A $28 trillion problem is about to get much worse. Harris and Trump are ignoring it
World
September 27, 2024
A $28 trillion problem is about to get much worse. Harris and Trump are ignoring it
New York CNN — It wasn’t that long ago that candidates vying for the White House tried to win voters…
Israeli politics swirl as Hezbollah conflict ramps up
Middle East
September 27, 2024
Israeli politics swirl as Hezbollah conflict ramps up
Tel Aviv, Israel CNN — When pagers exploded across Lebanon last week, the year-long war with Hezbollah was not at…
Zelensky makes urgent in-person plea to Biden and Harris who highlights her contrasting approach to Trump
World
September 27, 2024
Zelensky makes urgent in-person plea to Biden and Harris who highlights her contrasting approach to Trump
CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House on Thursday may have been his final chance to convince a…
Raging wildfire covers Ecuadorian capital in smoke
World
September 27, 2024
Raging wildfire covers Ecuadorian capital in smoke
CNN — A wildfire raging in Quito has forced residents to flee their homes and Ecuador’s president to make an…
Israel concealed explosives inside batteries of pagers sold to Hezbollah, Lebanese officials say
Middle East
September 27, 2024
Israel concealed explosives inside batteries of pagers sold to Hezbollah, Lebanese officials say
Beirut, New Taipei City and Budapest CNN — Israel carried out part of its device attack targeting Hezbollah by concealing…
Israel’s initial dismissal of US’ ‘breakthrough’ Lebanon ceasefire deal creates confusion
Middle East
September 27, 2024
Israel’s initial dismissal of US’ ‘breakthrough’ Lebanon ceasefire deal creates confusion
CNN — Senior US officials were practically triumphant Wednesday night: The United States and a large number of its allies had nailed down…
TikTok purges accounts tied to Russian media over ‘covert influence’ efforts ahead of US election
Technology
September 26, 2024
TikTok purges accounts tied to Russian media over ‘covert influence’ efforts ahead of US election
London CNN — TikTok has removed accounts associated with two Russian media groups for trying to exercise what it called…
‘Education of hatred’: Killing of Japanese boy sparks soul searching in China over rising nationalism
World
September 26, 2024
‘Education of hatred’: Killing of Japanese boy sparks soul searching in China over rising nationalism
Hong Kong CNN — The killing of a Japanese schoolboy in China has sparked an outpouring of anger and soul…
Netanyahu dismisses reports of imminent Lebanon ceasefire and tells Israeli military to fight “with full force”
Middle East
September 26, 2024
Netanyahu dismisses reports of imminent Lebanon ceasefire and tells Israeli military to fight “with full force”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that media reports suggesting there could be an imminent ceasefire in Lebanon…
More than 70,000 people seek refuge in shelters in Lebanon, interior minister says
Middle East
September 26, 2024
More than 70,000 people seek refuge in shelters in Lebanon, interior minister says
Of the many people who have fled their homes as Israel continues its air campaign in Lebanon, more than 70,000…