US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall (edition.cnn.com)
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US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall (edition.cnn.com)
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Sanctions on Russian oil brought Putin and Modi closer. Now they’re in a nuclear embrace (edition.cnn.com)
Barcelona anti-tourism protesters fire water pistols at visitors (edition.cnn.com)
Protesters in Barcelona have sprayed visitors with water as part of a demonstration against mass tourism....
Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, Iranian state news agency Press TV reported Saturday citing the country’s election headquarters, beating his hardline rival in a pivotal vote at a time of tensions at home and abroad.
Germany summons Turkish ambassador as row erupts over alleged right-wing salute goal celebration at Euro 2024 (edition.cnn.com)
Ukraine says it thwarted a plot to overthrow the government (edition.cnn.com)
Boeing will get a ‘sweetheart’ plea deal, says lawyer representing 737 Max crash victims (edition.cnn.com)
US sends land-attack missile system to Philippines for exercises in apparent message to China (edition.cnn.com)
After unilaterally withdrawing from the INF treaty in 2019, US is the first country to develop and now deploy weapons prohibited under the treaty in the Philippines this year. It’s now clear the US sought to withdraw so it could develop and deploy prohibited weapons against China.
IRS plans to make its free tax filing program permanent (edition.cnn.com)
Italian animation company agrees to $538,000 penalty for ‘apparent violations’ of US sanctions on North Korea (edition.cnn.com)
Federal judge rejects $30 billion settlement between Visa, Mastercard and retailers | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Children are dying of starvation in their parents’ arms as famine spreads through Gaza | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Synagogue in Russia’s Dagestan on fire as gun attack leaves at least one police officer dead | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
The synagogue is now on fire with large flames and plumes of smoke billowing heavily out of a series of windows on at least one floor of the structure....
NASA has again delayed Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth (edition.cnn.com)
US signals that it has expanded policy to allow Ukraine to counterstrike into Russia (edition.cnn.com)
Airbnb undermined team that removed extremist users, whistleblower claims | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Jess Hernandez worked full-time as an investigations analyst for Airbnb’s dangerous organizations team from May 2022 to November 2023, researching extremist networks as part of the company’s work to keep dangerous individuals off the platform. But she says she was terminated in November 2023, shortly after her team was...
Attorneys reach deal that could allow some Dali crew members to fly home after months stuck onboard, court filings say (edition.cnn.com)
After 12 weeks stuck aboard a cargo ship that lost power and crushed a famed Baltimore bridge, some of the vessel’s 21 crew members could soon return to their families halfway around the world....
Bannon vows Trump’s opponents will be prosecuted in a second term | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, vowed investigations and prosecutions of those who have probed the former president and his political allies, declaring at a conservative gathering Saturday that Inauguration Day in 2025 will be “accountability day.”...
FAA investigating Southwest flight that came within 400 feet of crashing into the ocean | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
A federal investigation is underway after a Southwest Airlines flight plunged toward the ocean off the coast of a Hawaiian island....