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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

‘They told me to strip.’ Former Palestinian detainee says he was sexually abused in an Israeli prison

Ibrahim Salem, 34, said he felt a deep sense of dread when a soldier ordered him to undress during his captivity in Israel’s notorious Sde Teiman prison.“That’s when I knew I was beginning my journey to hell,” he said. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/kQ65rOq

Israeli military striking what it says are ‘terror targets in Lebanon’

The Israeli military is striking what it says are “terror targets in Lebanon” after identifying that Hezbollah was “preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/Nf5nRmk

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov detained at airport in France

French authorities have detained Pavel Durov, the French-Russian billionaire who founded the messaging app Telegram, at an airport outside Paris, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/6vt0gwO

Kyiv’s incursion into Russia sends a defiant message to its Western backers: We can win this war

Ukraine’s audacious foray into the Russian region of Kursk has been a triumph for its military intelligence and tactical agility – and equally a signal that, despite its advantage in terms of men and armor, the Russian military has plenty of vulnerabilities. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/kh4jDJH

‘Are we not eating tonight?’ Myanmar’s military junta accused of using hunger as a ‘weapon’ by blocking vital food aid

Disturbing accounts from multiple aid workers suggest hunger is being used as a weapon of war in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/bNUHdGf

Volcano Erupts Near Fishing Town in Iceland

The latest eruption, the sixth since December, is part of increased volcanic activity that began in 2021. from World News https://ift.tt/mLUqzvK

Volcano spews red-hot lava in new eruption on volatile Iceland peninsula

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/MShgNzX

Plane carrying 9 people crashes near Thailand’s capital

A small passenger plane on a domestic flight in Thailand crashed Thursday afternoon shortly after taking off from the main airport in the capital, Bangkok, the country’s civil aviation authority announced. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/hnHkc0z

One half of world-famous gay penguin couple dies in Sydney aquarium

Sphen, an Australian gentoo penguin who became an unlikely global symbol for equality, has died from apparent natural causes at age 11, the aquarium in Sydney where he resided said Thursday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/GUsc3jA

Travel host Rick Steves says he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery

Veteran traveler, travel TV host and guidebook author Rick Steves announced he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in a post on X Wednesday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/E7BKpkJ

Brazil will restrict entry of some Asian migrants, aiming to curb flows to US and Canada

Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in the South American nation as a means to migrate to the United States and Canada, the justice ministry’s press office said Wednesday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/BOwhild

Fight for Control of Central Bank Threatens Libya’s Uneasy Peace

The country has settled into a tense east-west divide, but turmoil around the central bank, which handles Libya’s oil riches, has worsened a fraying, fragile political setup. from World News https://ift.tt/SpAu2KR

Ukraine launches ‘one of largest ever’ drone attacks on Moscow, mayor says

Ukraine launched one of the largest ever drone attacks on Moscow on Wednesday, the city’s mayor said, with Russian air defence units destroying at least 10 drones flying towards the capital. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/GSy4Ext

An airport in Japan shut down because a pair of scissors went missing

A misplaced office item caused 31 flight cancelations at Japan’s busy New Chitose Airport on the island of Hokkaido. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/FserjYU

In pictures: The rare super blue moon

A super blue moon — a rare cosmic combination of a supermoon and a blue moon — could be seen in the sky on Monday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/q10GWpL