Harris will appear alongside her vice presidential pick, Tim Walz, in a CNN primetime special airing at 9 p.m. ET from Georgia, where she is on a bus tour designed to put a swing state the GOP thought it was close to securing in November back on the board.
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Netanyahu’s Leadership In Jeopardy Warns US Intel Report
CNN quoting a US intelligence report, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s viability as a leader is “in jeopardy”.
“Distrust of Netanyahu’s ability to rule has deepened and broadened across the public from its already high levels before the war, and we expect large protests demanding his resignation and new elections,” the report said. “A different, more moderate government is a possibility.”
„This is the fastest decline in a population‘s nutrition status ever recorded. That means children are being starved at the fastest rate the world has ever seen.“ @melanie_ward speaks with @IsaCNN about the catastrophic levels of hunger that Israel‘s blockade is causing in Gaza
CNN Special Report: How indiscriminate Israeli fire killed half a family in Gaza
In a whisper, she recalls being shot at, explosions and bulldozing. She says she watched her brothers and sisters die around her. Her mother and three of her siblings were able to flee, but she’s not sure where they went.
After a chance encounter and the discovery of Roba’s identification card under rubble, a weeks-long CNN investigation has been able to piece together what happened during one terrifying night in early January, which left five of her siblings dead. Their story offers a window into the Israeli military’s overwhelming and often indiscriminate use of force in areas where civilians were told they would be safe, helping to uncover an atrocity that would otherwise have remained hidden.
NRC‘s @YousefHammash in Gaza tells @CNN families are afraid of an expanded Israeli military operation in Rafah as there are no options left for the displaced population in the area to seek safety.
“The present leadership of Hamas, of the PLO, and of Israel should be excluded from any participation in any future political role,” says former Saudi Ambassador Prince Turki Al Faisal. “They have to pay for what they have done… All of them are failures.”
Supreme Court agrees to decide whether Trump can be barred from holding office
The high court’s decision to hear the case puts the nine justices squarely in the middle of the 2024 election as voting starts in the early primary contests and represents the court’s most significant involvement in a presidential race since its highly consequential decision 23 years ago in Bush v. Gore.
Qatar sent millions to Gaza for years – with Israel’s backing. Here’s what we know about the controversial deal
(December 12, 2023)
In a series of interviews with key Israeli players conducted in collaboration with Israeli investigative journalism organization Shomrim, CNN was told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued the cash flow to Hamas, despite concerns raised from within his own government.
Qatar has vowed not to stop those payments.
Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities
Seven others were also shot and wounded in the attack at the complex, where most Gaza’s Christian families have taken refuge since the start of the war, according to the patriarchate, which oversees Catholic Churches across Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.
“No warning was given, no notification was provided,” the statement continued. “They were shot in cold blood inside the premises of the parish, where there are no belligerents.”
Israel expands war into southern Gaza as UN warns of ‘blatant disregard for basic humanity’
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its troops were operating in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis Tuesday as top officials at the United Nations warned of an “apocalyptic” situation in war-torn Gaza with “no place safe to go” for civilians.
“Every time we think things cannot get any more apocalyptic in Gaza, they do,” said Martin Griffiths, the top UN emergency relief official, in a statement on Monday. “People are being ordered to move again, with little to survive on, forced to make one impossible choice after another,” he said.
Alarming stats show reality of Palestinians detained by Israel
CNN‘s Nima Elbagir investigates how many Palestinians detained by Israel, including 80% of those identified by Israel as eligible for release in the recent hostage deal, have not been charged with a crime.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Israel‘s Al-Shifa hospital claims
Christiane Amanpour speaks to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, as Israel is under pressure to provide evidence for its claim that Hamas uses Al-Shifa hospital as a command center.
Ehud Barak says Bunkers were built to provide space for the hospital
(21.11.2023)
“Decades ago, we were running the place, so we held them for decades, many decades ago, maybe five or four decades ago, that we helped them to build these bunkers in order to enable more space for the operation of the hospital within the very limited size of this compound,” explained Barak.
Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak says Israel built bunkers underneath Shifa hospital
Nov 21, 2023
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said that Israel has built bunkers underneath Shifa hospital in Gaza while speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Monday.
