By Ivana Kottasová and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli prime minister said Wednesday that Israeli forces had surrounded the house of Yahya Sinwar, potentially closing in on the top Hamas official in Gaza – and the man most wanted by Israeli authorities. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sinwar was not in the house and was believed to be hiding underground in Gaza, but a
Continue Reading By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — To date, tens of millions of animal mummies have been unearthed in Egypt. But while there are millions of mummified cats, dogs, ibises and birds of prey, primate mummies are rare — and little understood. Now, new analysis of mummified baboons is shedding light on the animals’ place in
Continue Reading By Tamara Qiblawi, Mia Alberti and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Israeli tank fire killed Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah and injured six other international journalists in a double strike in southern Lebanon on October 13, forensic analysis by CNN suggests, confirming reports by two news organizations and two human rights groups. On Thursday, Reuters, AFP, Amnesty International
Continue Reading By Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Gal Meir Eisenkot, the son of Israeli government minister Gadi Eisenkot, has been killed in northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Thursday. Master Sgt. (Res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, a combat soldier in the 551st reserve commando Brigade’s 699th Battalion, died in battle, the
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A box-shaped cloud of opaque dust that lies at the center of our galaxy has long perplexed scientists, and observations that reveal a new detail about its composition are deepening the mystery — possibly upending what’s known about how stars form. The cloud, nicknamed “the Brick” for its visual
Continue Reading By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking a court-ordered abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy. The decision marks a significant development in the ongoing debate over the state’s medical exception to its controversial ban on abortions after six
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron has urged US lawmakers to “lift the morale” of Ukraine by passing an aid package for Kyiv that has become entangled in Republican quarrelling. Cameron, a former British prime minister, told CNN during a trip to Washington, DC, on Thursday that the US is
Continue Reading CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron has urged US lawmakers to “lift the morale” of Ukraine by passing an aid package for Kyiv that has become entangled in Republican quarrelling. Cameron, a former British prime minister, told CNN during a trip to Washington, DC, on Thursday that the US
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Jean Joachim’s menorah has been sitting in the window of her first-floor New York City apartment for more than a decade. She loves lighting it every year on Hanukkah, and even when the holiday has passed, she keeps it on display. The gold-colored candelabra is a family heirloom.
Continue Reading CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Jean Joachim’s menorah has been sitting in the window of her first-floor New York City apartment for more than a decade. She loves lighting it every year on Hanukkah, and even when the holiday has passed, she keeps it on display. The gold-colored candelabra is a family
Continue Reading By Jessie Gretener and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan issued a state of emergency Thursday after a blast at an explosives store injured scores of people and brought the country to a standstill. It is unclear if there were any casualties following the explosion. Schools are closed and only essential workers
Continue Reading By John Miller, Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine, Evan Perez, Andy Rose and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Anthony Polito, the gunman authorities said killed three people Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, visited a post office in Henderson and mailed 22 letters to various university personnel across the country with no return address,
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A man in custody in central Texas is suspected of fatally shooting his parents near San Antonio this week before traveling to the Austin area and killing four people and injuring three others in an eight-hour span Tuesday, authorities said. The suspect, Shane James, 34, was arrested in Austin
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan, CNN Dubai (CNN) — The first week of the COP28 climate talks has come to an end not with the euphoria of the first days of breakthrough announcements, but with growing anxiety about whether the world will do anything about the main cause of the climate crisis: fossil fuels. The trade-show-like pavilions
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — UK immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigned over new government legislation on the Rwanda asylum transfer scheme published Wednesday, claiming that the proposed law “does not go far enough.” The government’s ill-fated plan to send some asylum seekers awaiting decisions on their claims to the African nation Rwanda has been
Continue Reading By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a major security agreement that will place Australian police in the Pacific nation. Speaking to reporters alongside Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape in Canberra on Thursday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese characterized the deal as a “significant and historic”
Continue Reading By Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown pleaded not guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder and concealment of a dead body in the death of his mother in Illinois, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. Authorities accuse Brown of killing his 73-year-old mother, Myrtle Brown, and hiding her body near
Continue Reading By Asher Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — The estate of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against officials in Pickens County, Alabama, in connection with his 2021 death, a family attorney said Wednesday. Foster, 31, died in December 2021 at a medical facility north of Tuscaloosa two days after he
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Originally Published: 06 DEC 23 15:15 ET Updated: 06 DEC 23 20:47 ET By John Miller, Cheri Mossburg, Sara Smart and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 8:47 p.m. ET] The suspect in a Wednesday shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus that left three dead and a fourth
Continue Reading By Jimena de la Quintana, CNN (CNN) — Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison on Wednesday ahead of the completion of his sentence for authorizing the operation of a death squad in his country, according to court documents and images of the ailing ex-leader outside a Lima prison. The Constitutional Court of
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