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Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — It’s a proposal that the Kremlin can neither reject nor accept, but one that may force it into an awkward choice, revealing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s true appetite for his brutal war of choice. Europe’s leaders have grasped the nettle of whether peace talks over Ukraine can lead anywhere meaningful, to force Moscow into a pause in violence, precisely when it seems to seek to escalate assaults in the summer months ahead. It also gives Europe’s largest army – Ukraine – just over 30 hours to prepare their frontline forces for perhaps a month of tense…
CNN — India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, unexpectedly halting the worst fighting in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors, just when their tit-for-tat strikes appeared to be spiraling out of control. Although US President Donald Trump was the first to announce the ceasefire and claimed credit for it, India and Pakistan have offered contradictory accounts about the extent of US involvement in the agreement. Just hours after the announcement there have been reports of violations from both sides. Here’s what you need to know. Just before 8 a.m. ET, about 5 p.m. in India and Pakistan,…
Colby Grey, 24, grew up in a very rural and conservative community in San Luis Obispo, California. It wasn’t until moving two hours away to attend the University of California, Santa Cruz, that he traveled that far for the first time.It was the beginning of a new life for Grey — he just didn’t know it yet.”Not many people in my town had passports. You didn’t really travel much and you didn’t go to school very far either,” Grey tells CNBC Make It. “I was one of the ones that went further and then when I studied abroad, I was…
LONDON — As Chelsea hoisted the Women’s Super League (WSL) trophy into the air for a sixth consecutive time on Saturday afternoon, the celebrations for their historic win were emphatic.The Blues were already champions — having sealed the title with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United on April 30 — but a 1-0 win over Liverpool in their final game cemented their place in the history books as the only women’s team in history to go unbeaten across a 22-game season. In dropping points from only three draws, they also set a new record points tally (60) in the WSL,…
Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, including “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and “That’s the Way Love Goes,” has died. He was 73.Rodriguez died Friday, according to social media statements posted by his daughter, Aubry Rodriguez. She said he died peacefully and surrounded by family.“Dad was not only a legendary musician whose artistry touched millions around the world, but also a deeply loved husband, father, uncle, and brother whose warmth, humor, and compassion shaped the lives of all who knew him,”…
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The interim government in Bangladesh on Saturday banned all activities of the former ruling Awami League party headed by former influential Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted last year in a mass uprising.Asif Nazrul, the country’s law affairs adviser, said late Saturday the interim Cabinet headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus decided to ban the party’s activities online and elsewhere under the country’s Anti-Terrorism Act. The ban would stay in place until a special tribunal completes a trial of the party and its leaders over the deaths of hundreds of students and other…
New Delhi CNN — The India-Pakistan conflict was taking a dramatic turn for the worse, pitching the nuclear-armed neighbors into a dangerous spiral of tit-for-tat strikes. Then, out of the blue, US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the US had brokered an end to the fighting. On his Truth Social platform, he made the surprise announcement that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire – all the more unexpected as, just days before, Vice President JD Vance had insisted the conflict was “fundamentally, none of our business.” Already, this was an emotionally charged conflict, sparked…
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.Dylan Martinez | ReutersPope Leo XIV said Saturday that he selected his papal name in part to commemorate Pope Leo XIII for his commitment to social issues and workers’ rights during the industrial revolution.Leo said that the world now faces new hurdles to workers’ rights — and humanity more broadly — due to the rise of artificial intelligence.”In our own day, the church offers everyone the treasury of its social teaching in response to another…
Tracee Ellis Ross, renowned actress and daughter of music icon Diana Ross, has been in the spotlight for most of her life. With all of those eyes on her, comes expectations about what that life should look like now at age 52.Ross has outstanding accomplishments like several seasons starring in the award-winning series “Black-ish” and the successful launch of the haircare company Pattern, of which she is the founder and co-CEO. Still, she says she is often met with criticism for not being partnered or not having children.Grappling with other people’s expectations “limited my understanding of what was possible,” Ross…
They say good things come to those who wait.Patience and perseverance are two principles Sonia Bompastor values after taking the time to learn the art of coaching in Lyon’s academy system before graduating to the first team, and eventually accepting a carefully selected opportunity to manage in the Women’s Super League. But neither have been needed during her first year in charge of Chelsea. This season has been an exhibition of inevitability from the reigning champions. A reminder to all who suggested their crown might slip following the end of the Emma Hayes era that the established hierarchy is no…