By Pierre Meilhan, Larry Madowo and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s junta ordered the French ambassador in Niamey on Friday to leave the country within 48 hours, according to the Nigerien Foreign Ministry. In a statement published by state-run broadcaster ORTN, the Nigerien Foreign Ministry said the ambassador Sylvain Itte had refused to attend
Continue Reading By Michael Callahan, Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department said Friday it “strongly condemned” the Hong Kong authorities’ “ongoing harassment” of family members of pro-democracy activists living overseas. The US said it was “particularly concerned” about recent cases involving activists like Nathan Law, Joshua Wong and Elmer Yuen whose
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Four astronauts — representing four nations and space agencies across the globe — launched aboard a SpaceX rocket toward the International Space Station, kicking off a mission expected to last more than six months. The crew is riding aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance capsule on the mission, dubbed
Continue Reading By Richard Roth, Pierre Meilhan and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — In a defiant speech to the UN Security Council, North Korea insisted its efforts to launch a spy satellite into space are transparent and within “its legitimate right as a sovereign state.” Pyongyang’s ambassador to the UN Kim Song defended his country during a
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The parents of two Black men who died in unrelated in-custody encounters with law enforcement in Shelby County, Tennessee, this summer said they are seeking transparency. Jarveon Hudspeth, 21, died following a traffic stop with a Shelby County sheriff’s deputy on June 24. Courtney Ross died after he was
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Decades-old personal writings from Dennis Rader, the self-proclaimed BTK serial killer, have led local Oklahoma law enforcement to believe he is the “prime suspect” in a missing persons case from 1976. Rader has been linked to the missing persons case of 16-year-old Cynthia Dawn Kinney,
Continue Reading CNN By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, Jake Kwon and Paula Hancocks, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Cheers ring out as the four women take to the stage and launch into a synchronized dance routine in front of giant speakers blasting music. Singing in Korean to a crowd in Seoul and adorned in matching chains
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, Jake Kwon and Paula Hancocks, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Cheers ring out as the four women take to the stage and launch into a synchronized dance routine in front of giant speakers blasting music. Singing in Korean to a crowd in Seoul and adorned in matching chains and
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A revolutionary satellite that will reveal celestial objects in a new light and the “Moon Sniper” lunar lander are preparing for launch. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, is expected to launch its XRISM mission, pronounced “crism,” from Japan on Sunday evening. The satellite, also called the X-Ray
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists have fully sequenced the Y chromosome for the first time, uncovering information that could have implications for the study of male infertility and other health problems. The first attempt
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — Two women held in Suffolk County jail say they had encounters with the Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann, describing the meetings with him as “violent” and “aggressive,” sheriff’s department spokesperson Vicki DiStefano said Thursday. The alleged encounters with the two female sex workers are believed to have happened
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The Oregon man arrested for allegedly holding a woman captive in a makeshift cinder block dungeon was caught trying to escape jail, officials said. Negasi Zuberi, 29, has been in federal custody since his arrest this month and is now charged with second-degree attempted escape and first-degree disorderly conduct,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He is currently the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1965 Birth place: Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) Birth name: Dmitry Anatolyvich Medvedev Father: Anatoly Medvedev, professor Mother: Yulia Medvedeva,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Flight 93 National Memorial. It is a memorial to the 40 passengers and crew who died on United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Facts The memorial site is managed by the National Park Service. The memorial encompasses 2,200 acres and the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the rebuilding of Ground Zero in lower Manhattan and the memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks. September 11 Memorial The memorial honors those killed on September 11, 2001, in all locations of the attack, as well as those killed on February 26, 1993,
Continue Reading By Mark Morales and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A New York Police Department sergeant has been suspended without pay after he threw a picnic cooler at a man, fatally knocking him from his motorbike. Eric Duprey was pronounced dead at the scene in Queens, according to a news release from the New York Attorney
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — With nearly 400 people still unaccounted for after catastrophic wildfires ravaged most of Maui earlier this month, Hawaii officials released a list of names, hoping the public can help identify any of the missing individuals. The “validated list” – curated by the FBI – includes 388 names and was
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The history-making Chandrayaan-3 mission, which landed on the lunar surface two days ago, has deployed its small, six-wheeled rover on an exploratory expedition to better understand the composition of the moon’s soil. The Indian Space Research Organization, or ISRO, said in a social media post that the rover, which
Continue Reading By Kareem Khadder, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The United States and European Union Friday slammed comments by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir that his right to life outweighs Palestinians’ right to freedom of movement in the occupied West Bank. “We strongly condemn Minister Ben Gvir’s racist, destructive comments on the freedom of
Continue Reading By Eliza Mackintosh, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Benjamin Brown, Katie Polglase and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — There is a puff of white and then a plane can be seen falling, a trail of smoke or vapor stretching behind it, descending rapidly against a bright blue sky. The person filming the video zooms in as the aircraft
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