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Travel news: The world’s best breakfasts, pancakes and other morning snacks
Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. (CNN) — This week in travel news, we bring you the breakfast capital of the world,…
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Putin is making the same mistakes that doomed Hitler when he invaded the Soviet Union
“All of this is illogical, and that’s the scary thing,” he says. “This is not normal for what he’s done in the past. This is something that makes no sense on many levels, and not just in regard to World War II.” There are, of course, significant differences between the current war in Ukraine and…
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The people cold calling to chip away at Russia’s digital iron curtain
“I’m calling to tell you a very important message. I don’t know if you know a lot about what is actually happening right now in Ukraine,” Stonyte says in the call last month, her voice trembling as her 1-year-old daughter babbles in the background. There’s silence on the other end of the line. This is…
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Viktor Orban, the EU leader who can’t quit Putin, faces a united front in Hungary’s election
Now, everything has changed. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine later that same month has upended the race, recasting its protagonists and rewriting their pitches. It has left Orban, widely regarded as the EU’s most pro-Kremlin leader, walking a political tightrope. And it has shone a spotlight on a years-long entanglement between him and the Russian President,…
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Russian forces have withdrawn from Antonov Airport, outside of Kyiv, satellite images confirm
A satellite image shows empty revetments at Antonov Airport in Hostomel, Ukraine on March 31. (Maxar Technologies/Reuters) New satellite images show Russian forces have withdrawn from the Antonov Airport in Hostomel, 18 miles (about 29 kilometers) northwest of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The images, taken Thursday by Maxar Technologies, confirm earlier information from an official…
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Sri Lankan President declares state of emergency following violent protests over economic crisis
The state of emergency came into effect on April 1, according to an official gazette issued Friday, and allows authorities to arrest and imprison suspects without warrants. Rajapaksa said the decision to impose the state of emergency was made in the “interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies…
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Sarah Palin announces run for Congress in Alaska
Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2008 and a conservative firebrand who helped stoke the anti-establishment sentiment that has engulfed the party since she ran alongside the late Sen. John McCain years ago, said in a statement that she planned to “honor” the nearly five decades Young served in Congress by “offering myself up…
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Trump’s presidential diarist tells Jan. 6 committee White House officials provided less detail about his activities days before riot
The committee interviewed Trump’s presidential diarist roughly two weeks ago. That interview has not been previously reported, nor has the testimony describing a noticeable drop-off in information provided by Oval Office staff leading up to January 6. Other witnesses also have told the panel there was significantly less information being shared with those involved in…
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Russian forces withdraw from Antonov Airport, outside of Kyiv, satellite images confirm
Lyudmila, 71, and Viktor, 63, cook food at the entrance to the basement of an apartment building in the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukraine on March 30. (Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters) Sergei Orlov, the deputy mayor of Mariupol, detailed the scene in the besieged port city as Ukrainian officials try to help those still inside and evacuate…
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Russian forces withdraw from Antonov Airport, outside of Kyiv, satellite images confirm
Lyudmila, 71, and Viktor, 63, cook food at the entrance to the basement of an apartment building in the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukraine on March 30. (Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters) Sergei Orlov, the deputy mayor of Mariupol, detailed the scene in the besieged port city as Ukrainian officials try to help those still inside and evacuate…
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Saudi-led coalition and Houthis agree on truce in Yemen, raising hopes for the ‘start of a better future’
The last coordinated cessation of hostilities nationwide was during peace talks in 2016. UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the truce, which he said has “fueled one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.” The war has killed tens of thousands of people and has left millions on the brink of starvation. On Friday, Guterres commended “the…
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It’s time for the NASA Artemis I moon mission’s big test
The 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Artemis I rocket stack, including NASA’s mega Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, will begin the wet dress rehearsal Friday afternoon at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test is expected to last through Sunday. The results will determine when the uncrewed Artemis I will launch on a mission that goes beyond…