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☆ Gloom, nervousness and joy: What Trump’s victory means for key world regions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

He also believes Russia is also betting on “US turmoil” under Trump, hoping internal divisions will “distract” Trump from foreign policy. Zelensky, like the others playing to Trump’s vanity through praise, said: “I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach in global affairs. Those are the central questions now facing Seoul, as Trump has openly considered downsizing the approximately 28,500 US troops stationed in South Korea. Seoul currently pays $1.13 billion annually for American military forces within its territory, a figure which under an agreement signed Monday is expected to rise to $1.26 billion annually in 2026. A screens shows live footage of Donald Trump speaking during a news program in Seoul, South Korea, on November 6, 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, CNN’s Clare Sebastian, Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, Putin wryly, Joe Biden, Vance’s, Pavel Bednyakov, AP “ Trump, ”, Dmitry Medvedev, Margarita Simonyan, “ Trump, Dmitry Peskov, “, ” Boris Bondarev, ” Trump, Matthew Chance, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Netanyahu, Biden, –, Kamala Harris –, Trump’s, Amir Levy, trepidation, America’s, Nic Robertson, Annalena Baerbock, Baerbock, Remko de, Mark Rutte, Jens Stoltenberg’s, Stoltenberg, Putin, ” Baerbock, Steven Jiang, Xi Jinping didn’t, Xi, Washington’s, Florence Lo, Harris, Will Ripley, Lai Ching, Vance, Lai, Taiwan’s, Kamala Harris, Chiang Ying, Mike Valerio, they’d, They’d, Camp Humphreys, Lee Jin, Will Trump, Kim Jong, Robert C, Kim, Larry Madowo, Ghana Trump, Uhuru Kenyatta, Akinwumi Adesina, Osinbajo, Hailemariam Desalegn, Jonathan Ernst, George W, Bush, It’s, Stefano Pozzebon, Javier Milei, El, Nayib Bukele, Bolsonaro, Gustavo Petro, Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, Sheinbaum, Del Cueto, Rebecca Noble Organizations: CNN, United, Democratic National Committee, Trump, International Media, AP, RT, Kremlin, White, Israel, White House, America, Iranian, German, NATO, European Union, Getty, Dutch, Democratic, Reuters, South China, Taiwan : Defense, Party, Taiwan, Taiwan Relations, Washington, Congress, Kuomintang, KMT, Economic, of Chicago, Bloomberg News, Army, South, North, Korean, Kenyan, Guinea Alpha Conde, Trump , African Development Bank, Ethiopian, Republican, AIDS Relief, Biden, Conservative, Progressives, US, Mexico “, Border Patrol Council Locations: Russia, East, Europe, China, Taiwan, Korean, Africa, Ukraine, CNN’s, London, Moscow, Russian, Kyiv, American, ”, Jerusalem, Israel, America, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Tehran, Hamas, Germany, Soviet, United States, United Kingdom, The Hague, Netherlands, Remko de Waal, Trump, Beijing, –, Shanghai, South, Taipei, Asia, Seoul, South Korea, Korea, North Korea, Japan, Tokyo, Washington, Pyongyang, Accra, Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, Guinea, Trump ,, Nigeria, AFP, Angola, Bogotá, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Nicaragua

Israel’s air force pounded Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh overnight, destroying dozens of buildings in several neighborhoods, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said Friday. Recently, Israel has intensified its airstrikes on the northeastern city of Baalbek and nearby villages, as well as different parts of southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on a mountain town overlooking Beirut also killed three people and wounded five. On Oct. 6, an Israeli strike in Qamatiyeh killed six people, including three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. The war began after Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducting 250 others.

Persons: Qamatiyeh Organizations: National News Agency, Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Associated Press, Heath Ministry, Hamas Locations: Dahiyeh, Israel, Baalbek, Lebanon, Gaza, Beirut, Qamatiyeh, Ein

☆ China has a lot at stake in the US election. So why aren’t they rooting for a winner?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“(It) doesn’t matter who it is (that wins),” one social media user wrote in a popular comment on China’s X-like platform Weibo. “There’s no perfect system, but at least they allow people to question them,” one social media user said on Weibo. Both Harris and Trump have been hot topics on Chinese social media platforms. Harris appeared to be relatively unknown to Chinese social media users prior to becoming the Democratic candidate after Biden’s July withdrawal from the race. But Trump is still seen in Beijing’s policy circles as likely to drive a more fractious relationship with China than Harris would.

