[ad_1] CNN — Here’s a look at Yemen, a country located on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, sharing a border with Saudi Arabia and Oman. (from the CIA World Fact Book)Area: 527,968 sq km (twice the size of Wyoming) Population: 30,984,689 (2022 est.) Median age: 19.8 years Capital: …
Read More »Toronto island airport: Suspicious device found has been disarmed, authorities say. 2 people are in custody
[ad_1] CNN — Two people were taken into custody after authorities located and later disarmed a possible explosive device at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, police said. At around 4 p.m. Saturday, a device was found on a bicycle parked near the airport’s island-side ferry terminal, according to the airport’s …
Read More »Raleigh, NC shooting: City releases preliminary report on mass shooting that killed 5
[ad_1] CNN — The 15-year-old boy who allegedly killed five people and injured two last week in Raleigh, North Carolina, was found with a shotgun, a handgun and a knife, according to a city report released Thursday. Authorities have not yet learned the motive of the suspected gunman, who police …
Read More »Iran Evin prison fire: Inmates say guards fired tear gas after deadly blaze in Tehran
[ad_1] CNN — Details of a chaotic night marked by tear gas and explosions have emerged from an Iranian prison following a deadly fire at the facility on Saturday. At least four inmates died of smoke inhalation and 61 others were injured in the blaze at Tehran’s Evin prison, which …
Read More »Iran denies supplying Russia with weapons for use in Ukraine
[ad_1] CNN — Iran has denied supplying Russia with weapons for use in Ukraine, saying it “has not and will not” do so. The denial, reportedly made in a phone call between Iran’s Foreign Minister and his Portuguese counterpart on Friday, follows claims by Kyiv and US intelligence that Russia …
Read More »Juvenile suspect in Raleigh mass shooting will be tried as an adult, prosecutor says
[ad_1] Raleigh, North Carolina CNN — A 15-year-old will be charged as an adult for allegedly carrying out a mass shooting that left five people dead Thursday in Raleigh, North Carolina, prosecutors said, as calls to curb gun violence are renewed once again in the US. The suspect, identified by …
Read More »North Korea flies warplanes near border following missiles tests as tensions with South escalate
[ad_1] Seoul, South Korea CNN — New tensions are flaring between the Koreas, with the North flying warplanes near their shared border and launching the latest in a series of missiles and the South holding a live-fire artillery drill. North Korean aircraft approached the no-fly zone straddling the border between …
Read More »US State Department says Iran nuclear deal ‘not our focus right now’
[ad_1] Washington CNN — The Iran nuclear deal is “not our focus right now,” US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Wednesday, noting the administration was instead focusing on supporting the protesters in Iran as efforts to restore the nuclear deal have hit yet another impasse. “The Iranians have made …
Read More »Biden sends a careful but chilling new nuclear message to Putin in CNN interview
[ad_1] CNN — It’s never going to feel normal to hear a president discussing the danger of “Armageddon” – especially now, on camera. But Joe Biden used an exclusive CNN interview on Tuesday to send another careful, yet clear and chilling message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the disastrous …
Read More »Biden promises Ukraine ‘advanced air defense systems’ after Russian missile strikes
[ad_1] Watch Jake Tapper’s exclusive interview with President Joe Biden on CNN Tonight with Jake Tapper at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday. CNN — President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday after a deluge of Russian missiles targeted cities across Ukraine, condemning the strikes and pledging continued …
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