By Will Ripley and Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — A draft-dodging scandal in Taiwan allegedly involving a number of actors, influencers, and musicians has cast an unflattering spotlight on the conscript and reservist forces which could one day stand between the island and a possible invasion by China. Taiwan’s military service regime, which
Continue ReadingCNN By Frederik Pleitgen and Max Saltman, CNN Tehran (CNN) — The prospect of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” unless Israel stops striking her country, Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told CNN Saturday at her office in northern Tehran. The streets were fairly quiet in the Iranian capital, usually a bustling metropolis of
Continue ReadingBy Frederik Pleitgen and Max Saltman, CNN Tehran (CNN) — The prospect of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” unless Israel stops striking her country, Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told CNN Saturday at her office in northern Tehran. The streets were fairly quiet in the Iranian capital, usually a bustling metropolis of over
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Bordeaux, Natasha Bertrand and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Multiple US B-2 bombers appear to have taken off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on Friday night and are heading west, according to flight tracking data CNN has reviewed, as President Donald Trump weighs his military options over a potential airstrike in
Continue ReadingCNN By Mark Morales, Dalia Faheid, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — After missing the birth of his child, his first Father’s Day and spending more than three months away from his family, Mahmoud Khalil has been reunited with his loved ones. The Palestinian activist arrived in Newark, New Jersey, Saturday afternoon, a day after he
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – With temperatures soaring in the Coachella Valley, tire safety is back in focus — especially along the I-10 freeway, where tire debris often litters the roadside this time of year. Joshua McCartney, manager at America’s Tire Company in Palm Desert, said tire failures are all too common in the summer
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — When New York City Comptroller Brad Lander returned to a Manhattan immigration courthouse on Friday, days after being arrested while escorting an immigrant whom federal agents detained, he said he again witnessed “a deeply dehumanizing process.” “We saw three people removed by the same non-uniformed, masked
Continue ReadingCNN By Zeena Saifi and Clarissa Ward, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Karen and Omri Mamon, dual American-Israeli citizens, traveled to Israel last month to attend the wedding of Omri’s sister. They didn’t know they would end up spending their holiday moving from one house to another, searching for shelter. A week after the
Continue ReadingBy Zeena Saifi and Clarissa Ward, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Karen and Omri Mamon, dual American-Israeli citizens, traveled to Israel last month to attend the wedding of Omri’s sister. They didn’t know they would end up spending their holiday moving from one house to another, searching for shelter. A week after the wedding,
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — People trying to call friends and loved ones inside Iran have instead been met with strange, pre-recorded voice messages, which some experts believe may be part of the regime’s wider internet blackout. In a recording of a telephone call heard by CNN, a person outside of Iran hoping to
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan has formally recommended US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his “decisive diplomatic intervention” following a spike in violence between India and Pakistan earlier this year. The government praised Trump for leveraging his “pivotal leadership” in May, when several days of cross-border strikes marked
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By Annette Choi and Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — Labubus — the fluffy, sharp-toothed figurines adorning belt loops and bags across the globe — aren’t just toys. They’ve become a cultural and commercial phenomenon. The creepy-cute collectibles, typically sold in “blind boxes” that conceal the design inside, have gone from niche toy to global craze,
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By Duarte Mendonca and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people are dead following an accident involving a hot air balloon in Brazil’s southern region of Santa Catarina on Saturday, according to the local governor. “We are all shocked by the accident involving a balloon in Praia Grande, this Saturday morning. Our rescue
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The Republican Party’s main fundraising arm has nearly five times the cash on hand of its Democratic rival, new campaign reports show, underscoring the troubles faced by the Democratic National Committee and its embattled chairman, Ken Martin. The RNC entered June with about $72.4 million in
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — It’s go time in the Senate for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” After months of negotiations, Senate Republicans are gearing up for a potential vote next week on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill. It will be a major test for Republican Leader John Thune and
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has said the Catholic Church must establish a culture that refuses to tolerate abuse in “any form,” as he thanked a Peruvian journalist for reporting on allegations of abuse inside a powerful Catholic group. Leo’s remarks, the first he has made publicly on the church’s abuse
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The man charged in the killings of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband one week ago was a “prepper” and had at some point given his wife a “bailout plan” in case of “exigent circumstances,” according to an FBI agent investigating the case. The term “prepper” refers generally to
Continue ReadingWCCO, SHERBURNE COUNTY JAIL, CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The man charged in the killings of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband one week ago was a “prepper” and had at some point given his wife a “bailout plan” in case of “exigent circumstances,” according to an FBI agent investigating the case. The
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The congresswoman was enjoying a quiet morning at home in the Minneapolis suburbs last Saturday when her doorbell rang. It was around 6 a.m., Kelly Morrison recalled. Far too early for visitors. But as she padded to the front door, Morrison noticed a police car in her driveway. “Sorry
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — By most accounts, President Donald Trump’s attention for the past week has been consumed by the spiraling crisis playing out between Israel and Iran. In between meetings in Canada on Monday, he peppered aides for constant updates. He has spent more time in the basement Situation Room this week
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