Persons: Li Shuo, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump’s, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Brendan Smialowski, hashtag, ”, China’s, “, Harris, Trump, Chuan, “ Trump, can’t, Wu Xinbo, ” Wu, Shi Yinhong, Biden, Vladimir Putin, Wu, Gan Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, Huawei, Biden, Economic Cooperation, Getty, China Daily, Xinhua, Weibo, American, Communist Party, Democratic, Washington, Center for American Studies, Shanghai’s Fudan University, Renmin University Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing, Taiwan, Asia, California, AFP, Weibo, Liberty, United States, US, Europe, Ukraine –, Russia, Shanghai

☆ Hezbollah named its new leader, a long-serving deputy, after Israel killed his predecessor
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hezbollah on Tuesday named Naim Qassem as its chief after longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed. AdvertisementHezbollah announced a new leader, Naim Qassem, after Israel killed both its longtime chief, Hassan Nasrallah, and the person who had been expected to succeed him. He was the deputy leader of the Lebanon-based militant group, and had been for decades. Qassem helped found Hezbollah in the 1980s and was first made its deputy leader in 1991 under Abbas al-Musawi. AdvertisementHe did not take over as leader when al-Musawi was killed in 1992, and remained deputy all through Nasrallah's 32-year stint.

Persons: Naim Qassem, Hassan Nasrallah, Qassem, —, Israel, Abbas, Musawi, Nasrallah, Hashem Safieddine, Safieddine Organizations: NBC, Service, NBC News, Amazon, US, US Department of State, Middle East Media Research, The United Nations Development Program Locations: Lebanon, Beirut, Qassem, Israel, America, Lebanese

Israeli and US officials often had some sense of the general area where Sinwar was hiding over the long months. The only way in is with an Israeli military escort, which means reporters are only allowed to see what Israel wants them to see. In the moments before his death — which Israeli officials have said was caused by a bullet to the head — Israeli troops flew a drone into the heavily damaged building where he had fled. A video from the drone, released by the Israeli military, offers a silent account of his final moments. To the end, US intelligence officials believed that Sinwar was unconcerned with his own mortality, and determined to continue the fight.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, United States —, Sinwar, Hassan Nasrallah, Nasrallah, Israel, Khan Younis, Khan Yunis, Said Khatib, Ibrahim Sinwar, Tal Al Sultan, Tal, — Organizations: CNN, United, Brigade, CIA, IDF, Israeli Defense Forces, Getty, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Washington ,, Israel, United States, Gaza, Doha, Lebanese, Iran, Khan, AFP, Rafah, Tal Al, Washington

By Indian law, rape victims cannot be named. Protests and strikesIndia has struggled for years to tackle high rates of violence against women, with a number of high-profile rape cases drawing international attention. Doctors and social activists carry posters during a rally to condemn the rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata on October 2, 2024. Despite these changes, rape cases remain prevalent in the country, with victims and advocates saying the government is still not doing enough to protect women and punish attackers. According to India’s National Crime Records Bureau, a total of 31,516 rape cases were recorded in 2022, an average of 86 cases per day.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, Kolkata’s, Vineet Kumar Goyal, ” FAIMA, Dibyangshu Sarkar Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, CNN, Central Bureau of Investigation, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, CBI, Kolkata, Federation of All India Medical Association, Getty, Indian Medical Association, Crime Records Locations: New Delhi, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, AFP

☆ One year on, the Israel-Hamas war has taken an unprecedented toll on journalists
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Multiple news organizations and free press groups have accused the Israeli military of deliberately targeting journalists. “One year in, Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza has exacted an unprecedented and horrific toll on Palestinian journalists and the region’s media landscape,” CPJ said. Four Israeli journalists were killed in the October 7 attacks, and others barely survived. The raw footage is also subject to Israeli military censorship. CNN’s Clarissa Ward is one of the only foreign journalists to have entered the strip without the Israeli military, when she embedded with a United Arab Emirates field hospital crew.

