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Concerns are mounting about wellbeing of Robert Gilman, an American detained in Russia since 2022, with an advocate saying he is “near death” US government is “deeply concerned” about Gilman’s “health and continued detention in Russia” State Dept says www.cnn.com/2026/08/07/p...

American detained in Russia is ‘near death,’ advocate says | CNN Politics

Concerns are mounting about the wellbeing of an American detained in Russia since 2022, with an advocate alleging he has been subjected to physical and psychological torture.

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Recent US intelligence assessments indicate Russian President Vladimir Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve by launching a limited attack on an allied country within the next few years, sources tell @halbritz.bsky.social, @zcohencnn.bsky.social, and me www.cnn.com/2026/08/07/p...

US intel assesses Putin could launch attack aimed at testing NATO unity | CNN Politics

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Unpaid wages and deadly risk: Why health workers are threatening to abandon the Ebola response www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/a...

Unpaid wages and deadly risk: Why health workers are threatening to abandon the Ebola response | CNN

Every day, Micheline Kayimpa pulls on layers of protective gear before stepping into an Ebola isolation ward. She’s among dozens who’ve protested over delays to pay.

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New: The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the US, escalating a rift between Washington and Brasilia. A senior State Department official said the cancelation of her visa “is not the same thing as kicking the person out of the country.” www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/p...

Trump admin revokes visa of Brazilian ambassador to US | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the US, escalating a rift between Washington and Brasilia.

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Two years ago today, Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva, Evan Gershkovich & Vladimir Kara-Murza were freed from Russia I spoke with Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva about the past two years and their work to help others who remain detained www.cnn.com/2026/08/01/p...

The stars, a family hug and the difficult road back from Russian detention | CNN Politics

Paul Whelan has spent the past two years relishing cutting the grass.

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Secretary of State Rubio and top White House adviser Stephen Miller sought to paint a dark picture of the threat of “far-left terror” to the United States as they urged diplomats from around the world to “defend” their civilizations against the “scourge.” www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/p...

Rubio and Miller warn of the ‘mortal threat’ of ‘far-left terror’ in speech to 67 countries | CNN Politics

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and top White House adviser Stephen Miller on Thursday sought to paint a dark picture of the threat of “far-left terror” to the United States as they urged diplomats fro...

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An American woman held in Iran since 2024 was allowed to leave the country, President Donald Trump and her US-based lawyer said Wednesday Dena Karari’s lawyer, Jared Genser, called it a “minor miracle” that she was able to get out of Iran www.cnn.com/2026/07/15/p...

Trump says Iran has released American woman detained since 2024 | CNN Politics

An American woman held in Iran since 2024 was allowed to leave the country, President Donald Trump and her US-based lawyer said Wednesday.

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US senators on Tuesday unveiled their sweeping bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, which they have urged Congress to quickly pass to honor of one its main sponsors, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/p...

Senators unveil sweeping Russia sanctions bill, urge passage in honor of Graham | CNN Politics

US senators on Tuesday unveiled their sweeping bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, which they have urged Congress to quickly pass to honor of one its main sponsors, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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Trump says he's reinstating the blockade on Iran in Strait of Hormuz, adding the US will be the waterway's "guardian" and charge commercial shippers. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3SXqo1M

“There isn’t a nation on earth that supports having to pay money to go through the straits,” Secretary of State Rubio, June 25, 2026 www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/w...

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday vowed to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court and urged other countries to join the effort as the Trump administration significantly escalates its campaign against the global institution. www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/p...

Rubio vows to ‘dismantle’ International Criminal Court | CNN Politics

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“They’re building the plane as they’re flying it” -- new reporting from Priscilla Alvarez and me on the Trump administration’s scramble to get White South Africans to the US as refugees www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/p...

Inside Trump’s scramble to get White South Africans to the US as refugees | CNN Politics

Weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump announced that nearly all refugees admitted to the United States would be White South Africans, radically reshaping a decades-long program that had l...

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After Trump signed MOU with Iran, Witkoff tried to reassure skeptical Republicans that talks were making progress & negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program were expected to begin immediately Now, technical talks have only barely begun & MOU itself appears to be in tatters www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/p...

Trump’s Iran envoys face scrutiny as diplomacy stalls | CNN Politics

The day after President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran, opening a 60-day window to negotiate a deal over the country’s nuclear program, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff got...

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The Trump admin shared confidential information with Tehran about Iranian asylum seekers as it worked to deport them from the United States, putting them at risk of “persecution, torture, and death following their arrival in Iran,” a new lawsuit alleges www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/p...

Trump claims Italy's Prime Minister "begged" for a photo with her. Meloni says that claim is "fabricated." "You must remember one thing: Italy and I never beg" www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/p...

Italian foreign minister cancels trip to US over Trump’s comments about Meloni | CNN Politics

US President Donald Trump’s comments to an Italian media outlet about the country’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have sparked a fresh diplomatic incident.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio extolled the virtues of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as being intrinsically American, likening its creation to putting the first man on the moon. www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/p...

Rubio compares the founding of the UFC to landing a man on the moon | CNN Politics

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio extolled the virtues of the Ultimate Fighting Championship as being intrinsically American, likening its creation to putting the first man on the moon.

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The Iran war has driven up the costs of fuel, food, and WFP’s operations after they were already grappling with significant funding cuts “In many places, we’re already taking from the hungry to give to the starving,” acting WFP chief Carl Skau said www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/p...

Iran war ripple effects are increasing risks of acute hunger for millions, World Food Programme chief says | CNN Politics

Ripple effects from the war in Iran are threatening millions more of the most vulnerable people with crisis levels of hunger or worse, World Food Programme (WFP) acting Executive Director Carl Skau to...

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Iran war ripple effects are increasing risks of acute hunger for millions, World Food Programme chief says (story by my colleague @jmhansler.bsky.social) edition.cnn.com/2026/06/10/p...