By Christopher Lamb, CNN Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (CNN) — Pope Francis emphasized the importance of a Catholic Church serving marginalized communities during his trip to Papua New Guinea over the weekend, flying in a military plane to one of the most remote parts of the Pacific nationas part of his lengthy Asia tour. Speaking
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Debris from a downed drone was found outside Ukraine’s parliament building on Saturday morning after the country’s defense systems largely succeeded in fending off a widescale drone attack launched overnight by Russia. Ukraine managed to shoot down 58 of the 67 Shahed drones launched by Russia, the Ukrainian Air
Continue Reading CNN By Avery Schmitz, Amanda Musa, Lucas Lilieholm and James Legge, CNN (CNN) — The family of an American woman shot and killed while protesting in the occupied West Bank has blamed Israel for her death and called for an independent investigation, saying in a statement that an Israel-led probe would be inadequate. Two eyewitnesses
Continue Reading By Nick Paton Walsh, Sophie Tanno and Radina Gigova, CNN London (CNN) — CIA chief Bill Burns said Saturday he hoped to have a “more detailed” hostage and ceasefire proposal to put before Israel and Hamas negotiators in the coming days, but stressed that its success would come down to “political will” on their part. He
Continue Reading By Mauricio Torres and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan security forces surrounded the Argentine embassy in the capital Caracas on Friday after two opposition members took refuge inside, according to posts by the opposition on social media. The pair joined four other Venezuelan opposition figures who have taken refuge in the embassy this year.
Continue Reading By Avery Schmitz, Amanda Musa, Lucas Lilieholm and James Legge, CNN (CNN) — The family of an American woman shot and killed while protesting in the occupied West Bank has blamed Israel for her death and called for an independent investigation, saying in a statement that an Israel-led probe would be inadequate. Two eyewitnesses told
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Rebekah Schuler was walking to her 10th grade history class with her best friend, each with a shared headphone in her ear, blasting their favorite song, when gunshots and bloodcurdling screams sent them running for their lives. It has been nearly three years since the 2021 Oxford High School
Continue Reading By Isabel Rosales, Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the teenager suspected of killing four people during a shooting at a Winder, Georgia, high school called to warn a school counselor before the attack, according to the suspect’s aunt and grandfather. Colt Gray, 14, apologized to his mother, Marcee Gray,
Continue Reading WANF, WXIA, CNN By Isabel Rosales, Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the teenager suspected of killing four people during a shooting at a Winder, Georgia, high school called to warn a school counselor before the attack, according to the suspect’s aunt and grandfather. Colt Gray, 14, apologized to his
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, Isaac Yee and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine appears to be calling on a fleet of fire-spewing “dragon drones” in its war with Russian invaders, putting a modern twist on a munition used to horrific effect in both world wars. A series of videos posted on social media, including on Telegram
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CNN By Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday slammed the Department of Veterans Affairs for failing to build enough homes for veterans in West Los Angeles and ruled that a private school, UCLA, an oil driller and a parking lot operator must vacate some of the most valuable real
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By Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday slammed the Department of Veterans Affairs for failing to build enough homes for veterans in West Los Angeles and ruled that a private school, UCLA, an oil driller and a parking lot operator must vacate some of the most valuable real estate
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The father of the 14-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect faces two counts of second-degree murder in connection with this week’s Georgia attack that left four dead – charges that push the legal limits of parental responsibility for a child’s alleged gun crime. The case against Colin Gray, 54,
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of Wednesday’s school shooting in Georgia, a number of tumultuous events leading up to the tragic day stand out. Here is a timeline of developments that, according to officials and court records, occurred before, during and after the shooting that left four dead at Apalachee High School. •
Continue Reading By Mick Krever, Ibrahim Dahman, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A young Turkish-American woman, Aysenur Eygi, was shot and killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, according to US and Palestinian officials, while she was taking part in a protest near Nablus. Eygi was shot in the
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The rollout of updated Covid-19 vaccines has begun in the US, but for the first time, the shots will no longer be free for people without insurance at their local pharmacy. Some states are still offering free vaccines to those who can’t afford them, but it will cost more
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The rollout of updated Covid-19 vaccines has begun in the US, but for the first time, the shots will no longer be free for people without insurance at their local pharmacy. Some states are still offering free vaccines to those who can’t afford them, but it will cost
Continue Reading By Mick Krever, Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Residents of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, are taking stock after nine days of what they say has been the most intense and sustained Israeli military operation in their city since October 7. Witnesses describe widespread destruction of infrastructure, severed water and electricity
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China is ending most foreign adoptions of its children, leaving hundreds of American and other foreign families with pending applications in limbo. Since the early 1990s, China has sent tens of thousands of adoptees overseas – with about half arriving in the United States – as its
Continue Reading By Veronica Miracle, Kevin Flower and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The defense team for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, is seeking to remove the death penalty from his case. Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in the November
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