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I tracked down Tupac’s godmother Assata Shakur, the FBI’s most wanted in Cuba, as a CNN intern. It was surprisingly easy

Personal essay by Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after arriving to Cuba, Assata Shakur was stopped by a policeman, not because she was a wanted fugitive and convicted cop killer in the United States but because she was Black. It was clearly a seminal moment for Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member (perhaps now

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Netanyahu says Western countries ‘buckled’ in recognizing Palestinian state, as fiery UN speech prompts walkout

By Tal Shalev, Jennifer Hansler, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out on Friday at Western countries’ recent recognition of Palestinian statehood, accusing world leaders of “buckling under the pressure of a biased media, radical Islamist constituencies and antisemitic mobs.” Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Netanyahu rejected

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Nicolas Sarkozy Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France. Personal Birth date: January 28, 1955 Birth place: Paris, France Birth name: Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa Father: Pal Sarkozy de Nagy Bocsa Mother: Andrée (Mallah) Sarkozy de Nagy Bocsa Marriages: Carla Bruni (2008-present); Cécilia Ciganer-Albeniz

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Palestinians mourn a child killed by an Israeli airstrike

‘I was put in the morgue’: Gazan teenage medical evacuee offers a glimpse into the horrors of Israel’s war for children

By Christina Macfarlane, Sana Noor Haq, Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — At first, health workers thought Majd Alshaghnobi had been killed. He was waiting to collect flour, like so many children in northern Gaza, when Israeli shrapnel tore through his face at the Kuwait Roundabout in February 2024, inflicting a blast injury on his jaw

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Senior Hamas official defends ‘high price’ of Oct 7 for Palestinians, saying attack created ‘golden moment’

By Nadeen Ebrahim, Jeremy Diamond, Andrew Carey, CNN Doha, Qatar (CNN) — A senior Hamas official has defended carrying out the deadly October 7 attacks on Israel, telling CNN that it created a “golden moment” for the Palestinian cause despite the tens of thousands of deaths in Gaza. In a wide-ranging interview in Doha, two

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Jamal Khashoggi Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and a Washington Post columnist, was critical of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies. He was allegedly killed and dismembered on October 2, 2018, in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by men with close ties to the highest levels of the Saudi

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USS Cole Bombing Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen on October 12, 2000. Facts In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The attack was attributed to al Qaeda and foreshadowed the attack on

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Drones disrupt airports in what Danish officials call ‘hybrid attack.’ What happened and how can it be stopped?

By Sophie Tanno, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Multiple airports in Denmark have been disrupted by drones this week in what its government called a “hybrid attack,” as the country considers whether to invoke NATO’s Article 4 for the first time in its history. Speculation is rife that Moscow could be behind the incursions, as

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