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The top British defense official has cast doubt on the veracity and impact of the recently leaked American intelligence documents, going further than US officials in questioning the contents of the hundreds of pages of classified intelligence.
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US helicopter raid kills senior ISIS leader in Syria | CNN Politics
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A US helicopter raid in northeast Syria targeted a senior ISIS leader and planner early Monday morning, according to a spokesman for US Central Command.
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Takeaways from Biden's trip to Ireland | CNN Politics
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Like so many Americans do each year, President Joe Biden returned to Ireland this week in search of his roots, seeking some connection and some answers in the land his people left so many years ago.
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Biden to speak to the Irish Parliament Thursday | CNN Politics
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President Joe Biden is spending much of his trip to Ireland this week exploring his family's roots, from the shoemaker who sailed from Newry in 1849 in search of a better life in America to the brick-seller in Ballina who sold 28,000 bricks to pay for his own...
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Police have launched an investigation after a document outlining details of US President Joe Biden's trip to Northern Ireland was found on the street by a member of the public on Wednesday.
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One day after China simulated "joint precision strikes" on Taiwan during military exercises around the island, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu condemned Beijing's actions in an exclusive interview with CNN and warned that "they seem to be trying to get ready to...
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Inside the international sting operation to catch North Korean crypto hackers | CNN Politics
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A team of South Korean spies and American private investigators quietly gathered at the South Korean intelligence service in January, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into the sea.
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Chinese spy balloon was able to transmit information back to Beijing | CNN Politics
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The Chinese spy balloon that transited the US earlier this year was able to capture imagery and collect some signals intelligence from US military sites, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.
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US bolsters forces in Middle East following series of attacks on US troops in Syria | CNN Politics
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The US has bolstered its military forces in the Middle East following a series of attacks on US troops in Syria attributed to Iranian-affiliated militias, the Pentagon said Friday.
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A Virginia man convicted of providing support to ISIS in 2015 was sentenced Thursday to serve an additional year in prison for breaking his release conditions after meeting multiple times with John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban" and sharing ISIS...
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'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives back in US | CNN Politics
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Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda" and was freed from prison in Kigali last week, returned to the United States on Wednesday, arriving at the US Army's Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio, according to a State...
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Analysis: Why Israel's instability matters to the US | CNN Politics
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The pictures from Israel are incredible: seas of protesters rising up across the country. The flashpoint is the prime minister's controversial plan to change the country's judicial system. Here's why all this matters for the US.
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Parthenon fragments returned by the Vatican go on display in Greece - CNN Style
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The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures kept by the Vatican for centuries to Greece.
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Was your family affected by the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943? Leave CNN a voicemail | CNN
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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in German-occupied Poland. As part of our coverage, CNN would like to include personal stories about how families were impacted by the uprising.
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Saudi Arabia released US-Saudi dual national Saad Ibrahim Almadi from prison, more than a year after he was arrested for tweets critical of the kingdom, Almadi's son, Ibrahim, told CNN.
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Blinken accuses all sides in Ethiopian conflict of committing war crimes | CNN Politics
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the US has formally determined that armed forces on all sides of the conflict in northern Ethiopia have committed war crimes.
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The US has seen a "significant spike" in aggressive Russian military flights in Syria this month, the commander of US Central Command said Thursday, two days after Russian jets harassed and collided with a US drone over the Black Sea.
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US home building surged in February | CNN Business
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US home building jumped higher in February, turning around after five consecutive months of falling even as mortgage rates were climbing last month.
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Antony Blinken discusses need for accountability for atrocities during Ethiopia visit | CNN Politics
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pressed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on accountability for atrocities committed by all parties throughout the yearslong conflict in northern Ethiopia.
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Chinese billionaire and proclaimed dissident Guo Wengui was arrested Wednesday and charged with defrauding thousands of followers out of more than $1 billion through complex investment schemes, US prosecutors announced Wednesday.
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China looms large as Biden makes submarine moves with UK, Australia | CNN Politics
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President Joe Biden will be flanked on Monday by a 377-foot submarine -- the USS Missouri -- as he announces an accelerated timeline for Australia to receive its own nuclear-powered submarines early next decade.
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US transfers alleged al Qaeda bomb maker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia | CNN Politics
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The US transferred an alleged al Qaeda bomb maker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Department announced Wednesday, part of the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to close the prison facility.
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The Biden administration took action Wednesday against several Iranian officials and entities for committing human rights abuses against women and girls in the latest round of sanctions against Tehran over its crackdown on unrest in the country.
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US intel chiefs say China likely to press Taiwan and seek to undercut US | CNN Politics
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US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to press Taiwan and try to undercut US influence in the coming years as he begins a third term as president.
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The US State Department on Monday imposed a visa sanction on a Syrian military official whom it says killed at least 41 unarmed civilians in a neighborhood of Damascus in April 2013.
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India's MAP Museum of Art & Photography tackles biases and the male gaze - CNN Style
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The long-awaited MAP Museum of Art and Photography in Bengaluru, India, hopes its 60,000-item collection can help reframe the subcontinent's art history.
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Twelve states led by liberal attorneys general announced Friday that they had sued the Food and Drug Administration, saying its limits on mifepristone, one of the two drugs used for medication abortion, are too strict.
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President Joe Biden told reporters at the White House Friday he has no plans travel to East Palestine, Ohio, and defended his administration's response to the train derailment there that caused a toxic chemical spill.
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Zelensky urges top GOP lawmakers to consider new weapons wish list | CNN Politics
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As some outspoken Republican lawmakers threaten to block future aid to Ukraine, a small group of House GOP members that traveled to the country this week vowed to consider a list of key weapons and other crucial necessities during a meeting with Ukrainian President...
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