CNN — Russian missiles badly damaged a historic Orthodox cathedral in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa, sparking outrage and prompting President Zelensky to vow retaliation. The strikes killed at least one person and injured several others, Ukrainian officials said, the latest in a wave of attacks on Odesa. The attacks also destroyed other
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CNN — A large wildfire tearing through the Greek island of Rhodes forced thousands of tourists to flee their hotels in what Greek officials said was the largest evacuation effort in the country’s history. Those caught up in the blaze described chaotic and frightening scenes, with some having to leave on foot or find their
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Ukrainian forces hit an ammunition dump in Crimea on Saturday, forcing an evacuation of the area and canceling train services, according to information from Russian-backed authorities. It marks the latest in a series of recent strikes on Russian supplies and critical infrastructure in the Russian-occupied peninsula.Videos posted on social media and geolocated by CNN shows thick black
CNN — The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has “no reason to doubt” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russia has moved a first batch of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, senior DIA officials said on Friday. Putin said last month at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that “the first [Russian] nuclear warheads were delivered
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CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo a procedure early Sunday morning so he can be fitted with a pacemaker, a surgery scheduled just before the Knesset is set to vote on a controversial judicial reform bill, according to a statement from his office. The procedure is scheduled to happen at Tel Hashomer
CNN — Police in Oregon are looking for a suspect after a shooting at a hospital in downtown Portland left at least one person injured, authorities said. Portland police said officers responded with a Crisis Response Team to Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in the northwest area of the city after reports of a person
CNN — A prominent Russian pro-war blogger who has criticized President Vladimir Putin and his military’s mishaps in Ukraine was arrested on Friday, in a move that suggested the Kremlin’s patience with dissent has grown thinner in the wake of the Wagner mercenary rebellion last month. Igor Girkin, a former KGB officer who helped Russia
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Auckland, New Zealand CNN — American soccer fans have flocked to Australia and New Zealand to cheer on the US National Women’s Team (USNWT) as they attempt a historic “threepeat”, but not many can say they have been in the crowds as often as Jessica Malone. New Zealand is now the 19th country Philadelphia resident
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CIA Director Bill Burns testifies during his Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2021. Tom Williams/Pool/Reuters/FILECIA Director Bill Burns called Russian President Vladimir Putin “the ultimate apostle of payback,” adding he’d be surprised if Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin escaped further retribution after last month’s mutiny.According to Burns, Putin is simply
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Odesa and Kyiv CNN — Ukraine has been struggling to repel a wave of Russian strikes against the southern city of Odesa, its air defenses unable to cope with the types of missiles that Moscow has used to pummel the region this week. Ukraine’s Air Force said it destroyed just five of 19 Russian cruise
