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Vladimir Putin Putin is set to arrive in New Delhi on Thursday where he will be hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Putin vows Russia will seize Donbas region by any means, as Ukrainians prepare for more peace talks with US

By Jessie Yeung, Svitlana Vlasova (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would seize Ukraineโ€™s Donbas region โ€œby military or other means,โ€ digging in on one of his key demands as Ukrainian officials prepare for more peace talks that have yet to yield a deal. Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday where he

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Chinaโ€™s censorship and surveillance were already intense. AI is turbocharging those systems

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Chinaโ€™s ruling Communist Party is using artificial intelligence to turbocharge the surveillance and control of its 1.4 billion citizens, with the technology reaching further into daily life, predicting public demonstrations and monitoring the moods of prison inmates, according to a new report. Many of these systems are already well-documented

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Anxiety grips Minneapolisโ€™s Somali community as immigration agents zero in on the Twin Cities

By Rob Kuznia, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Everything seemed normal at Minneapolisโ€™s Somali markets: Men sat in barber chairs, women browsed colorful garments at the boutiques and patrons sampled fried sambusas and rice dishes at the eateries, sometimes as the Muslim call to prayer was sung at low volume over the loudspeakers. But beneath the

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Tree shade program brings 1,000 new trees to Coachella Valley this month

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Imperial Irrigation District in partnership with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments will be planting 1,000 new trees near the Salton Sea by December 31. The organizations were awarded a $2.9 million grant by CAL FIRE for their “Shade Trees for Southern Californiaโ€™s Deserts” initiative. Through the program, 6,000 trees

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Ex-Honduran leader thanks Trump for pardon on US drug trafficking charges

By Michael Rios, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Hondurasโ€™ former President Juan Orlando Hernรกndez thanked US President Donald Trump for pardoning his US drug trafficking conviction amid criticism from lawmakers that the pardon undermines the White Houseโ€™s efforts to stop drug trafficking. โ€œMy profound gratitude goes to President (Trump) for having the courage to defend

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The name of President Donald Trump is displayed after being recently added to the sign for the United States Institute of Peace in Washington

US Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration gutted it earlier this year

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trumpโ€™s name has been installed on the building and signage around the US Institute of Peace (USIP) โ€“ an independent agency that the administration gutted earlier this year. The presidentโ€™s moniker appeared on the Washington, DC, headquarters ahead of a peace agreement signing ceremony between Rwanda and

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President Trump issues pardon to Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke

WASHINGTON D.C. (KESQ) – President Donald Trump issued a โ€œfull and unconditional pardonโ€ for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the Justice Department in July for allegedly orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena in Texas. Timothy Joseph Leiweke – 508_0Download โ€œAs outlined in the indictment, the

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Jurors in Brian Walsheโ€™s murder trial were shown items covered in possible blood โ€“ and other takeaways from Day 3

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts jury weighing the case of Brian Walshe saw a collection of evidence on Wednesday, including photos of items covered in what looked like blood, as prosecutors work to prove he murdered his wife around New Yearโ€™s 2023. The evidence capped the third day of witness testimony

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