Persons: Israel’s, ” CPJ, ”, Tania Kraemer, Clarissa Ward, they’ve, ” Al Jazeera, CNN he’s, “, Deborah Turness, Janine Zacharia, ‘ You’ve, ” Zacharia, William Lafi Youmans, George Washington, Youmans, ” Youmans, that’s Organizations: CNN, Journalists, Protect Journalists, “, Foreign Press Association, Deutsche Welle, Union of Journalists, United, United Arab Emirates, Court, West Bank, Israeli Journalists Union, Associated Press, BBC, West Bank “, Stanford University’s Department of Communications, The Washington Post, Reuters, George Washington University’s School of Media, Public Affairs, European Union Locations: Israel, Gaza, Jerusalem, Egypt, United Arab, American, Israeli, Palestinian, “, United States

☆ Mech Dara: Concern grows for detained Cambodia journalist awarded by US for exposing online scam centers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The award-winning reporter is renowned for his investigations exposing corruption, environmental destruction and human trafficking in a country that heavily restricts press freedom. In 2023, Mech Dara won the US State Department’s TIP Hero Award for his work uncovering the multi-billion-dollar illegal scam center industry in Cambodia. Cambodia is ranked 151 out of 180 countries on Reporters Without Borders’ 2024 World Press Freedom Index. As a freelancer, Mech Dara worked for several local and international media outlets including Voice of Democracy, which was forced to close last year. At the time, Mech Dara told CNN: “We fought for the truth.

Persons: Dara, “, LICADHO, Mech Dara, Antony Blinken, Mech, Dara “, ”, Clampdown, Hun Sen, Hun Manet, Cambodia’s, Kate Schuetze Organizations: CNN, Cambodian, Court, Mech, US, Department’s, Embassy, USAID, USAID Cambodia Counter, European Union, US State Department, United Nations, US Institute of Peace, UN, Cambodia Rights, of Democracy, Amnesty International Locations: Cambodian, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, USAID Cambodia, Australia, Southeast Asia, Asia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, ”

Though government officials criticized the paper’s reporting, that year it was rated among the city’s most credible news outlets by Hong Kong residents, according to a survey by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. We are targeting national security offenses,” Steve Li, chief superintendent of the national security police, said at the time. Earlier this month, the Hong Kong Journalists Association, a local press group, said dozens of Hong Kong journalists had been targeted by a “systemic” online and offline harassment and intimidation campaign that was the largest in scale the group had ever seen. There have also been rising reports of non-local journalists being denied work visas or entry to Hong Kong, an international media hub. Hong Kong ranked 135th out of 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders’ 2024 World Press Freedom Index, compared with 70th in 2018.

Persons: Chung Pui, Patrick Lam, Hong, ”, Chung, Lam, Edmond So, Hong Kong’s, Steve Li, “, ” Chung, shirk, Selina Cheng, John Lee, Aleksandra Bielakowska Organizations: European Union, Hong, Stand, China Morning Post, Reuters, Chinese University of Hong, police, Hong Kong Journalists Association, Hong Kong, China’s Foreign Ministry Locations: Hong Kong, U.S, British, Asia, Beijing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Taiwan

☆ More devices are blowing up in Lebanon a day after Hezbollah pagers fatally exploded
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The latest incidents follow deadly blasts Tuesday when pagers belonging to Hezbollah exploded. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementHand-held radios exploded across Lebanon on Wednesday, according to multiple reports, potentially signaling a second wave of coordinated attacks targeting personal devices in the Middle Eastern country. The official broadcaster of the Hezbollah militant group, Al-Manar, reported a wave of explosions from wireless devices across Lebanon, according to local and international media.

Persons: pagers, — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Lebanon

Routh became animated when writing about Trump, and he frequently weighed in on US and global current events on social media. He even commented on the first assassination attempt on Trump, when the former president was wounded by a gunshot during a rally in Pennsylvania in July. According to Cernea, Routh described Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as a “black and white… good versus evil” conflict. Hawaiian business owner Saili Levi told CNN he had paid Routh $3,800 up front to build a trailer for his business. Levi said when he asked Routh to improve the work via email, Routh ranted at him.

