Merchant mariners aren't surprised Iran is attacking commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. They saw a similar playbook during the Tanker War in the 1980's. #Iran www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/w...

US removes sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian oil www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

The US military says 4 of 6 crew members are confirmed dead after a KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in Western Iraq. Central Command says the plane did not go down due to hostile or friendly fire The aircraft was part of the joint US-Israeli bombing campaign of Iran

Thailand summons Iranian ambassador after unknown projectile hits Thai ship near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. 3 Thai crew members are still missing from the Thai-flagged bulk carrier “Mayuree Naree” www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

Oil prices surge past $100 per barrel due to US-Israel/Iran war chaos www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

On day 3 of the war, Qatar says it shot down 2 Iranian warplanes. #Qatar #Iran

The Isolation of the Islamic Republic: the joint US and Israeli surprise attack on Saturday revealed how few friends were willing to stand beside Ayatollah Ali Khamenei #Iran www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

“The Americans have stabbed the Iranian people in the heart and we will stab them in their heart,” --Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran on state media “They must know they cannot just hit and run” #Iran

A former US Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned that the agency's training program for new recruits is "deficient, defective and broken." https://cnn.it/4sbJyxe

Korean criminal court finds former president Yoon Suk Yeol & his defense minister guilty of insurrection. Judge says dispatching armed soldiers to National Assembly by helicopter on Dec 3 2024 to make arrests amounts to acts of insurrection. Yoon gets life in prison www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/a...

On the Pakistani border with Afghanistan, the newest generation of Taliban militants is armed with guns that were made in the USA To watch our special report in the US: edition.cnn.com/videos/title... Everywhere else: youtube.com/watch?v=oMQh... Team: Sophia Saifi and Javed Iqbal

Neil Young is giving the people of Greenland the gift of song — his songs, that is. https://cnn.it/45CMwBX

"Compared to conflicts involving major powers since World War II, Moscow’s losses are staggering" Report estimates Russia suffered 1.2 million casualties since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly 4 years ago #Ukraine️ www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/e...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now providing free internet access via its Starlink satellite service to users in Iran as the country’s regime continues its bloody crackdown on anti-government protests, according to a tech expert in touch with Iranian Starlink users. https://cnn.it/49lqINB

The Trump administration’s efforts to investigate Renee Good and others around her, and not the ICE officer who shot her in Minneapolis, is wreaking havoc on the US attorney’s office in Minnesota, which is leading the probe.

"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President." --Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

"Over the years as I traveled regularly between Cuba & Venezuela, it was hard to tell where one nation began & another ended," writes CNN Havana correspondent Patrick Oppmann Maduro’s capture is a seismic reversal of fortune for Cuba’s communist-run government www.cnn.com/2026/01/04/a...

Hong Kong officials blame substandard construction netting that didn't meet fire safety standards for the blaze that killed at least 151 people in Tai Po last week. The city's top official calls for an independent investigation & vows justice for the victims www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/w...

"Bodies were found in the building corridors, flats, staircases & even on rooftops"-Hong Kong police superintendent Authorities so far searched 4 of 7 residential towers burned in last week's Tai Po fires. The inferno killed at least 146 people. www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/w...

As death toll continues to grow to at least 44 killed by Wednesday's horrific fire in Tai Po, the city's Chief Executive announces “inspections of all housing estates undergoing major repairs throughout Hong Kong to check the safety of scaffolding & building materials”

Three men have been arrested in connection with the deadly Hong Kong high-rise fire, police say. Hundreds of people remain missing. https://cnn.it/3JXaL6r

Reporting from the scene of the deadly Tai Po fire in Hong Kong which has killed at least 13 people, including one fireman

Ghazala Hashmi will win Virginia lieutenant governor's race, becoming the nation's first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4qILgGn

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill will win New Jersey governor's race over Jack Ciattarelli, CNN projects, succeeding term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3WBApQT

Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor, CNN projects, after a meteoric rise in Democratic politics. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/43gCYeJ

Democrat Jay Jones will become Virginia's next attorney general, overcoming the disclosure of his violent text messages, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/493LzVR

Democrats defend the liberal majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a race with 2028 implications, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3JESDxJ

Dick Cheney, the influential GOP vice president to George W. Bush and chief architect of the "war on terror," has died. He was 84. https://cnn.it/4qIm8zy

Happy Halloween from Hong Kong!

