CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small portions of northern Syria and Armenia. About Population: Estimates range between 25 million and 45 million worldwide.
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — For the US to reach a deal with Iran or to end its war in the country, President Trump has said he wants Iran to surrender its “enriched” uranium. “We want no enrichment, but we also want the enriched uranium,” he told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins last week. The president
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By Eric Levenson, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — The Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a birthday hike last year called his son over FaceTime, confessed to the attack and threatened to kill himself, his son testified in court Tuesday. On March 24, 2025, Dr. Gerhardt Konig said “that he would
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at violence against UN peacekeeping forces. This is a selected list of incidents from 1990 to present. Facts Since 1948, the United Nations has authorized more than 71 peacekeeping missions around the globe. There are currently 11 peacekeeping operations. Since 1948, at least 4,488 peacekeepers have
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bill Gross, founder of PIMCO, Pacific Investment Management Company. Personal Birth date: April 13, 1944 Birth place: Middleton, Ohio Birth name: William Hunt Gross Father: Sewell “Dutch” Gross, a steel company sales executive Mother: Shirley Gross Marriages: Amy Schwartz (2021-present); Sue (Frank) Gross
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By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — [Breaking news update at 5:22 p.m. ET] The judge overseeing Luigi Mangione’s state murder case pushed his trial date to September several hours after a federal judge adjusted the schedule in the federal case to avoid a conflict. New York State Judge Gregory Carro issued a two-paragraph
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1927 Death date: December 31, 2022 Birth place: Marktl am Inn, Germany Birth name: Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger Father: Joseph Ratzinger, police officer Mother: Maria Ratzinger Education: University of Munich, Ph.D. Theology, 1953 Religion:
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the deaths of 97 fans in a crush. Another 162 were hospitalized with injuries. It was the worst sports disaster in British history, according to the BBC. Facts
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa. Zuma survived at least half a dozen no-confidence votes during his presidency. Personal Birth date: April 12, 1942 Birth place: Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa Birth name: Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma Father: Gcinamazwi Zuma, police officer Mother:
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By Max Saltman, CNN Miami (CNN) — We were living in “historic and prophetic times” at the Miami Security Forum. “God has anointed President Donald Trump as a modern-day Cyrus,” declared Pastor Mario Bramnick, referring to the ancient king of Persia. Think-tankers, Latin American politicians, officials from the US defense establishment and at least one
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By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is signaling that he may walk away from the Iran war, unilaterally stepping out without toppling the Islamic Republic, opening the Strait of Hormuz or securing a deal with Tehran to halt attacks on the United States and its allies. The president has boasted
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By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — An FBI technical team is in Cuba to investigate a February shootout between Cuban soldiers and the crew of a boat from Florida, CNN has learned from two sources familiar with the visit. The rare visit by US law enforcement to the communist-run island comes amid some
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By Christian Edwards (CNN) — President Donald Trump suggested in two new interviews that he’s considering withdrawing the US from NATO after repeatedly criticizing a lack of support from members for the Iran war. Asked by the right-leaning British publication The Telegraph in an interview published Wednesday if he would reconsider the US’ membership of
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN Happy April Fools’ Day, readers. For the next several hours, your trust should be a bit more … negotiable. Stay sharp out there, and consider this your invitation to stir up a little harmless mischief of your own. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — It was three in the morning when Saraswathi Vedam was awoken by the call she’d been waiting over 40 years for: Her brother’s murder conviction was being overturned. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to laugh or cry. Saraswathi was across the world giving lectures as a professor in
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By Rebekah Riess, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Golf legend Tiger Woods says he is stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment following a rollover car crash in Florida late last week. The statement came hours after he pleaded not guilty Tuesday to DUI charges related to the incident near his
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — When Jessica Johnston fell 180 feet down a waterfall in New Zealand, she was lucky to survive. She got even luckier a week later, when a helicopter crew found her missing dog Molly, shivering and alone, in the wilderness. Molly, a border collie, had been hiking with Johnston across
Continue Reading By Esha Mitra, Trista Kurniawan and Deepak Rao, CNN Loni, India (CNN) — The city of Loni is less than one hours’ drive from Delhi, but this rapidly growing industrial base beats the Indian capital when it comes to one unenviable title. Last year, according to Swiss company IQAir, it had the world’s worst air
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board determined that “drivers’ overreliance” on automated systems were contributing factors to two fatal accidents in 2024. The investigation found that on separate highways, in different cities, Mustang Mach-E SUVs, with Ford’s BlueCruise technology, drove into stationary vehicles, highlighting “several gaps in safety and
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CNN By Danny Freeman, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to comply with a subpoena from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeking a list of Jewish community members in what the federal government says is an effort to combat antisemitism on the Ivy League campus. The university
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