Colombia plans to send 70 ‘cocaine hippos’ to India and Mexico, governor says | CNN
CNN — Colombia plans to fly dozens of its “cocaine hippos” – the descendents of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar’s private...
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Chinese city claims to have destroyed 1 billion pieces of personal data collected for Covid control | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — A Chinese city says it has destroyed a billion pieces of personal data collected during the...
US agency assessment backing Covid lab leak theory raises more questions than answers — and backlash from China | CNN
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Grand test for Indian diplomacy as American, Chinese and Russian ministers meet in Delhi | CNN
New Delhi CNN — Foreign ministers from the world’s biggest economies have convened in New Delhi, setting the stage for...
Near bomb-grade level uranium found in Iranian nuclear plant, says IAEA report | CNN
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — Uranium particles enriched to near bomb-grade levels have been found at an Iranian nuclear facility,...
Anthony Albanese becomes first Australian Prime Minister to take part in Mardi Gras | CNN
CNN — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has become the first leader of the country to take part in the...
US plans to expand training of Taiwanese forces | CNN Politics
CNN — The US is planning to increase the number of US troops training Taiwanese forces on the self-governing island...
Ten Palestinians killed during Israeli raid targeting militants in West Bank | CNN
Jerusalem and Gaza CNN — At least 10 Palestinians were killed Wednesday during a major Israeli military operation in the...
Protests across Israel as Netanyahu’s government introduces bill to weaken courts | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — Protesters blocked roads in cities across Israel during demonstrations Monday as the government of Prime Minister Benjamin...
These 26 words ‘created the internet.’ Now the Supreme Court may be coming for them | CNN Business
Washington CNN — Congress, the White House and now the US Supreme Court are all focusing their attention on a...
Uncontacted tribes and an Indian military base. Did a ‘spy’ balloon snoop on the Andaman and Nicobar islands? | CNN
CNN — When a strange white sphere appeared in the skies above the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in January 2022,...
Isolated Iran finds ally China reluctant to extend it a lifeline | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
Former guard at British embassy in Berlin jailed for spying for Russia | CNN
London CNN — A former security guard at the British embassy in Berlin was sentenced to more than 13 years...
Voice of Democracy, one of Cambodia’s last independent media outlets, has been shut down | CNN Business
CNN — One of Cambodia’s last remaining independent media outlets has been shut down by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead...
A 10-year effort to officially end the Iraq War | CNN Politics
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US restricts 6 Chinese companies tied to airships and balloons | CNN Business
CNN — The US Commerce Department is restricting six Chinese companies tied to the Chinese army’s aerospace programs from obtaining...
Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online | CNN
CNN — An Iranian doctor and rights activist has been released from Tehran’s infamous Evin prison one week after photographs...
Europe is Ukraine’s ‘home,’ Zelensky tells EU lawmakers in emotional address | CNN
CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a heartfelt appeal to lawmakers in Brussels on Thursday to allow his country...
Australia’s central bank signals more tightening ahead after hiking rates to decade high | CNN Business
Sydney Reuters — Australia’s central bank raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to a decade-high of 3.35% on...
Israel and Sudan finalize text of peace agreement, says Israeli foreign minister | CNN
CNN — Israel and Sudan have finalized the text of a peace agreement to be signed “later this year,” Israeli...
