Desperate Gazans grab aid boxes from moving trucks
Middle East
May 19, 2024
Desperate Gazans grab aid boxes from moving trucks
A group of men in southern Gaza intercepted trucks carrying aid from a newly introduced floating pier Saturday, seizing food…
Police rush to rescue residents in Ukrainian border town threatened by Russian advance
World
May 18, 2024
Police rush to rescue residents in Ukrainian border town threatened by Russian advance
Vovchansk, Ukraine CNN — In a recurring nightmare, horrors usually repeat themselves. For the Ukrainian border town of Vovchansk, they’re…
World’s biggest waste-to-energy facility will power more than 100,000 homes
Middle East
May 18, 2024
World’s biggest waste-to-energy facility will power more than 100,000 homes
Dubai CNN — Editor’s Note: his CNN series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN retains full…
American medics trapped in Gaza call on US government to help bring them home
Middle East
May 18, 2024
American medics trapped in Gaza call on US government to help bring them home
Jerusalem CNN — Dr. Ahlia Kattan should already be back home in California with her three young children. Instead, she’s…
Facebook and Instagram probed over fears they may be too addictive for children
Technology
May 18, 2024
Facebook and Instagram probed over fears they may be too addictive for children
London CNN — The European Union is worried that Meta is failing to protect children on its platforms, Facebook and…
Exclusive satellite images show destroyed Russian jets and building at Crimean airbase
World
May 18, 2024
Exclusive satellite images show destroyed Russian jets and building at Crimean airbase
CNN — Satellite images exclusively obtained by CNN show three destroyed Russian jets and damaged buildings at Belbek airbase in…
US military starts delivering aid to Gaza through floating pier. Here’s what we know
Middle East
May 18, 2024
US military starts delivering aid to Gaza through floating pier. Here’s what we know
CNN — Trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza have begun moving ashore after arriving through the floating pier built by…
Zelensky wants China at Ukraine peace talks, cites ‘influence on Russia’
World
May 18, 2024
Zelensky wants China at Ukraine peace talks, cites ‘influence on Russia’
CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wants to work with countries like China with “influence on Russia” as…
UN panel calls for all member states to resume funding UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees
Middle East
May 18, 2024
UN panel calls for all member states to resume funding UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees
A panel of UN experts said Friday that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near…
‘IF’ gets by (but just barely) with a little help from its imaginary friends
Culture
May 17, 2024
‘IF’ gets by (but just barely) with a little help from its imaginary friends
Occasionally a movie gets misleadingly marketed for understandable reasons, and so it is with “IF,” a sweetly sentimental film from…