By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after crashing into a US-flagged tanker off the English coast is a Russian national, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as maritime experts search for answers. The Solong careered into the Stena Immaculate while it was at anchor in
Continue Reading By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have ramped up their efforts by air, sea and land to track down the 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing six days ago while vacationing in the Dominican Republic resort town of Punta Cana. Sudiksha Konanki, 20, vanished at the beach of the Riu República Hotel
Continue Reading By Kareem El Damanhoury and Sandi Sidhu, CNN (CNN) — Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last week, the United Nations’ human rights office said on Tuesday. The bloodshed in the coastal heartland of former ruler Bashar al-Assad saw more than 800 people killed
Continue Reading By Sophia Saifi, Asim Khan, Saleem Mehsud and Rhea Mogul, CNN Quetta, Pakistan (CNN) — Nearly 350 hostages were rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a security source told CNN Wednesday. The incident, which began Tuesday,
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Greenland’s pro-business opposition party won the Arctic island’s closely-watched parliamentary election on Tuesday, following a race dominated both by US President Donald Trump’s annexation threat and growing calls from residents for independence from Denmark. The center-right Demokraatik party, which advocates for a slower approach to independence,
Continue Reading CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imported into the United States Wednesday, a policy aimed at leveling the playing field for US manufacturing but a move that threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer and industrial goods for
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, Lauren Mascarenhas, Lauren del Valle and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Prominent Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in an ICE detention facility in Louisiana for now following a procedural hearing in New York, days after he was arrested by federal officials at his Columbia University residence in an attempt by the
Continue Reading CNN By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Since Donald Trump began his second term, Canadian politician Doug Ford has become one of the loudest international voices to contest the US president’s “America First” trade policy. The Ontario premier is now a ubiquitous presence on US cable news as he pushes back against US tariffs on
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger plan to argue at trial that the knife sheath recovered from the crime scene could have been planted by the real killer of four University of Idaho students, according to prosecutors in a new court filing. Kohberger is accused of fatally
Continue Reading By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Since Donald Trump began his second term, Canadian politician Doug Ford has become one of the loudest international voices to contest the US president’s “America First” trade policy. The Ontario premier is now a ubiquitous presence on US cable news as he pushes back against US tariffs on Canadian
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Originally Published: 11 MAR 25 17:48 ETUpdated: 11 MAR 25 17:49 ETBy Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday succeeded in a high-stakes House vote to pass President Donald Trump’s plan to fund the government into the fall, overcoming far-right opposition as the GOP scrambles to avert a government shutdown Friday at
Continue Reading By Rafael Romo, Jessica Hasbun and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The search for 20-year-old college student Sudiksha Konanki, who went missing while on vacation in the Dominican Republic last week, continues. Here is a timeline of developments that, according to officials, occurred before, during and after her disappearance. Monday, March 3: Konanki arrived in
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Continue Reading By Sabrina Souza and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration said it is using intelligence collected by the Department of Homeland Security to identify international students who participated in protests against the Israel-Hamas war across dozens of college campuses last year, days after a Palestinian activist was detained by federal agents over protests
Continue Reading By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that helicopter traffic be banned from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, hours later, agreed to adopt the recommendation and
Continue Reading 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
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