Indonesia: Court finds soccer officials guilty over deadly football crush
Jakarta, Indonesia CNN — Two Indonesian soccer officials were sentenced up to 18 months in prison by a court on Thursday over a deadly stadium crush last year that killed…
US transfers alleged al Qaeda bomb maker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia
CNN — The US transferred an alleged al Qaeda bomb maker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Department announced Wednesday, part of the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to…
US intel chiefs say China likely to press Taiwan and seek to undercut US
CNN — US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to press Taiwan and try to undercut US influence in the…
US ambassador to Japan says China’s ‘attacks’ unite region against Beijing
Tokyo CNN — China should not be surprised Washington and its allies in Asia are deepening military ties given Beijing’s aggressive behavior toward many of its neighbors, the US ambassador…
Cairo, Egypt: Two dead, 16 injured in train derailment
CNN — At least two people were killed and 16 others injured after a train derailed north of Cairo on Tuesday, according to Egypt’s Health Ministry. The passenger train crashed…
West Bank: Six Palestinians killed in Israeli raid targeting suspect in shooting of settler brothers
Jerusalem CNN — Israeli forces staged a daylight raid into Jenin in the occupied West Bank targeting the suspect in the killing of two Jewish settlers, leaving the suspect and…
Thailand jails five poachers for killing tigers
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — A court in western Thailand on Monday sentenced five poachers to prison terms of five years each for killing a female tiger and her cub in…
Bird flu: Thousands of sea lions killed by H5N1 in Peru
CNN — Thousands of sea lions have died in Peru amid an outbreak of bird flu, according to Peru’s National Service of Protected Areas by the State (SERNANP). Avian flu,…
Turkey’s earthquake caused $34 billion in damage. It could cost Erdogan the election
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi,…
Wayne Couzens: Sarah Everard killer sentenced for indecent exposure
London CNN — Wayne Couzens, the former London police officer who abducted, raped and murdered Sarah Everard in 2021, has been sentenced to 19 further months in prison for indecent…