Alex Jones' dishonesty on Sandy Hook exposed during brutal cross-examination
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See the first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine since Russia's invasion
The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine since Russia's invasion has passed though a high-stakes inspection in Istanbul. The shipment was inspected to ensure the sole transportation of goods approved under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. CNN's Nada Bashir reports. Source: Latest CNN News
Zelensky responds to accelerated calls to legalize same-sex marriage in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has opened the door to legalizing same-sex civil partnerships in the country, in response to a petition that called for equal marriage to be introduced in the war-ravaged nation. Source: Latest CNN News
OPEC+ meeting to test Biden's Saudi oil entreaty
The OPEC+ group of major oil exporters meets Wednesday to discuss its output strategy after US President Joe Biden lobbied Saudi Arabia to boost production to tame energy-fuelled inflation. The cartel led by Saudi Arabia and Russia has resisted US pressure to ramp up production significantly so far after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine sent oil [...]
Ex-CIA chief predicts Chinese President's next moves after Pelosi's Taiwan trip
Ret. Gen. David Petraeus, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, tells CNN's John Avlon why Chinese President Xi Jinping may try to avoid conflict with the US and Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to the democratic, self-governing island. Source: Latest CNN News
Moscow-Seychelles direct: Aeroflot expected to resume flights in October
Aeroflot is planning to resume flights to Seychelles within the next couple of months with some technical details still under discussion so as to finalise all the arrangements for the direct air link, according to the Russian Embassy in the island nation. "There is an air service agreement in force between Seychelles and Russia and the [...]
Chinese special envoy for African affairs in Seychelles – Projects of mutual interest discussed
Seychelles and China have reiterated their commitments to ensure that projects of mutual interest that are discussed materialise, State House said on Tuesday. The commitment was made in a meeting between Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan and a special representative of the Chinese government on Africa Affairs, Ambassador Xu Jinghu at State House. Jinghu and her high-level delegation [...]
ASEAN foreign ministers to push for Myanmar progress
ASEAN ministers will push to ramp up pressure on Myanmar's junta at a regional meeting Wednesday in Cambodia as the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan threatens to overshadow proceedings with tensions between Washington and Beijing soaring. The 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- which has spearheaded so far fruitless efforts [...]
Here's why Speaker Pelosi took a longer route to Taiwan
The US air force jet carrying US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan was seen on an air traffic tracking website taking a longer than usual route, potentially avoiding flying northeast over the South China Sea, where China has been building up its military presence in recent years. CNN's Will Ripley has more. [...]
China responds to Pelosi's trip by announcing military exercises
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