Israel had previously said that there was a Hamas command centre under Shifa hospital before encircling and raiding it, later revealing they had found a small amount of guns, combat gear and a laptop.
The White House says it remains “convinced of the soundness” of intelligence it says shows Hamas using Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza as a command node, but again declined to provide any further details of what led to that assessment. (CNN)
My speech read: “Let’s stand against anti-Jewish bigotry here. Let’s stand against anti-Muslim bigotry here. Let’s stand against hate here.” But the chanting crowd threw me off — and I misspoke. We need to stand WITH Muslims, and Jews, and everyone who is under threat.
Van Jones Booed at March for Israel—Speech in Full
„I also pray that Hamas ends its reign of terror,“ he said. „I have to say, I‘m a peace guy, I‘m a peace guy, I pray for peace. No more rockets from Gaza, and no more bombs falling down on the people of Gaza. God protect the children. God protect the children. Let‘s end all the horror and all the heartbreak in the hold land. Let‘s end all of it.
„But, I‘ll be honest in closing. When I think about what‘s happening over there, I don‘t feel powerful to do something about what‘s happening over there,“ Jones continued, as the audience began to chant: „No ceasefire.“
„What I do feel powerful is to maybe do something about what‘s happening here. Let‘s take a stand here against anti-Jewish bigotry. Let‘s take a stand against Muslims,“ he said, appearing to lose his train of thought mid-sentence as the crowd chants.
CNN‘s Dana Bash pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the hospital situation in Gaza, efforts to get hostages released and whether he takes responsibility for failing to prevent the surprise October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.
Our latest story on the forced exodus of thousands from Gaza city and the harrowing journey these families take only to reach a place of no safety.
Fears of another Palestinian exodus reverberate across the Middle East
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said last week that a transfer of Palestinians from Gaza would likely be followed by a similar “expulsion of Palestinians from the West Bank to Jordan.” Jordan’s foreign minister later said such a move would be considered a declaration of “war.”
Commentators on Arab media outlets have warned that Israel may be planning to de-populate the Gaza Strip of Palestinians and even re-occupy it.
CNN panelists sound alarm on ‚really scary‘ poll showing Biden trailing Trump in key states
„It’s really scary for me,“ she said. „Because here is deal. Perception is reality. And so when you look at the data provided in this poll, it takes about how people feel. And when people decide whether their going to the poll or not going to the poll, it is all about how you feel in that moment. And so while the facts may not align with their feelings, they’re feelings are dictating their reality, their reality is that they feel better or felt better when Trump was in office.“
She said Democrats were trying to push back and argued that it was an issue of „perception.“ Crockett also said people didn‘t understand civics in this country.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett
On the anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, I delve into my vault of archive reporting to reflect on his legacy as a martyr for peace.
You can watch The Amanpour Archive on my new show #TheAmanpourHour on @CNN every Saturday at 11am ET.
Palestinian American family mourns 42 relatives killed in a single day in Gaza
(31.10.2023)
Thousands of miles away from the brutality of war in Gaza, Tariq Hamouda and his wife Manal are in disbelief over the loss of three generations of their family.
The Palestinian Americans, who live in Maple Grove, Minnesota, say it’s been over a week since they learned 42 relatives were killed in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, and they’re still unable to fully comprehend the news.
CNN anchor asks IDF spokesman where Palestinians were supposed to go after strike. Hear his response
IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus talks with CNN‘s Erin Burnett after a blast, targeting a Hamas commander, in a neighborhood of the Jabalya refugee camp left catastrophic damage and killed dozens of people.
Biden facing tough questions over Israel’s strikes on civilians
Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International who formerly worked in the Obama administration at USAID, said Tuesday that the attack on Jabalya refugee camp was a “clear-cut war crime.”
“It shows wanton disregard for the legal obligation to minimize civilian harm in targeting military objectives. It is the latest of many such attacks by the IDF,” Konyndyk said on X. “This in turn underscores that Netanyahu is making a mockery of Biden’s repeated pleas to follow the laws of war – without any acknowledgement of that reality by the US.”
