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Ukraine’s Russia gambit punctures Putin’s veneer of invincibility once again
August 14, 2024
Ukraine’s Russia gambit punctures Putin’s veneer of invincibility once again
CNN — It is another coin-flip in a conflict punctuated with at least annual reminders of how frail Vladimir Putin’s…
Musk tries to help Trump halt the Harris surge
August 13, 2024
Musk tries to help Trump halt the Harris surge
CNN — The world’s richest man and its once-and-possibly future most powerful man agreed on almost everything. Tech titan Elon…
Hundreds of fleeing Rohingya reportedly killed in drone strikes as fears mount of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar
August 13, 2024
Hundreds of fleeing Rohingya reportedly killed in drone strikes as fears mount of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar
CNN — Renewed fears of ethnic cleansing against the stateless Rohingya Muslim community are mounting after reports that hundreds of…
Ukraine claims control of hundreds of square miles of Russian territory as operation forces tens of thousands to flee
August 13, 2024
Ukraine claims control of hundreds of square miles of Russian territory as operation forces tens of thousands to flee
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to “kick the enemy out” of his country’s territory after it emerged that…
UK riots show how social media can fuel real-life harm. It’s only getting worse
August 12, 2024
UK riots show how social media can fuel real-life harm. It’s only getting worse
CNN — The widespread anti-immigrant riots in the United Kingdom of the past week, and the false viral claims that…
Russia orders more evacuations as Ukraine’s incursion into its territory enters its seventh day
August 12, 2024
Russia orders more evacuations as Ukraine’s incursion into its territory enters its seventh day
CNN — Russian authorities were on Monday evacuating civilians from more areas along the Ukrainian border, a week into Kyiv’s…
Zelensky says Russian forces started fire at Russian-controlled nuclear plant in southern Ukraine
August 12, 2024
Zelensky says Russian forces started fire at Russian-controlled nuclear plant in southern Ukraine
CNN — Russian forces started a fire at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
China celebrates historic Olympic gold medal tie with US after neck and neck battle
August 12, 2024
China celebrates historic Olympic gold medal tie with US after neck and neck battle
Hong Kong CNN — China is celebrating its best-ever performance at an overseas Olympics after winning the same number of…
Landslide at landfill in Uganda’s capital kills 13 people with other feared trapped
August 11, 2024
Landslide at landfill in Uganda’s capital kills 13 people with other feared trapped
Reuters — The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to…
Girl, 3, and boy, 4, confirmed dead in Brazilian plane crash as rescuers retrieve bodies
August 11, 2024
Girl, 3, and boy, 4, confirmed dead in Brazilian plane crash as rescuers retrieve bodies
CNN — All 62 bodies have been recovered from the site of the deadly plane crash outside São Paulo on…