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CNN  —  Every year, the spring rain clouds over Moscow are carefully seeded with powerful chemicals to ensure clear skies for the annual May 9 Victory Day parade, Russia’s most important show of national pride. This year, the threat from above comes not from rain showers, but squadrons of potentially lethal Ukrainian drones. Already, in the days running up to this year’s parade on Red Square, multiple drone strikes have forced airspace closures at all four Moscow airports and heightened anxiety across the Russian capital. Elsewhere, in distant Russian-annexed Crimea, local Victory Day parades have already been cancelled due to…

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  An island 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula is home to a unique and celebrated community of women: the Haenyeo. These women dive year-round off Jeju Island, collecting sea urchin, abalone and other seafood from the ocean floor, descending as much as 60 feet (18 meters) beneath the surface multiple times over the course of four to five hours each day. They dive throughout pregnancy and well into old age, without the help…

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill are scrambling to resolve intense divisions over Medicaid as they hammer out a key piece of their massive bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda with hopes of advancing it through a House committee next week.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is facing new conflicting pressure from within his narrow majority: Swing-district Republicans are growing increasingly wary of significant Medicaid cuts as they face political heat, while conservative hard-liners are threatening to torpedo the bill unless it contains $2 trillion in cuts.Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee met behind closed doors Wednesday to try to resolve…

United States forward Mallory Swanson is expecting her first child with husband Dansby Swanson, shortstop for the Chicago Cubs.The couple announced the pregnancy on social media on Wednesday, with Mallory Swanson captioning a series of photos, “Our greatest blessing.”Editor’s Picks1 RelatedMallory Swanson, 27, was on the U.S. team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup and the gold medal at last summer’s Paris Olympics. She scored the lone goal in the 1-0 victory over Brazil in the Olympic final for the gold medal.Mallory Swanson has not played this season for her club team, the Chicago Stars in the National Women’s…

For centuries, the leader of the Catholic Church has been chosen in a highly secretive gathering known as the “conclave,” meaning “with key” in Latin – a nod to how cardinals used to be locked in until a new pope was selected. Cardinals tasked with picking the next pontiff follow an elaborate process with roots in the Middle Ages. The rituals as we know them today have been subsequently revised by successive popes. The bulk of the modern rulebook that cardinals follow was overhauled by John Paul II in the 1996 Apostolic constitution known as “Universi Dominici Gregis,” with a…

This week, global media covering of the selection of a Roman Catholic Church leader to replace Pope Francis, who died April 21, mostly has focused on the contest between candidates who favor Francis’s relatively liberal outreach on social issues and those preferring the sterner outlooks of his two predecessors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI.This week, on the eve of the conclave in which 133 Cardinals  gather in Vatican City to select a new Pontiff, headlines turned to one of the front-runners, Cardinal Pietro Parolin – and not in a way that might favor his election.Though debates over hot-button issues…

Napoli are trying to sign Kevin De Bruyne on a free transfer at the end of the season, according to Sky in Italy.The deal would be a very complicated one but the Serie A club have started contact and are trying to beat off competition from other big clubs. Antonio Conte’s side are already planning for next season while trying to wrap up the Serie A title race in Italy.Napoli hope De Bruyne’s friendship with national team-mate Romelu Lukaku’s and his desire to stay in Europe could have an impact. Image: Napoli’s Scott McTominay has thrived in Italy under Antonio…

Mexico City’s government has confirmed that the famous Azteca Stadium, soon to be renamed “Estadio Ciudad de Mexico”, will reopen in March next year ahead of the 2026 World Cup, Mayor Clara Brugada said on Wednesday.The renovated stadium, which hosted the 1970 and 1986 World Cup finals, will kick off next year’s tournament with the opening match on June 11, as well as other group-stage and knockout matches at the global showpiece co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.Construction is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2026 to allow time for operational testing.Modifications to the stadium will…

Mikel Arteta said the best team lost after Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League semifinals.Paris Saint-Germain won 2-1 on Tuesday night on goals from Fabián Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi to complete a 3-1 aggregate victory and set up a final against Inter Milan in Munich on May 31.The Gunners made a fast start in the French capital as PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma produced two fine saves from Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard inside the opening 10 minutes.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedDonnarumma also made an excellent fingertip save to deny Bukayo Saka before Vitinha missed a 69th-minute penalty for a handball by…

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to respond to India’s strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir that were carried out in the early hours of Wednesday local time. What that response entails may well decide whether the two countries are able to find an off-ramp or become locked into an escalating confrontation. One option for Pakistan is to claim victory, pointing to the jets it claims to have downed. This option depends on the truth of Pakistan’s claims that it has downed five Indian Air Force planes, including three French-made Rafale fighter jets. If there have indeed been losses…