CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Lauren Kent, Alex Marquardt and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine had accepted a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States, following critical peace talks between US and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia. The ceasefire proposal accepted by Ukraine covers the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Buddhist spiritual leader of the people of Tibet. Personal Birth date: July 6, 1935 Birth place: Taktser, Amdo, Eastern Tibet Birth name: Lhamo Dhondup Father: Choekyong Tsering Mother: Dekyi Tsering Education: Geshe Lharampa Degree
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Lauren Kent, Alex Marquardt and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine had accepted a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States, following critical peace talks between US and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia. The ceasefire proposal accepted by Ukraine covers the entire
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday will be celebrated from sundown on April 12 through April 20, 2025. Facts Passover, also called Pesach, is the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in the 1200s BC. The story is chronicled in
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Billy Joel. Personal Birth date: May 9, 1949 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: William Martin Joel Father: Howard Joel, engineer and pianist Mother: Rosalind (Nyman) Joel, homemaker Marriages: Alexis Roderick (2015-present); Katie Lee (2004-2009, divorced); Christie
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of writer and activist Gloria Steinem. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1934 Birth place: Toledo, Ohio Birth name: Gloria Marie Steinem Father: Leo Steinem, an antique dealer Mother: Ruth (Nuneviller) Steinem Marriage: David Bale (2000-2003, his death) Education: Smith College, B.A., 1956 Other Facts
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Hank Paulson, former US Treasury secretary and CEO of Goldman Sachs. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1946 Birth place: Palm Beach, Florida Birth name: Henry Merritt Paulson Jr. Father: Henry Merritt Paulson, wholesale jeweler Mother: Marianna (Gallauer) Paulson Marriage: Wendy Judge (September
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United States government agency that conducts research into space. There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Timeline October 4, 1957 – The Soviets launch Sputnik
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Michelle Obama, wife of 44th US President Barack Obama. Personal Birth date: January 17, 1964 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Father: Fraser Robinson, water filtration worker Mother: Marian (Shields) Robinson Marriage: Barack Obama (October 3, 1992-present) Children: Sasha, Malia
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1945 Birth place: Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines Birth name: Rodrigo Roa Duterte Father: Vicente Duterte, lawyer and politician Mother: Soledad (Roa) Duterte, teacher Marriage: Elizabeth Zimmerman (annulled in 2000) Children: with Elizabeth
Continue Reading By Nathaly Triana, CNN en Español Colombia (CNN en Español) — “My God, you also handed my son freedom,” said Patricia Cortes when she left El Buen Pastor prison on September 17, 2024. She had hoped to be able to guarantee her son’s food and health upon leaving prison. However, after six months of freedom,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Bowe Bergdahl, former American prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth place: Sun Valley, Idaho Birth name: Beaudry Robert Bergdahl Father: Robert Bergdahl Mother: Jani Bergdahl Military: US Army, 2008-present Other Facts Traveled throughout Europe before enlisting in the Army. Worked as a
Continue Reading CNN By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — There are some things in life you just don’t do – like steal someone’s ice cream. So when the mom of a 4-year-old boy in Wisconsin did just that, he took it upon himself to teach her a lesson: by calling 911. Police were dispatched for a 911
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An Indonesian social media influencer who suggested Jesus should cut his hair has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in jail after being found guilty of spreading hate speech against Christianity. Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender woman who has nearly 450,000 followers on TikTok, was sentenced by
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands following his dramatic arrest in Manila the day before over a brutal, years-long anti-drugs crackdown that left thousands of his citizens dead. Duterte was placed on a flight late on
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at famine, a severe and prolonged hunger in a significant portion of a region or country’s population that results in malnutrition and death by starvation and disease. To assess a country’s food security, the United Nations uses the scale known as the Integrated Food Security Phase
Continue Reading By Asim Khan, Saleem Mehsud and Sophia Saifi, CNN Quetta, Pakistan (CNN) — Separatist militants killed at least 10 people after hijacking a train carrying hundreds of passengers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, according to government and railway officials. Nine of those killed were security personnel, Imran Hayat, a senior railway official,
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By Karina Tsui and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on Monday sent letters to 60 colleges and universities it says are under investigation for alleged violations “relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination,” warning institutions of possible consequences if they don’t take adequate steps to protect Jewish
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — An Air India flight from Chicago to New Delhi last Wednesday was forced to return several hours into its journey after multiple bathrooms on the plane were clogged with rags, clothes and plastic bags, according to the airline. The flight, Air India AI126, was five hours
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, Christian Edwards and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military. The crash ignited a huge fire, which is still burning on one of the vessels
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