„There is nowhere to flee to, nowhere to run to.“ UNRWA Affairs Gaza Director warns of the dire situation in Gaza, citing 5 direct hits to UNRWA schools that killed 17 people and injured 281 others.
What kind of drooling, knuckle-dragging, tapioca-brained moron looks at these photos and believes Gaza is lying about its death toll?
Before and after satellite images show destruction in Gaza
(25.10.2023)
New satellite images released by Maxar show significant damage to sites across Gaza.
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Geolocated video shows moment of blast at Gaza hospital
(today)
A video geolocated by CNN shows the moment a large blast happened at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza in which hundreds of people are reported to have been killed.
In the video, the sky lights up as a large blast erupts on the hospital grounds, sending a cloud of smoke into the air.
‘It’s so lonely’: Desperate families of Israeli hostages are still in the dark a week on from Hamas rampage
She told CNN that while she has been attending protests against the prime minister for years, this time feels different.
“I have never felt such rage and hatred towards a person since I was born. And I’m 66 I don’t remember myself feeling what I feel about this person, the f****** Bibi, there is no other word for him,” she said.
“He doesn’t take responsibility and I don’t believe he cares but for himself, even in those difficult times. He’s the criminal who’s capable to take us to the drain,” she said.
The Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of minerals the world desperately needs
(August 19, 2021)
Afghanistan is one of the poorest nations in the world. But in 2010, US military officials and geologists revealed that the country, which lies at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, was sitting on mineral deposits worth nearly $1 trillion.
Supplies of minerals such as iron, copper and gold are scattered across provinces. There are also rare earth minerals and, perhaps most importantly, what could be one of the world’s biggest deposits of lithium –
Anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo wins Guatemala’s presidential election
With more than 95% of the ballots counted, Arévalo won 59.1% of the vote compared to Torres’ 36.1%, according to official data from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
It marks a stunning win for the former diplomat who reinvigorated a race that has been plagued by controversy after the state disqualified opposition candidates who spoke out against corruption – drawing concerns from rights groups and Western allies.
Exclusive: CNN obtains the tape of Trump’s 2021 conversation about classified documents
(27.06.2023)
CNN has previously reported that Trump at the time was furious over a New Yorker article about Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley that said Milley argued against striking Iran and was concerned Trump would set in motion a full-scale conflict. (…)
“He said that I wanted to attack Iran, Isn’t it amazing?” Trump says as the sound of papers shuffling can be heard. “I have a big pile of papers, this thing just came up. Look. This was him. They presented me this – this is off the record but – they presented me this. This was him. This was the Defense Department and him.”
Exclusive: CNN obtains the tape of Trump’s 2021 conversation about classified documents
(today)
CNN has previously reported that Trump at the time was furious over a New Yorker article about Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley that said Milley argued against striking Iran and was concerned Trump would set in motion a full-scale conflict. (…)
“He said that I wanted to attack Iran, Isn’t it amazing?” Trump says as the sound of papers shuffling can be heard. “I have a big pile of papers, this thing just came up. Look. This was him. They presented me this – this is off the record but – they presented me this. This was him. This was the Defense Department and him.”
With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. interview, Musk again uses Twitter to promote candidates aligned with his views
On Monday, Musk is set to share an audio chatroom with Robert Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist and Democratic candidate for president.
The decision to host Kennedy again highlights, for the second time in as many weeks, Musk’s unique potential to shape public opinion through a combination of his own personal celebrity and his private control of a social media megaphone.
CNN Poll: Biden has a lead over Democratic primary challengers, but faces headwinds overall
(May 25, 2023)
Within his own party, 60% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters say they back Biden for the top of next year’s Democratic ticket, 20% favor activist and lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and 8% back author Marianne Williamson.
Family says man killed by US strike in Syria was father of ten out grazing sheep
The strike, carried out on May 3 in northwest Syria, targeted a senior al-Qaeda leader, Central Command said in a tweet announcing the operation that day.
The combatant command, which oversees operations in the Middle East and the surrounding region, said it would provide more information “as operational details become available.”
Protesters are turning on Pakistan’s military after Imran Khan’s arrest. Here’s what you need to know
(May 11, 2023)
Unrest has spread across multiple major cities, resulting in unprecedented scenes of defiant crowds breaking into military properties and setting the homes of army personnel ablaze, directly challenging a usually untouchable force that has long sat at the apex of power in Pakistan.
