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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

Years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan sank a US warship in China

Some historians say that to fully understand Pearl Harbor, one must first understand what happened to the USS Panay in China. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/mxF8Sfw

Colombia’s Peace-Whisperer Makes Plenty of Enemies

Leyner Palacios’s push for dialogue, forgiveness and reconciliation has made him the face of peace in Colombia — and subjected him to death threats. from World News https://ift.tt/4q87Mr6

If a Divided Germany Could Enter NATO, Why Not Ukraine?

West Germany joined NATO in 1955, choosing security over immediate territorial integrity. Some suggest the same path could be the best guarantee for Ukraine. from World News https://ift.tt/FNTpea2

Which generation needs more praise? Australian police commissioner clarifies Gen Z comment

Since about the birth of boomers, comparing the strengths and weaknesses of generations has been perilous exercise almost guaranteed to cause offense. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/DZXTyIf

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