Jozuka and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN
Who is Tetsuya Yamagami? What we know about the man suspected of shooting Shinzo Abe
Police in Japan have launched a murder investigation into the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe -- but little is known about the suspect who was arrested at the scene of the fatal shooting on Friday.2 years ago
KRISHAN FRANCIS, Associated Press
Protesters break into home of Sri Lankan PM, set it on fire
Protesters broke into the Sri Lankan prime minister's private residence and set it on fire, hours after he said he would resign when a new government is formed, in the biggest day of angry demonstrations on Saturday that also saw crowds storming the president's home and office.2 years ago
MARIA GRAZIA MURRU, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian governor: Russia raising ‘true hell’ in the east
Russian forces are managing to “raise true hell” in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland despite reports claiming they were taking an operational pause, a regional governor said Saturday, while another Ukrainian official urged people in Russian-occupied southern areas to evacuate quickly “by all possible means" ahead of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.2 years ago
Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN
US to provide Ukraine with four more mobile artillery rocket systems
The Biden administration will provide Ukraine with four more high mobility artillery rocket systems in the latest $400 million security assistance package.2 years ago
YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press
Killing stuns world that associates Japan with gun control
The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shocked a world that has come to associate Japan with relatively low crime and strict gun control.2 years ago
MARI YAMAGUCHI, CHISATO TANAKA and FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press
Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of Japan's most powerful politicians, has died after being shot during a campaign speech.2 years ago
MARIA GRAZIA MURRU and OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI Associated Press
Russia taking ‘operational pause’ in Ukraine, analysts say
Foreign analysts say Russia may be temporarily easing its offensive in Ukraine as it attempts to reconstitute its forces for a renewed assault. A Washington-based think tank said Russian forces made no territorial gains in Ukraine on Wednesday "for the first time in 133 days of war."2 years ago