Since it won independence in 1947, Pakistan has struggled with political instability, regime changes and coups with the military having a historically decisive role in who stays in power.
Britain has delivered long-range ‘Storm Shadow’ cruise missiles to Ukraine ahead of expected counteroffensive, sources say
The United Kingdom has delivered multiple “Storm Shadow” cruise missiles to Ukraine, giving the nation a new long-range strike capability in advance of a highly anticipated counteroffensive against Russian forces, multiple senior Western officials told CNN.
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, calling the donation Ukraine’s “best chance to defend themselves against Russia’s continued brutality,” confirmed the transaction on Thursday after CNN exclusively reported the deal.
The number of people with Top Secret clearance will shock you
(August 16, 2022)
The Director of National Intelligence publishes what is described as an annual report, “Security Clearance Determinations,” although the most recent one I could find was from 2017.
In it, more than 2.8 million people are described as having security clearance as of October 2017 – more than 1.6 million have access to either Confidential or Secret information and nearly 1.2 million are described as having access to Top Secret information.
2009 BackStory: 2nd gun in RFK shooting?
(03.02.2012)
CNN‘s Brad Johnson on how he uncovered possible second gun evidence in the only known tape of the RFK assassination.
White House scales up ‘concern’ rhetoric, marking rare involvement in Israeli domestic affairs
The statement, which also repeatedly urged “compromise” in the judicial reform, also marked a rare moment of the US weighing in on the domestic affairs of another country – let alone those of a close ally like Israel. But heavy opposition to the proposed reforms among US-based pro-Israel groups has given the White House more leeway to insert itself into the debate.
Rail workers: A single day of sick leave please CNN‘s coverage today:
(29.11.2022)
Democrats are warming to a Biden 2024 campaign. They‘re just not sure if he‘ll run.
The mood has notably shifted among top Democrats in recent months. During the depths of Biden‘s political struggles in March, some party leaders from all over the country huddled in the hallways of the Hilton a few blocks from the White House for the annual Democratic National Committee meeting, according to four people involved in the conversations. Over drinks, while looking around to make sure no one overheard, they winced and grimaced and whispered…
Opinion: The Fed‘s latest rate hike will be a disaster for the economy
Using the Federal Reserve‘s rule of thumb that for every $1 loss in wealth, households reduce spending by 4 cents, the decline in asset prices to date will almost certainly result in consumers cutting back spending.
Such a prospectively large decline in consumer spending is the last thing that an already slowing US economy needs. This is especially the case at a time when consumer spending is already being constrained by sky high gasoline and food prices.
A timeline of how the Texas school massacre — and the police response — unfolded
(June 1, 2022)
11:33 a.m.: The shooter enters the school and begins shooting into a classroom, which is connected to a second class. He shot „at least“ 100 rounds, McCraw said.
(…)
11:42 a.m.: A source close to a teacher receives a text saying there was an active shooter on campus. CNN saw the text chain and confirmed the timestamps.
(…)
12:15 p.m.: Members of the Border Patrol‘s tactical unit, BORTAC, arrive on scene, McCraw said.
(…)
12:50 p.m.: Law enforcement breach the locked classroom door using keys from a janitor, McCraw said. They shoot and kill the suspect.
Putin can declare formal war on Ukraine by May 9 for full mobilisation of forces: US
The declaration of war, according to a CNN report, would allow the full mobilisation of Russia‘s reserve forces as they attempt to conquer eastern and southern Ukraine.
What happens to weapons sent to Ukraine? The US doesn‘t really know
But the risk, both current US officials and defense analysts say, is that in the long term, some of those weapons may wind up in the hands of other militaries and militias that the US did not intend to arm.
„We have fidelity for a short time, but when it enters the fog of war, we have almost zero,“ said one source briefed on US intelligence. „It drops into a big black hole, and you have almost no sense of it at all after a short period of time.“
The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022
(March 27, 2022)
Democrats point to the pandemic and stuck supply chains for the current inflation woes, blaming corporations for pocketing profits while Americans pay the price at the pump.