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Search Is Suspended for Passenger Who Went Overboard From Cruise Ship

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it halted its hourslong search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America Line cruise ship near Cuba. from World News https://ift.tt/prUyRkS

Wagner Says It Is Leaving Bakhmut, Posing Challenge for Russia

After seizing the city in eastern Ukraine after a long, brutal fight, the Wagner mercenary force is turning it over to the depleted Russian Army to defend. from World News https://ift.tt/wAGsZNQ

Death of 3 cheetah cubs in India deals blow to reintroduction efforts

Three cheetah cubs have died in India this week, dealing yet another setback to a historic effort by the government to reintroduce the species to the country after 70 years of extinction. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/xHkejvl

Florida Panthers advance to first Stanley Cup Final in 27 years after sweeping Carolina Hurricanes

The Florida Panthers swept the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday to advance to their second Stanley Cup Final in franchise history and first since 1996. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/XkMVcfU

Russian raiders of Belgorod side with Ukraine but struggle to stick to Kyiv's official line

In a gleeful parade of shameless propaganda, Russian dissident fighters back from a raid in their home country appeared in Ukraine with a trophy – a captured Russian armored vehicle – but struggled to stick to Kyiv’s official explanation of their exploits. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/a5RsGbq

Star soccer host Gary Lineker receives human rights award

Former footballer Gary Lineker called for more “compassion, empathy, and kindness” towards refugees and asylum seekers on Wednesday as he accepted an award for his human rights advocacy from Amnesty International. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/DXrq4uJ

Fresh From Attack on Russian Soil, Raiders Taunt the Kremlin

The cross-border raid by Russian fighters based in Ukraine appeared intended in part to force Moscow to divert its soldiers from the battlefield. from World News https://ift.tt/42pYirC

Navy Destroyer Sunk in World War II Is Discovered Off Okinawa

The U.S.S. Mannert L. Abele was broken in half by two kamikaze attacks and sank in 4,500 feet of water, killing 84 sailors. from World News https://ift.tt/zsebDFT

The leader of the Wagner mercenary group forecasts disaster if Russia does not move into total war footing.

Yevgeny Prigozhin has been ramping up pressure on Russia’s military leadership and extending his criticism to the country’s moneyed elites. from World News https://ift.tt/9POlzJk

'Modi is the boss': Australian leader gives India's prime minister a rock star welcome

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heaped praise on Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, likening him to American rock star Bruce Springsteen in a gushing introductory speech at a packed stadium on Tuesday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/l4kDnSd

Coastal Guam residents evacuate as approaching Typhoon Mawar threatens deadly storm surge and damaging winds

Typhoon Mawar’s outer bands were whipping Guam Wednesday ahead of an expected late-afternoon or evening landfall that could devastate the US territory with deadly winds, treacherous storm surge and heavy rainfall. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/LwntrxS

'The Kerala Story' is a box office hit in India. It also vilifies Muslims, critics say.

“My name was Shalini Unnikrishnan,” an actor dressed head-to-toe in a full Islamic veil, says in a mournful voice as she speaks to the camera. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/yzILsaC

Student suspected of starting deadly dormitory fire in Guyana, say police

A female student is suspected of starting a deadly school dormitory fire that killed 19 children in Guyana, after her cell phone was taken away by a dormitory teacher, according to local police. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/0nCTX7v

Anti-Kremlin Fighters Take War to Russian Territory for a Second Day

The cross-border attacks by fighters aligned with Ukraine were an effort to force Russia’s military to divert troops from the front line, an official said. from World News https://ift.tt/1Dqdbnh