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News Update

Year: 2023

Chris Licht, the CEO of CNN, is leaving after only 13 months.

CNN’s CEO has stepped down after only 13 months in the position. Chris Licht was under fire after a recent feature about him in the Atlantic magazine, for which he granted exceptional access, raised concerns about his leadership. The television…

Thousands evacuate as floods drown Kherson and adjacent towns in Ukraine.

Thousands of people are fleeing portions of southern Ukraine after a major dam failed, causing massive floods and a humanitarian calamity. Water continues to flow down the Dnipro River, which separates Russian and Ukrainian territory. According to officials, 29 towns…

Real Madrid agrees a 103 million euro deal to sign England midfielder Jude Bellingham.

Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund have agreed a fee of 103 million euros (£88.5 million) for England midfielder Jude Bellingham. The 19-year-old, who will join Dortmund from Birmingham City in July 2020, was a standout for England at last year’s…

Merger of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and the DP World Tour: ‘The arrangement delivers peace today, but trouble lurks ahead’

The idea of the major golf tours amicably collaborating with the breakaway LIV circuit was so far-fetched that reading the email felt like reading an April Fools’ Day parody. Following extraordinary squabbles, mudslinging, lawsuits, and shattered friendships, the PGA and…

Summer strikes have been declared by Heathrow security workers.

Heathrow airport security employees will take part in a new wave of strikes this summer, potentially affecting passengers at the UK’s largest airport. Around 2,000 officers from the Unite union will go on strike for 31 days between June 24…

Tens of millions are subject to air quality advisories as fires burn in Canada

As severe wildfires rage throughout Canada, tens of millions of people in North America have woken up to hazardous air quality conditions. Large portions of Ontario and Quebec were covered in smoke, and most of the northeastern US was enveloped…

Pope Francis, 86, will undergo stomach surgery.

On Wednesday afternoon, Pope Francis will have abdominal surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. According to the Vatican, he would be in the hospital for “several days” to recover from the hernia surgery. According to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, the hernia…

Opium poppy plantations have been destroyed as part of the Taliban’s war on drugs.

Abdul strikes the heads of poppies as hard as he can while holding an AK-47 assault rifle on his left shoulder and a long stick in his right hand. The stalks and sap from the poppy bulb both flutter in…

ByteDance is accused of assisting China in spying on Hong Kong activists on TikTok.

ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, has been accused of providing Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members access to the data of Hong Kong civil rights activists and demonstrators. Former ByteDance executive Yintao Yu claims in a US court filing that…

After leaving Real Madrid, Karim Benzema has agreed to join Saudi champions Al-Ittihad.

Winner of the Ballon d’Or After leaving Real Madrid, Karim Benzema has agreed to a three-year contract with Saudi Arabian champions Al-Ittihad. Benzema, 35, won 25 trophies in 14 years with Madrid, including five Champions Leagues and four La Liga…