[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — After a rare six months of relative calm, Yemen’s warring sides last week failed to renew …
Read More »Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan: Richardson suggests they may be released by end of year
[ad_1] CNN — Former Gov. Bill Richardson said Sunday he is “cautiously optimistic” that two Americans wrongfully detained by Russia will be released and suggested they could be freed by the end of the year. Richardson, a former Democratic governor of New Mexico, and his namesake center privately work on …
Read More »Biden’s nuclear warning not based on new intelligence but opens a window into real worries inside the White House
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden’s stark warning Thursday night that the world faces the highest prospect of nuclear war in 60 years was not based on any new intelligence about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions or changes in Russia’s nuclear posture, multiple US officials told CNN. The US still …
Read More »Analysis: Biden’s marijuana move could change lives — and impact the midterms
[ad_1] CNN — In granting pardons for federal marijuana possession convictions, President Joe Biden is taking a historic step that is likely to be widely popular and could energize core Democratic constituencies just over a month from the midterm elections. It would change the lives of thousands of Americans convicted …
Read More »White House says Biden’s Saudi trip wasn’t a waste as he lambastes OPEC+’s ‘shortsighted’ decision to cut oil output
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden is “disappointed” the Saudi-led OPEC+ oil cartel agreed to cut output by 2 million barrels per day, the White House said Wednesday, as the threat of rising gas prices looms weeks ahead of critical midterm elections. The decision by the grouping of major oil …
Read More »OPEC announces big cut in oil production despite US pressure
[ad_1] London CNN Business — OPEC+ said Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start of the pandemic, in a move that threatens to push gasoline prices higher just weeks before US midterm elections. The group of major oil …
Read More »The battle of narratives on Iran is being fought on social media
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — As anti-government protests enter their third week in Iran, the Islamic Republic has imposed a near …
Read More »White House launches last ditch effort to dissuade OPEC from cutting oil production to avoid a ‘total disaster’
[ad_1] Washington CNN — The Biden administration has launched a full-scale pressure campaign in a last-ditch effort to dissuade Middle Eastern allies from dramatically cutting oil production, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The push comes ahead of Wednesday’s crucial meeting of OPEC+, the international cartel of oil …
Read More »The US says it’s helping Iranians navigate a massive internet blackout. Activists say it’s too little, too late.
[ad_1] CNN — As protesters took to the streets of Iran following the death in detention of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman apprehended for apparently not wearing her hijab properly, videos of the uprising began to flood the internet. Clips of students tearing up pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader in …
Read More »Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 98th birthday
[ad_1] Washington CNN — Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former US president, turns 98 on Saturday. Carter will celebrate quietly at home with his family, according to a spokesperson from The Carter Center. The Carter Center will host a series of virtual events to celebrate the former president’s birthday and …
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