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Protesters and Portland Police Officers engage a vehicle that drove into the crowd outside of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland

Judge weighs halting Trump’s National Guard deployment in Oregon as White House promises ‘surge’ in federal presence

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is weighing Friday whether to grant a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops into Oregon as Trump officials say a “surge” of federal resources is headed to Portland. Oregon and Portland officials jointly sued the administration this week after Trump

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Police and fire department are on duty after drone sightings and flight cancellations at Munich Airport. Around 20 flights were canceled at Munich Airport on Thursday evening due to drone sightings.

Germany’s Munich Airport closes twice in two days over ‘unconfirmed drone sightings’

By Laura Sharman, Max Saltman, Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Munich Airport has halted flights for the second time in two days over “unconfirmed drone sightings,” according to a Friday statement on the airport’s website. “On the evening of October 3, German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flight operations at Munich Airport as a precautionary

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Defense Minister of Venezuela Vladimir Padrino attends a press conference on September 1

Venezuela says it detected 5 US ‘combat planes’ flying 75km from its coast, calls it a ‘provocation’

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela on Thursday said it had detected five US fighter jets flying near its Caribbean coast. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino described the incident as a “provocation” by the United States that posed a threat to national security. “They are combat aircraft. Combat aircraft that US imperialism has dared to

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Prince William opens up on family, grief and change, in rare candid conversation: ‘The hardest year I’ve ever had’

By Muhammad Darwish, Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — At Windsor Castle, history and tradition are everywhere. But for Canadian actor Eugene Levy, the royal encounter that awaited him was anything but ceremonial. Levy, known for his role in “American Pie” and the Emmy Award-winning series “Schitt’s Creek,” was filming an episode of his Apple

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Paul Simon Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Personal Birth date: October 13, 1941 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Paul Frederic Simon Father: Louis Simon, college professor and professional musician Mother: Belle Simon, elementary school teacher Marriages: Edie Brickell (May 1992-present), Carrie Fisher (August 1983-July 1984,

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A member of the National Guard walks through the Lincoln Memorial while patrolling the National Mall

What to know about Trump’s latest federal deployments in Memphis, Portland and other US cities

By Hanna Park, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to deploy federal law enforcement officers in several Democratic-led cities, as part of what it calls a crackdown to address crime and restore order. President Donald Trump has described these deployments as a potential “training ground” for the military,

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A NATO E-3 Sentry early warning and control aircraft stationed at Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany.

NATO is bolstering its eastern flank following alleged Russian incursions. CNN joined a surveillance flight

By Frederik Pleitgen, and Claudia Otto, CNN Geilenkirchen, Germany (CNN) — After slowly taxiing towards the runway at NATO’s Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany, the pilots go full throttle and the decades-old E-3 Sentry surveillance plane screams as it gains speed and lifts off on its way to Eastern Europe. After multiple recent incursions by drones

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Emergency services at the scene of an incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall

A deadly car ramming and stabbing attack took place outside a synagogue in northern England. Here’s what we know

By Peter Wilkinson, Sana Noor Haq, Billy Stockwell, Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — At least two Jewish worshippers were killed and three others seriously injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in the English city of Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who

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