Beijing records longest cold wave in modern history
World
December 25, 2023
Beijing records longest cold wave in modern history
CNN — Beijing recorded its longest cold wave since records began in 1951 as the biting temperatures and snowfall experienced…
Inside the $760M restoration of Notre Dame cathedral
World
December 25, 2023
Inside the $760M restoration of Notre Dame cathedral
Paris CNN — The spire of Notre Dame, crowned by a brand new golden rooster, regained its place in the…
Pentagon says chemical tanker struck by Iranian drone in Indian Ocean
Middle East
December 25, 2023
Pentagon says chemical tanker struck by Iranian drone in Indian Ocean
CNN — A chemical tanker operating in the Indian Ocean was struck by an Iranian attack drone Saturday, a US…
Prague in shock and horror after ‘senseless’ shooting attack leaves 14 dead
World
December 24, 2023
Prague in shock and horror after ‘senseless’ shooting attack leaves 14 dead
Near Prague, Czech Republic CNN — Prague was in shock and mourning Friday after a gunman killed 14 people and…
Opinion: I criticized the war in Gaza. Then I was fired from my job as Santa
Opinion
December 24, 2023
Opinion: I criticized the war in Gaza. Then I was fired from my job as Santa
CNN — Last year, I was invited to be Santa at the Sag Harbor Cinema, the renovated art deco movie theater…
Bin Laden, Hamas and the Sudanese money man
Middle East
December 24, 2023
Bin Laden, Hamas and the Sudanese money man
A Hamas-linked financier, once sentenced for 10 years on corruption charges in Sudan, maintains a network of business interests in Europe despite…
After a terrible year of climate news, here are 5 reasons to feel positive
Science
December 24, 2023
After a terrible year of climate news, here are 5 reasons to feel positive
CNN — There has been no shortage of bleak climate news this year: unprecedented global heat fueled deadly extreme weather…
France grounds Romanian plane carrying 303 Indian nationals under suspicion of human trafficking
World
December 24, 2023
France grounds Romanian plane carrying 303 Indian nationals under suspicion of human trafficking
Paris, France CNN — French authorities have grounded a passenger plane carrying 303 Indian citizens, including 11 non-accompanied minors, at…
Donald Trump urges federal appeals court to grant him immunity from criminal prosecution in election subversion case
World
December 24, 2023
Donald Trump urges federal appeals court to grant him immunity from criminal prosecution in election subversion case
CNN — Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court to throw out the federal election subversion criminal case in Washington,…
With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively cancelled in Bethlehem
Middle East
December 24, 2023
With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively cancelled in Bethlehem
Bethlehem, West Bank CNN — Church bells echo through the labyrinth-like streets of Bethlehem. With Christmas approaching, the city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank should…