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American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling, could face death penalty

Story by the Associated Press Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) — An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from

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Heavy police presence and first responders near the scene where several were injured after being struck by a vehicle near Espanyol's RCDE Stadium in what the Catalan police are saying was an "accidental collision."

At least 13 people injured as car drives into crowd outside FC Barcelona-Espanyol match. Police say it’s ‘accidental’

By Max Saltman, Pau Mosquera and Jorge Venegas, CNN (CNN) — At least 13 people were injured when a car drove into a crowd outside a stadium in Spain hosting a soccer match between major crosstown rivals FC Barcelona and Espanyol, according to local authorities. Catalan Police described the incident as an “accidental collision” to

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Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza, killing dozens, as Trump floats ‘freedom zone’

By Tim Lister, Ibrahim Dahman, Kareem Khadder, Eugenia Yosef and Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military intensified operations across Gaza Thursday, killing more than 100 people, and pledged to continue bombings as US President Donald Trump suggested establishing a “freedom zone” in the enclave. Many of the casualties were in Jabalya in northern

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Palestinians at a food distribution center in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on April 7.

A US-backed group says it will deliver aid to Gaza, but humanitarian organizations are skeptical. Here’s what we know

CNN By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — A controversial new American-backed organization, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has announced it will begin delivering aid to the besieged territory within two weeks and says it has Israel’s approval. The move would provide some relief for Gazans facing acute hunger from 19 months of war and a

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Palestinians at a food distribution center in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on April 7.

A US-backed group says it will deliver aid to Gaza, but humanitarian organizations are skeptical. Here’s what we know

By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — A controversial new American-backed organization, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has announced it will begin delivering aid to the besieged territory within two weeks and says it has Israel’s approval. The move would provide some relief for Gazans facing acute hunger from 19 months of war and a two-and-half

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At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels killed in India’s ‘biggest ever operation’ against decades-old insurgency

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Indian police have killed 31 suspected Maoist rebels in what is being described as the “biggest ever operation” against the long-running insurgency. Security forces spent 21 days attempting to capture the rebels along the border of the states of Chhattisgarh and Telangana in central India, Home Minister Amit Shah

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‘It pains our souls’: Venezuelans react to first video of relatives in Salvadoran prison after Matt Gaetz TV report

By Ana Melgar and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Sitting on a couch in her home in Maracay, Venezuela, Mirelis Cacique López watches her son Francisco Javier García Cacique on her cell phone in the first video released of a group of Venezuelans sent by the United States to El Salvador’s maximum-security prison Cecot. “Among

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Russian President Vladimr Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Russia and Ukraine are due to meet. But with Putin a no-show, confusion reigns. Here’s what we know

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Days of speculation that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky could meet with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Turkey have ended with the Kremlin pouring cold water on the idea, confirming that the Russian leader had decided not to show up for talks he himself suggested. The possibility of direct talks

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