Persons: CNN — Ryan Wesley Routh, Donald Trump, Routh, Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh, “, ”, ” Routh, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, “ Trump, Ryan Routh, ’, Oleksandr Shaguri, Remus Cernea, it’s, ” Cernea, Cernea, Vladimir Putin’s, “ Putin, ” Oran, Saili Levi, Levi, Routh ranted, you’re, ” Levi Organizations: CNN, US Secret Service, LinkedIn, Honolulu Star, Democratic, Trump, Global Citizen, Independence, Ukraine, Foreigners, Department, Land Forces Command, Legion, Newsweek Romania, AFP, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Taiwan, North Korea, Kyiv, Hawaii, Honolulu, North Carolina, Afghanistan, Iran, Tehran, Moscow, Pennsylvania, Ukrainian, Mariupol, Kyiv’s, United States, Oran, Florida

In mid-December 2005, back when U.S.-Russia relations remained on relatively friendly terms, a new media channel called Russia Today began broadcasting English-language news. “It’s a very good start,” Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying of Russia Today at the time. In subsequent years, Russia Today would rebrand to RT, expand into other languages, and even open a studio in Washington, D.C. in 2010. The Tennessee company was not named in the indictment but appears to be Tenet Media, according to a review by NBC News of details included in the indictment. Instead of shuttering, the state media organization found alternate ways to distribute content, including a social media bot farm, the DOJ said in a July news release outlining its efforts to remove the content.

Persons: “, Vladimir Putin, Russia wasn’t, Margarita Simonyan, Elena Mikhaylovna Afanasyeva, Kostiantyn Kalashnikov, Melanie Smith, We’ve, there’s, ” Smith, ”, Eduard Grigoriann, Lauren Southern, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Darren Linvill, ” Linvill, ” Simonyan Organizations: Russia Today, RIA, U.S, Institute for Strategic, NBC News, Kremlin, RT, Government, Tenet Media, NBC, YouTube, Justice Department, WikiLeaks, RT America, DirecTV, DOJ, Clemson University’s, Espanol Locations: Russia, RIA Novosti, Washington ,, U.S, Europe, Tennessee, London, Ukraine, America

☆ NFL's games in Brazil, Europe are key to more revenue growth, Goodell says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This season, the NFL will play five games abroad in Europe and South America. "The reality is, when we bring our brand of our regular season games here, it creates a whole new environment," Goodell said. Goodell said it has been a learning process playing games abroad, as the league sees how players handle long flights and different time zones. Some games are streaming exclusive, including Friday's matchup in Brazil, which will air on NBC's Peacock platform. Yet, Goodell said 85% of NFL games are still available on broadcast television.

Persons: Roger Goodell, CNBC's, Goodell, they'll Organizations: National Football League, NFL, Southern Hemisphere, Official NFL, Global, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, CNBC, Fox, ESPN, ABC, CBS, YouTube, Netflix Locations: South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Europe, London, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Austria, Switzerland

☆ Netanyahu added conditions that complicated Gaza negotiations, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Abigail-Williams-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Abigail Williams | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced new conditions that complicated negotiations aimed at freeing hostages and suspending fighting in the Gaza Strip in May, according to U.S. and foreign officials. The cease-fire talks, with Israel represented by the head of its intelligence service and other officials, had advanced close to an agreement. The war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas was sparked by Hamas’ terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, which killed 1,200 people, most of them civilians. About 40,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since Israel launched its retaliatory military operation in the enclave, according to local health officials. In a statement Sunday, Hamas said Israel had added new conditions to an earlier proposal that revealed its intention to continue its “aggression” in Gaza and sabotage a possible cease-fire agreement.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, “ Netanyahu, Israel, ”, Iran’s, Ismail Haniyeh, Fazil Abd Erahim, “ It’s, there’s, Haniyeh Organizations: The New York Times, NBC News, Sky News, State Department, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Israel Defense Forces, Biden Locations: Gaza, Israel, U.S, Qatar, Egypt, Jerusalem, Lebanon, British, Tehran, Algiers, Algeria, Iran