Is the Trump Administration's crackdown on immigration and the new $100,000 price tag on H1B visas killing the American Dream for Indian students? Preliminary statistics show Indian student visa arrivals to the US plunged 45% this summer... #India

Most of them got away. NYT investigation reveals how top commanders from the former regime of Bashar al Assad escaped Syria [most apparently fleeing to Russia] as rebels took over Damascus. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...

A cargo plane slid off course at Hong Kong International Airport and crashed into the sea, killing at least 2 airport ground staff members by CNN's Chris Lau and Heather Law www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/c...

President Trump commutes George Santos' prison sentence. The disgraced former Republican congressman pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud and served less than 3 months of his 7.25 year prison sentence Santos is now a free man. www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/p...

Reports of deadly score-settling after the ceasefire in Gaza. Video shows public execution of 8 blindfolded people by masked gunmen in a Gaza City square www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/m...

Major stocks markets across the Asia Pacific sank Monday amid mounting fears of a renewed trade war between the world’s 2 largest economies, after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose new triple-digit tariffs on Chinese imports By @johnliunn.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/10/12/m...

The NBA is back in China. Giddy Chinese fans flock to see sold-out pre-season Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets games in Macau. The Matrix tells me "they love [basketball] in China & I love coming here" Team: Bex Wright, Chris Lau & Dan Hodge #NBA

In an interview with @nytimes.com, John Williams of @newyorkfed.bsky.social backs further cuts given his concerns about the labor market. We also discussed inflation, the shutdown, why Fed independence is important and more thread below/gift link to the transcript: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Russian President Vladimir Putin finally admits 2 Russian air defense missiles accidentally shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines plane 10 months ago, killing 67 passengers and crew www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/w...

There will not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the FAA is warning. Now on the seventh day of the government shutdown, the same scenario is playing out at FAA offices across the country, with ripple effects hitting flights almost everywhere.

What it looks like in the world's data center capital Virginia has around 600 data centers, with more planned or under construction wapo.st/46VhHs3

Famed primatologist Jane Goodall gave an interview on Netflix's show "Famous Last Words" that would only be released after her death. Goodall shared some candid words about world leaders.

China's new K-visa, which is aimed at attracting foreign tech talent, sparks an online backlash in China, where youth unemployment stands around 19% by CNN's Simone McCarthy #China www.cnn.com/2025/10/01/c...

At least one journalist appeared to be injured after one reporter was grabbed and another was shoved by masked ICE agents at a New York City immigration court Tuesday morning, video of the encounter showed.

Jimmy Kimmel is back on his late-night stage — and full of emotion. https://cnn.it/4nKQHCe

"President Donald Trump wants the world to understand that Charlie Kirk’s killing will not temper him or induce him to mend the country’s divides," Stephen Collinson | Analysis https://cnn.it/4gACl5g

"It’s as if MAGA has gone Maoist" Nation’s top economic statistician fired. Central bank independence undermined. Federal gov't buying chunks of private companies & demanding cuts of revenue streams. Unprecedented presidential power to lob tariffs... www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/b...

Van Jones writes about the intense debate he was having with Charlie Kirk, followed by Kirk's invitation for Jones to speak on his show. Before he could respond, an assassin shot and killed Kirk. www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...

Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Er... youtu.be/_GXNJ3V9lzg?... via @YouTube

Former President Barack Obama commented on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during remarks in Erie, Pennsylvania, saying that "regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, what happened to Charlie Kirk was horrific and a tragedy." https://cnn.it/469EiCa

Robert Redford, award-winning director, environmentalist and star of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men" dies at 89 www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/e...