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CNN's Jim Sciutto challenged a conservative commentator to justify Donald Trump's weakness against Russia, and then moved on when he was unimpressed with his response.

The TV host started out by asking Republican strategist Brad Todd why the president had made concessions to Russia heading into negotiations to wind down the war in Ukraine after antagonizing U.S. allies.

A new analysis of voter opinions in a swing district has purportedly revealed a "clue" as to how Democrats can regain power.

Greg Sargent of The New Republic highlighted what "the small city of Reading in central Pennsylvania," which he said is "around 70 percent Latino."

Reacting to the explosive legal drama playing out in New York where an acting U.S. attorney resigned rather than drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, a former member of Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said it could have a major ripple effect across the country.

Late Thursday, interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon and five other officials resigned when pressured by the acting No. 2 official at the Justice Department, Emil Bove, to drop the case.

A monster rainstorm was drenching southern California on Thursday, with officials in Los Angeles readying for flooding and landslides in areas burned by last month's huge wildfires.

Heavy rain was falling across a swath of the state, with as much as six inches (15 centimeters) expected in some places, forecasters from the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

CNN's Jim Sciutto interrupted a conservative commentator who argued there was nothing extraordinary about an interim U.S. attorney resigning rather than carry out a directive from Donald Trump's Department of Justice.

Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor Danielle Sassoon and five high-ranking DOJ officials resigned Thursday after she refused to carry out an order from acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove – a former Trump criminal defense lawyer – to drop corruption charges against New York City mayor Eric Adams, but GOP strategist Brad Todd argued the case was no unusual.

Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori have split, reports said Thursday, capping two weeks of controversy for the rapper whose once-stellar career has descended into chaos.

The pair have separately sought legal advice over a divorce, entertainment website TMZ said, while the Daily Mail reported the 30-year-old architect has agreed to a $5 million payout.

by Danny Kemp and Issam Ahmed

Newly confirmed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday accused U.S. institutions of "stealing the health of our children" and suggested they should meet the same fate as USAID, which President Donald Trump's administration is working to slash.

by Menna Zaki and Ramin Khanizadeh

In a century-old building in Tehran, Saeed Anvarinejad turned the dial of a vintage radio to tune into some of Iran's earliest recorded sounds, some serving as reminders of the seismic changes that shaped the country's history.

by Fran BLANDY

One victim was visiting Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. Another hopped into an Uber for a night out in the seaside city.

by Frank Zeller and Max Delany

President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday with a warning against trusting Russia's Vladimir Putin, as concerns mount in Kyiv and among its European allies that the Ukraine war will be settled over their heads.

An Indonesian court has handed lengthy prison terms to poachers who killed dozens of rare Javan rhinos, court rulings seen by AFP Friday showed, drawing praise from conservationists who said it would help deter lucrative wildlife crime.

The rhinoceros endemic to Indonesia's most populous island is critically endangered, with authorities believing there are only around 82 remaining in Ujung Kulon National Park in western Java -- their last stronghold.

by Marc Jourdier

The Red Cross expressed concern Friday for the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, with Hamas expected to free three captives this weekend after a crisis over the ceasefire threatened to plunge the territory back into war.

by Suy SE

Cambodian scientist Yeang Chheang has spent six decades fighting malaria -- even in the Khmer Rouge labour camp where his wife and baby died -- and stands tantalizingly close to fulfilling his life's work.