International mediators were heading to the Middle East for a high-stakes round of negotiations scheduled for Thursday as they raced to lock down an elusive cease-fire in the Gaza Strip that could defuse tensions ahead of an anticipated attack on Israel by Iran and Hezbollah. The cease-fire talks, which are set to take place in Doha, Qatar, or Cairo, were expected to include top intelligence officials from Egypt, Israel and the United States, as well as the Qatari prime minister. But as of Tuesday, Hamas representatives were not planning to take part. Ahmad Abdul-Hadi, a Hamas representative in Lebanon, said in an interview that doing so would mean going “backward to square one,” and accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel of dragging out the negotiations. “Netanyahu is not interested in reaching an agreement that ends the aggression completely, but rather he is deceiving and evading and wants to prolong the war, and even expand it at the regional level,” Mr. Abdul-Hadi said.

Persons: Ahmad Abdul, Hadi, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, “ Netanyahu, Mr, Abdul Locations: Gaza, Israel, Iran, Doha, Qatar, Cairo, Egypt, United States, Lebanon

☆ Kolkata, India: Doctors strike to protest rape, murder of trainee medic in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Samra Zulfaqar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Images showed doctors in Kolkata and the capital Delhi holding signs reading: “Save our doctors, save our future.” In the southern city of Hyderabad, doctors held a candlelight vigil. Police officers stand outside the emergency ward during a doctors' strike to protest the rape and murder of a medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, on August 11, 2024. India has struggled for years to tackle high rates of violence against women, with a number of high-profile rape cases drawing international attention to the issue. According to India’s National Crime Records Bureau, a total of 31,516 rape cases were recorded in 2022, an average of 86 cases per day. Despite these changes, rape cases remain prevalent in the country – with victims and advocates saying the government is still not doing enough to protect women and punish attackers.

Persons: ”, Sarvesh Pandey, Sudipta Das, Mamata Banerjee Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Kar Medical College, Hospital, CNN, Federation of Resident, Association, Indian Medical Association, Police, AP West Bengal, Crime Records Locations: New Delhi, India, West Bengal, Kolkata, Delhi, Hyderabad

☆ What happened in Iran and what we know about assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital Tehran has rocked the Middle East – threatening to further destabilize the region and jeopardize ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the war in Gaza. And will this strike inside Iran prove to be the catalyst for a potential full-blown regional war? Despite that designation – and unlike Hamas’ military leadership – Haniyeh travelled globally, meeting with world figures as the political head of the organization. During the war with Israel in Gaza he has taken a central role in hostage and ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. Video Ad Feedback The assassination of Hamas' political leader deepens fears of an all-out war in the Middle East 03:58 - Source: CNNWhat has the world said?

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, Haniyeh, –, Masoud Pezeshkian, IRNA, ”, – Haniyeh, Israel, ” Haniyeh, Barak Ravid, Lloyd Austin, Hezbollah’s, Fu’ad Shukr, “, Mustafa Badreddine, Shukr Organizations: CNN, Hamas, AP, CNN Political, Palestinian, US Locations: Tehran, Israel, Gaza, Iran, Fars, United States, Qatar, Egypt, Russia, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Beirut, Syria

☆ Venezuela election: Maduro warns he’ll call for a ‘new revolution’ if forced by ‘North American imperialism’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“But if North American imperialism and fascist criminals force us, my pulse will not tremble to call the people to a new revolution with other characteristics,” he added. The president’s comments come just hours after US National Security spokesman John Kirby called on Maduro to “come clean” on Sunday’s election. 20 ‘credible reports’ of deathsThe Venezuelan leader’s comments came as Human Rights Watch (HRW) said it had received 20 “credible reports” of deaths connected to the nationwide protests over the election results. CNN has reached out to Venezuela’s Public Prosecutor for comment. So far, the Venezuelan government has not published any information regarding the death of civilians.

