Putin touts ‘good neighborly relations’ with North Korea after Kim visits Russian fighter jet plant
World
September 17, 2023
Putin touts ‘good neighborly relations’ with North Korea after Kim visits Russian fighter jet plant
CNN — Vladimir Putin has said Russia will build “good neighborly relations” with North Korea on the fourth day of…
Is one of Russia’s oldest allies slipping from the Kremlin’s orbit?
World
September 17, 2023
Is one of Russia’s oldest allies slipping from the Kremlin’s orbit?
CNN — The arrival of US soldiers for a peacekeeper training exercise in Armenia has rankled the Russian government, which…
Child killed as Italian Air Force jet explodes into a fireball after takeoff
World
September 17, 2023
Child killed as Italian Air Force jet explodes into a fireball after takeoff
CNN — A jet from the Italian Air Force’s aerobatics squadron crashed during a practice run near the northern city…
Some easy (or mostly easy) life changes that have a big impact on the world’s oceans
Environment
September 17, 2023
Some easy (or mostly easy) life changes that have a big impact on the world’s oceans
It all seems so daunting: plastics in the ocean, dying coral reefs, entire species being wiped out – but don’t…
Protests erupt in Iran, one year after Mahsa Amini’s death
Middle East
September 17, 2023
Protests erupt in Iran, one year after Mahsa Amini’s death
CNN — Protests erupted throughout Iran on Saturday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the…
Libya floods: Death toll rises to 11,300 in Derna, severely decomposing bodies found in the sea
Middle East
September 17, 2023
Libya floods: Death toll rises to 11,300 in Derna, severely decomposing bodies found in the sea
CNN — The death toll from devastating flooding in Libya’s eastern coastal city of Derna has risen to at least…
Ornate Indian Hindu temple will open on old mosque site, fulfilling Modi’s election promise
World
September 16, 2023
Ornate Indian Hindu temple will open on old mosque site, fulfilling Modi’s election promise
New Delhi CNN — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is close to fulfilling a decade-old election promise months out from…
NASA astronaut, 2 Russian cosmonauts launch to space station
Science
September 16, 2023
NASA astronaut, 2 Russian cosmonauts launch to space station
CNN — A NASA astronaut on her inaugural spaceflight and two cosmonauts launched aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft toward the…
Derna valley was once a ‘paradise.’ Now there’s nothing left but devastation
Middle East
September 16, 2023
Derna valley was once a ‘paradise.’ Now there’s nothing left but devastation
Derna, Libya CNN — Tarek Fahim was taking videos of the water filling behind the dam in the Derna valley…
Morocco’s quake survivors must rebuild their homes and lives. But decimated communities can do little to help
Middle East
September 16, 2023
Morocco’s quake survivors must rebuild their homes and lives. But decimated communities can do little to help
Atlas Mountains, Morocco CNN — Khadija Ait Si Ali was just starting to rebuild her life when the earthquake struck.…