Christmas vacations: 15 of the best places to go
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US aid to Israel and Ukraine: Here’s what’s in the $105 billion national security package Biden requested
CNN — Weeks after the Biden administration laid out the details of a $105 billion national security package that includes…
Dilma Rousseff Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Birth date: December 14, 1947 Birth…
Venice reveals first 2024 dates for charging day-trippers
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Tigray War Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s federal Ethiopian…
Yoshihide Suga Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of Japan’s former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Birth date: December 6, 1948…
Hate groups leverage advances in artificial intelligence to stoke antisemitism amid tensions surrounding Israel-Hamas war
CNN — Hate groups and far-right internet trolls have seized on the tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war, while leveraging advances…
David Cameron Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Birth date:…
Christmas feasts around the world from Mexico to France
CNN — Christmas is celebrated in many ways in many corners of the globe, and the cuisine that marks the…
What is Advent? And what traditions do people follow worldwide?
CNN — Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But…
Sophia Loren Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning screen legend Sophia Loren. Birth date: September 20, 1934 Birth…
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Fast Facts
CNN — Here is a look at the life of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Birth date: November 19, 1954…
Nicolás Maduro Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Birth date: November 23, 1962 Birth place:…
100 cruise passengers injured as ship lurches to a halt in storm
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Wheelchair passenger forced to drag himself off Air Canada plane
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Hassan Rouhani Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Birth date: November 12, 1948 Birth…
10 oldest airlines in the world
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Iran Hostage Crisis Fast Facts
CNN — Here’s a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for…
Netanyahu: Israel’s history suggests the clock is ticking for the Israeli PM after Hamas attack failures
CNN — In his more than three decades in politics, Benjamin Netanyahu has accrued almost as many nicknames as he…
The New York Times walks back flawed Gaza hospital coverage, but other media outlets remain silent
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21 US service members suffered minor injuries in recent drone attacks, Pentagon says
CNN — A total of 21 US service members reported “minor injuries” as a result of drone and rocket attacks…
Anticipating premature births as crisis deeps, this nonprofit is racing to get its portable incubators into Israel and Gaza
New York CNN — Jane Chen is racing against the clock, again. She knows well how every minute that passes…
Israel-UN spat intensifies after Secretary General says Hamas attacks ‘did not happen in a vacuum’
CNN — A furious diplomatic spat between Israel and the United Nations has broken out, with Israeli officials calling for…
Jews, Palestinians and Muslims in the US say they’re experiencing growing fear about rising bigotry and hatred
New York CNN — There is a palpable fear and tension in communities across the United States already scarred by…
Vegemite and more: An A to Z of the top foods and drinks Australians love most
CNN — There are countless things about our homeland that Australians miss after moving abroad: the magnificent landscape, the laid-back…
Iceland’s prime minister joins thousands of women on strike
CNN — Thousands of women across Iceland – including the prime minister – went on strike Tuesday as part of…
Gaza strip: 2,000 children killed, aid group says, as doctors warn of fuel shortage
Gaza and Jerusalem CNN — Aid agencies are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as doctors warn an Israeli blockade…
Jeff Wilson: Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport
Hong Kong CNN — An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city,…
WPP fires executive detained in China on suspicion of bribery
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Holocaust survivor visiting Israel flees for safety as war breaks out
Los Angeles CNN — “It went from wonderful to horrible in an instant,” Charlotte Hauptman said of that fateful Saturday…
China and Philippines accuse each other over collisions in disputed South China Sea
Hong Kong CNN — China and the Philippines on Sunday accused each other of causing collisions in a disputed area…
Israel warns Gaza airstrikes will intensify and hits West Bank ahead of war’s ‘next stage’
CNN — Israel’s military vowed to increase airstrikes on Gaza and struck Hamas targets in the occupied West Bank as…
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave resigns after backlash to Israel-Hamas war comments
CNN — Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive of Web Summit, stepped down Saturday after several Big Tech companies withdrew from…
What is Israel’s post-invasion plan for Gaza?
Israel’s border with Gaza CNN — Tal and Zak have no idea how long they’ll be deployed in what the…
Rafah crossing: What is it and how does it work?
CNN — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have descended on the south of the Gaza Strip as a potential Israeli…
Mideast crisis will test whether Biden can make experience an asset
CNN — The escalating confrontation between Israel and Hamas is offering President Joe Biden a crucial opportunity to begin flipping…
The war has forced Israel’s Arab citizens to explain that no, they are not Hamas
Haifa and Jerusalem CNN — When 20-year-old Aya Najame, an Arab Muslim, was a little girl growing up in the…
Hamas releases two hostages as questions swirl about delayed aid and looming incursion
Gaza and Rafah CNN — The first trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Saturday, two weeks after Israel launched…
A secret weapons delivery and a cross-river raid: Here’s what to know about the latest in Ukraine
Kyiv CNN — Over the last week, a secret delivery of American weapons and a cross-river raid have injected much-needed…
American mother and daughter taken hostage by Hamas have been released
CNN — Hamas released two American hostages, Judith Tai Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie Raanan, on Friday nearly two…