Persons: CNN —, Nicolas Maduro, “, ”, Hugo, Chavez, ” Maduro, John Kirby, ” Kirby, Kirby, Maduro, ” Juanita Goebertus, Alfredo Romero Organizations: CNN, US National Security, Venezuelan, Wednesday’s, Rights Watch, Foro Penal, Venezuela’s Public Locations: Caracas, American, Venezuelan, Foro, Zulia, Yaracuy, Aragua, Tachira

☆ Who was the Hamas chief killed in Tehran as the war in Gaza rages?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hamas and Iranian state media said Wednesday that the 62-year-old had been killed in the Iranian capital Tehran. Hamas claimed Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli “strike” on his residence, while the Israeli military declined to comment when contacted by CNN. Haniyeh’s death strikes a significant blow to Hamas at a time when tensions are flaring across the Middle East over the devastating war in Gaza, and raises fraught questions about the future of negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Haniyeh was born in a refugee camp near Gaza City, and joined Hamas in the late 1980s during the First Intifada, or uprising. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (right) meets Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh (left) at the president's office in Tehran, Iran, on July 30, 2024.

Persons: CNN — Ismail Haniyeh, Haniyeh, Masoud Pezeshkian, Ismail Haniyeh, ”, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz Rantisi, Donald Trump, – Haniyeh, Israel, “, Bashar Taleb, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barak Ravid, Wang Kejian Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Ministry of Health, Getty, CNN Political, International Criminal Locations: Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Tehran, Israeli, East, Gaza City, Askalan, Ashkelon, Iran, United States, Washington, Jerusalem, Deir el, Qatar, Egypt, Rome

☆ Sde Teiman: Lawmakers breach Israeli detention base protesting abuse probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Far-right lawmakers and protesters breached the perimeter of a controversial Israeli detention facility for Palestinians on Monday, after the Israeli military confirmed it was investigating soldiers over the alleged abuse of a prisoner. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate calm at Sde Teiman and condemned the break-in at the base in a statement on Monday. Last month, Halevi said the military had launched a probe into allegations of mistreatment at Sde Teiman, as well as at Anatot and Ofer. As part of CNN’s investigation into Sde Teiman, three Israeli whistleblowers said that Palestinian detainees at the base were constantly blindfolded and held under extreme physical restraint. The account tallied with details of a letter authored by a doctor working at Sde Teiman published by Ha’aretz in April.

Persons: Zvi, Herzi Halevi, Yair Lapid, ”, Isaac Herzog, Teiman, Bezalel Smotrich, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Israel’s, Sde, Ofer, Halevi, Sde Teiman, Ha’aretz Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Military Police, Investigation, General Staff, Zionism, West Bank, IDF Locations: Gaza, Israel, ”

CNN —Israeli attacks killed at least 19 Palestinians, including children, and injured numerous others across Gaza on Sunday, according to health officials and Gaza’s Civil Defense. CNN video shot at the hospital shows several body bags at the morgue and people carrying the wounded, including children. Gaza’s Civil Defense said another airstrike hit tents in the Al-Mawasi area, which the Israeli military has designated a “humanitarian zone” for displaced Palestinians, killing at least four people. Since then, Israeli attacks have killed more than 39,000 people and injured over 90,000 others since October 7, according to figures by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. CNN cannot independently verify the death toll, partly because Gaza is inaccessible to the international media.

Persons: Khan Younis, “, ”, Israel Organizations: CNN, Gaza’s Civil Defense, Nasser Hospital, Civil Defense, Kuwait Specialized Field, Palestinian Ministry of Health Locations: Gaza, Khan, Kuwait, Gaza City, Deir, Israel

☆ ‘No One to Talk To’: The Lingering Trauma of Russian Rape in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Monika Pronczuk | Ada Petriczko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After Daria fled from her Russian-occupied village to western Ukraine, she spent weeks restlessly wandering the streets. Whenever she grew tired of walking, she would sit on park benches and tell anyone who would listen — even perfect strangers — what the Russian soldiers did to her. “I wanted to tell everyone, but there was no one to talk to,” recalled Daria, a 32-year-old illustrator. For two years after the assault, Daria said, she wrestled with shame. She said in an interview that she was ready to tell her story, to erase the stigma of sexual assault and help herself and other victims heal.

