By Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Saudi Arabia has appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinians, in a move that comes amid talks with the United States over a possible deal to normalize relations between the Gulf kingdom and Israel. In a show of support to Palestinians, Saudi Arabia named its ambassador to Jordan,
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Alleged members of a global sextortion operation that targeted more than 100 victims and led to the death of a 17-year-old boy were extradited to the United States on Sunday to face federal criminal charges, authorities said. Samuel Ogoshi, 22, and Samson Ogoshi, 20, both of Lagos, Nigeria, were
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Twisted metal. The carcases of burned sedans. Charred shells of what once were homes, thriving businesses and cultural landmarks. As Maui officials continue searching through the wreckage for the many who are still missing after wildfires tore through the island, they have a new tool at hand: human remains
Continue Reading CNN, COUNTY OF MAUI, US COAST GUARD, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, KITV, KHNL, KGMB, KHNL/KGMB By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Twisted metal. The carcases of burned sedans. Charred shells of what once were homes, thriving businesses and cultural landmarks. As Maui officials continue searching through the wreckage for the many who
Continue Reading By Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN New Delhi, India (CNN) — Heavy rains and landslides have killed more than 60 people in the northern Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, as devastating flooding hits the region during the monsoon season. Most of the deaths happened in Himachal Pradesh where at least 55 people
Continue Reading By Eric Cheung and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Taiwan will never back down in the face of growing threats from China, the island’s vice president and presidential hopeful said Sunday during a transit through the United States, defying Beijing’s condemnation of his trip. William Lai, a front-runner in Taiwan’s presidential race in January, made
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Four divers who went missing Sunday south of Cape Fear, North Carolina, have been rescued by the United States Coast Guard and the US Navy, officials said. The divers were found around 12:45 a.m. Monday after a Coast Guard C-130 from Air Station Elizabeth City saw
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, Lauren Mascarenhas and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Crews in west Maui are doing the devastating work of sifting through the ashes of incinerated homes and beloved landmarks as the death toll from the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years is still rising. As of Monday afternoon, officials confirmed 99
Continue Reading By Mengchen Zhang, Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — At least 21 people are dead and six others missing after a flash flood and landslide following torrential rains in the outskirts of northwestern China’s Xi’an city, local authorities said Sunday. The natural disaster, which took place in a mountainside village on Friday, also
Continue Reading By Umaro Djau, Hande Atay Alam and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s junta claimed Sunday it had gathered evidence to prosecute the country’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason,” upping the stakes in their brinkmanship against key neighbors in West Africa who have vowed to restore constitutional order in the coup-hit country. “The
Continue Reading By Berry Wang, CNN (CNN) — A controversial lesson on sexual harassment at a middle school in southern China has stirred online debate about victim-blaming, with many criticizing both the school and what they say is an inadequate response from officials. The school, located in Zhaoqing city in Guangdong province, had held a “mental health
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — An endangered lioness was shot dead in South Korea on Monday, an hour after escaping a private farm, according to local officials. The lioness escaped its cage Monday morning in Goryeong county, in North Gyeongsang Province, about 300 kilometers (about 186 miles) south
Continue Reading By Asim Khan in Quetta and Sophia Saifi in Islamabad, CNN (CNN) — An attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan was thwarted by Pakistan’s military, leaving two militants dead and the Chinese workers unharmed, police say. Chakar Baloch, the police superintendent for the district of Gwadar, where the attack took place,
Continue Reading CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Crews in west Maui are continuing the heart-wrenching work of sifting through the ashes of what used to be homes and beloved landmarks as the death toll from the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years is still rising. Ninety-six people have been confirmed dead, officials said
Continue Reading WXYZ, RYAN JACOBOWSKI, JOSEF MEHALL, DANIEL MAIER, THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN, CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two people ejected from a jet that later crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan air show on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Neither suffered significant injuries but both were taken to a local hospital as a precaution, the Wayne
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two people aboard a small plane died after it crashed into a North Carolina lake Sunday morning, hitting a power line on the way down and cutting electricity to thousands, according to a local official. The Federal Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of the crash, which took place
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two people ejected from a jet that later crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan air show on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Neither suffered significant injuries but both were taken to a local hospital as a precaution, the Wayne County Airport Authority said in a statement. The aircraft then crashed
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen people were injured in a boat explosion at a marina in the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, authorities said. The explosion, which took place at the Millstone Marina, was set off by a spark and gas fumes that “built up in the engine area,” the Missouri State
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Florida dog groomer who posed as a veterinarian has been arrested after performing a cesarean section on a Chihuahua who later died of “multiple complications from the surgery,” police say. Osvaldo Sanchez, 61, was arrested Friday and charged with animal abuse and practicing veterinary medicine without a license,
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — State agencies are warning people not to eat mountain whitefish caught in the Yellowstone River in the area where a train carrying chemicals went off the tracks in June, according to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The department’s staff collected five mountain
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