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Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam walks among Lebenese army soldiers as he visits the sourthern village of Khiam near the border with Israel

‘We want Israel out yesterday, not tomorrow:’ Lebanon’s leader urges US to pressure Israel to withdraw troops

By Mostafa Salem, CNN Dubai, UAE (CNN) — Israel’s military occupation in parts of southern Lebanon is undermining Beirut’s attempts to restore sovereignty over a nation reeling from decades of conflict, the country’s prime minister has told CNN. Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he would like to see the current United States administration put

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US President Donald Trump criticized Russian counterpart

Top Kremlin aide says Trump ‘not sufficiently informed’ about Ukraine after US president lashes out at Putin

By Anna Chernova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — A top Kremlin aide has accused Donald Trump of being “not sufficiently informed” about the situation in Ukraine after the US president said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire.” Putin aide Yury Ushakov was reacting to Trump’s Truth Social post on Tuesday, in which

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Abortion Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at abortion in the United States. Facts January 22, 1973 – Roe v. Wade – The US Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, affirms the legality of a woman’s right to have an abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 2003 – President George W. Bush

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Orange County Fire Authority responds to plane where landing gear collapsed.

Landing gear collapse on Alaska Airlines 737 caused by ‘excessive grinding’ during maintenance, NTSB says

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — “Excessive grinding” during maintenance led to a metal pin cracking and eventually breaking causing the left landing gear to collapse on an Alaska Airlines flight in 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report Tuesday. On August 20, 2023, the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 was

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Germany’s leader has criticized Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Here’s why that’s a big deal

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Berlin (CNN) — For decades, Germany has stood squarely in Israel’s corner, its dark history of Jewish persecution shaping its modern-day policy of virtually unquestioned backing. In the aftermath of the Hamas October 7, 2023, attacks, the question of German political and military support for Israel was raised – and reaffirmed

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