Persons: Daria, “, ”, ” Daria Locations: Ukraine, Havronshchyna, Kyiv, Ukraine’s, —

☆ Israel’s Netzah Yehuda: How an army unit deemed abusive by the US is shaping the fight in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Cnn S International Investigations Team | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

In this 2014 photo, Israeli soldiers in the Netzah Yehuda battalion are seen taking part in training in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, near the Syrian border. While he was in Netzah Yehuda, he said, the battalion’s commanders played a key role in perpetuating a culture of violence, both by standing by as it happened and promoting it. The findings by the expert panel would have been enough to disqualify a military unit from any other country, the officials said. Lt. Col. Nitai Okashi oversaw the Netzah Yehuda battalion from 2018 to 2020. Lt. Col. Uri Levy was in charge of Netzah Yehuda from 2014 to 2016.

Persons: Yehuda, Menahem Kahana, Benjamin Netanyahu, Antony Blinken, Mike Johnson, Israel “, Blinken, Netzah Yehuda, –, ” Charles Blaha, they’re, ”, “, Biden, Israel, Netzah, Ahmad Jamil Fahd, Sanad, Shin Bet, Gil Cohen, Josh Paul, Paul, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Amanpour, ” Paul, Eyad Baba, Joe Biden, Leahy, Sen, Patrick Leahy, Charles Blaha, Blaha, Omar Assad, Assad, Netzah Yehuda –, Mati Shevach, Nasser Nasser, ” Blaha, Shevach, Nitai Okashi, Okashi, Der Spiegel, , Uri Levy, Levy, Johnson, don’t, ” Netzah Yehuda, Col, Shlomo Shiran, Katie Polglase, Benjamin Brown, Barbara Arvanitidis, Alex Platt, Mark Baron, Augusta Anthony, Alberto Mier, Toby Hancock, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Laura Smith, Eliza Mackintosh, Dan Wright, Matt Wells Ami Kaufman, Jennifer Hansler Organizations: CNN, West Bank, Israel Defense Forces, US State Department, State Department, Getty, IDF, State Department’s Office, Security, Human Rights CNN, Congress, Department, Israel Border Police, Internal Security Forces, ” CNN, Israeli Air Force Base, Magen, State, Human, Kfir Brigade, AP, Netzah, Urban Warfare Training Center, CBS, Battalion, Kfir Infantry Brigade, West Bank ., Jerusalem Brigade, Britain’s Guardian, Okashi, Israeli, Augusta Anthony Visual Locations: Israeli, United States, Gaza, Golan, Syrian, AFP, Palestinian, Israel, Ramallah, Rahat, Jerusalem, Jiljilya, Col, West Bank, Jiljiliya, Beit Hanoun

☆ Russia's brutal missile strike on a Ukrainian children's hospital just before the big NATO summit appears to be backfiring
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementEmergency officials and civilians conduct search and rescue operations among the rubble of Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital on Monday. The deadly Russian missile attack saw child cancer patients evacuated and moved with medical tubes still in their bodies. Women hold patients at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during Russian missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday. He said that "when you hit not just a hospital or a children's hospital —and not just a children's hospital, but a children's hospital in which there are children were being treated for cancer — it doesn't get much worse than that in terms of brutality." A UN investigation found the children's hospital likely took a direct hit from a Russian missile, likely a Kh-101.

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☆ Steven van de Velde: Sent to jail for raping a child, Dutch beach volleyball player qualifies for Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison for raping a child 10 years ago will represent the Netherlands at this year’s Olympics. “We know Steven’s history,” Michel Everaert, general director at Nevobo – the Dutch Volleyball Federation – said in a statement. Everaert said that the federation spoke extensively with the Dutch National Olympic Committee (NOC), the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and van de Velde before his return to the sport. “I am also grateful to the Dutch volleyball federation, because they offered me, with clear conditions and agreements, a future in this beautiful sport again. The International Olympic Committee told CNN that the “nomination of individual team members, following qualification on the field of play, is the sole responsibility of each respective National Olympic Committee.

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