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CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87
Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth of the South” for his outspoken nature, built a media empire that encompassed cable’s first superstation and…
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Report: US intelligence indicates limited new damage to Iran’s nuclear program
U.S. intelligence assessments indicate that the time Iran would need to build a nuclear weapon has not changed since last summer, when analysts estimated that a U.S.-Israeli attack had pushed back the timeline to up to a year, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The assessments of Tehran’s nuclear program remain broadly unchanged even after two months of…
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Xiconomics: China’s zero-tariff treatment boosts Africa’s development prospects
In the rolling, lush fields of Ibiza Village in Kayonza District, eastern Rwanda, farmers are busy cultivating red chili peppers. Growing demand from the Chinese market is likely to keep them even busier, thus bringing higher incomes. For hundreds of farmers in Kayonza, expanding chili exports to China is opening a viable path out of poverty, driven by China’s zero-tariff…
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Russia and Ukraine declare competing ceasefires
Russia and Ukraine have declared competing unilateral ceasefires in their four-year war. Russia announced on Monday that its ceasefire would be between May 8-9, when it traditionally marks Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War (as it calls World War II) with a major military parade in Moscow. Kyiv said later that it was calling its own ceasefire for May…
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Kremlin tightens security around Putin amid assassination fears, coup concerns — report
The Kremlin has significantly increased security around President Vladimir Putin, installing surveillance systems in the homes of close staff and introducing stricter movement and communication controls, according to a European intelligence report obtained by CNN. The report said cooks, bodyguards, and photographers working with Putin are banned from using public transport, while visitors to the Kremlin leader are subjected to…
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Ceasefire hangs in the balance as Iran sends peace proposal to mediators
As the stalemate between Washington and Tehran drags on and the world waits in hope of a deal, the very real possibility of an alternate outcome – the resumption of war – looms overhead. The clock was already ticking down on Friday to an anticipated deadline for Pakistan to receive Iran’s revised peace proposal, after US President Donald Trump rejected…
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Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says
The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country’s state media has reported. The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been held in detention – probably in a military prison in the capital Nay Pyi Taw – since she was removed from office in a military coup in 2021. A statement by military leader…
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Mamdani says he would ask King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called for the return of the priceless Koh-i-Noor diamond from the UK, just hours before meeting King Charles. The 105-carat diamond is part of the Crown Jewels but its ownership has been disputed by India, who claims that it was stolen during British rule. “If I were to speak to the King separately…
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Trump sees blockade extension as best option for forcing Iran back to the negotiating table
President Donald Trump has told his top advisers in recent days he wants the US naval blockade of Iranian ports to continue, sources familiar with the talks said, and his team has begun laying the groundwork for such an extension, including a longer-term closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The president, for now, is digging into a strategy designed to…
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Oil tycoons deny paying bribes to former Nigerian minister
Two oil executives have denied paying bribes to former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, a court has been told. Statements made by Kevin Okyere and Igho Sanomi to UK investigators were read out in Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday. The men are part of a group of industry insiders who are alleged to have bankrolled spending sprees and luxury home…
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