By Heather Chen, Hamdi Alkhshali and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Three soldiers from the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and an officer from the Bahrain Defense Force were killed in an attack at a military base in Somalia’s capital, the UAE’s defense ministry said Sunday. The attack took place at the General Gordon military
Continue Reading By Sugam Pokharel, Matthew Chance and Mihir Melwani, CNN, and journalist Nishant Khanal Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) — Ramchandra Khadka stood in front of a temple in the middle of Kathmandu, Nepal, praying for his fellow countrymen who are fighting for Russia in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. As the ceremonial bells rang and the sweet smell
Continue Reading CNN By Sugam Pokharel, Matthew Chance and Mihir Melwani, CNN, and journalist Nishant Khanal Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) — Ramchandra Khadka stood in front of a temple in the middle of Kathmandu, Nepal, praying for his fellow countrymen who are fighting for Russia in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. As the ceremonial bells rang and the sweet
Continue Reading By Heather Chen and Pierre Meilhan, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian President Katalin Novak has announced that she is resigning from office following mounting public criticism over her decision to pardon a man implicated in a child sexual abuse case. “I decided to grant a pardon last April, believing that the convict did not exploit the
Continue Reading By Andrew Carey and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — As the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, and with a new armed forces leadership team in place in Kyiv, Ukraine’s soldiers find themselves on the defensive across the eastern front line. A series of reports on social media and on national television
Continue Reading By Rob Frehse, Mark Morales, Nic F. Anderson, Samantha Beech and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged as an adult after he shot and injured a Brazilian tourist at a Times Square store and fired at law enforcement officers while fleeing, according to the New York Police Department. The
Continue Reading By Rachel Wilson and Rosa de Acosta, CNN (CNN) — More than 200 million voters are expected to head to the polls Wednesday to choose Indonesia’s next leader. The world’s third-largest democracy and fourth-largest population — home to more than 275 million people — will elect a new president and vice president from three pairs
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — In his first public comments since his cancer diagnosis, King Charles III expressed gratitude to the public for their support, saying it brought him “the greatest comfort and encouragement,” according to a statement. “I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks for the many messages
Continue Reading By Holly Yan and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: This story includes graphic descriptions of sexual assault allegations. As boys, they trusted him as a revered coach and mentor. As men, they say he’s a “monster” who used his Olympic fame to manipulate young athletes and sexually assault them. Now, more than
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Have you ever met a stranger who changed your life? Maybe they were there for you in an emergency or said the right thing at the exact time you needed to hear it. Maybe you never even got their name, but will always remember their kindness. Since the briefest
Continue Reading CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — More than 150 law enforcement personnel are searching for a man in east Tennessee accused of fatally shooting a Blount County deputy and injuring another deputy during a traffic stop on Thursday, authorities say. Kenneth DeHart, 42, is wanted on warrants of first-degree
Continue Reading WPLG, CNN By Gregory Wallace, Carlos Suarez and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — Two people, “tentatively” identified as the pilot and second-in-command, were killed when a small plane crashed Friday afternoon on Interstate 75 near the Florida city of Naples and collided with a vehicle, authorities said – a wreck that came shortly after a
Continue Reading By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A Florida construction crew dug up a piece of history this week: an inert World War II-era bomb, possibly leftover on a former military airfield decades ago. “Because it is so rusted and decayed, there’s certainly no way of telling whether it’s live munition or inert,” said Hernando County
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, Rebekah Riess and Alex Medeiros, CNN (CNN) — The CEO of a major Nigerian bank, along with his wife and son, were among six people killed in a helicopter crash in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada border late Friday night. Access Bank chief executive Herbert Wigwe died in the crash, the
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago, volcanic debris buried Pompeii and created a city forever frozen in time. Researchers consider the doomed metropolis to be one of the world’s most poignant archaeological sites. Pompeii’s well-preserved expanse holds a multitude of finds that continue to surprise archaeologists as
Continue Reading CNN By Helen Regan, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Khadder Zaanoun, Celine Alkhaldi and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — Demands for answers are mounting over the fate of 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who became trapped in a car with her dead relatives after it came under Israeli fire in Gaza more than a week ago. Mystery
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Nightmares have tormented Soo Wong for the past year, fueled by the horror she witnessed when a gunman opened fire inside a California dance hall, killing her close friend and 10 other people as a Lunar New Year’s eve party was in full swing. Wong found herself overwhelmed by grief
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The conviction of Jennifer Crumbley has potential implications for gun-owning parents everywhere. None more so than for her husband, James Crumbley. Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty Tuesday of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the November 30, 2021, mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, in which their son
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur and Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — For many people, attending the Super Bowl is likely a dream unrealized — Sunday’s game might be the most expensive one yet, with average ticket prices nearing $10,000. That doesn’t mean NFL fans will stop fantasizing about what goes on inside the stadium: What is it
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman and Khader Al Za’anoun, CNN (CNN) — A 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was trapped in a car with her dead relatives after it came under Israeli fire in Gaza last month has been found dead. On January 29, Hind Rajab had been traveling in a car with her uncle, his wife and
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