Prince Harry recreates his mother's historic landmine walk
Following in his mother's footsteps, Prince Harry visited Angola's minefields just as Princess Diana did 28 years ago. The Duke of Sussex was in Angola with The Halo Trust as part of the group's efforts to clear landmines.
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Prince Harry recreates his mother's historic landmine walk
Following in his mother's footsteps, Prince Harry visited Angola's minefields just as Princess Diana did 28 years ago. The Duke of Sussex was in Angola with The Halo Trust as part of the group's efforts to clear landmines.
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Medics perform surgery during earthquake
Video shows medics in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia continuing a surgery on a patient despite a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's far eastern coast on July 30.
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Therapist treating Epstein victims says Trump's language 'dehumanizes'
CNN's John Berman speaks with Randee Kogan, a therapist for victims of Jeffrey Epstein, about President Donald Trump saying Epstein "stole people that worked for me" and possibly pardoning Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Tsunami warnings triggered after major earthquake
The strongest earthquake on the planet since 2011 has triggered tsunami warnings for parts of Russia, Japan, and Alaska, as well as all of Hawaii. CNN's Will Ripley reports on the 8.8-magnitude quake.
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Delta announces generative AI ticketing
CNN Business editor-at-large Richard Quest breaks down Delta's announcement that the airline will deploy large-scale, advanced artificial intelligence towards ticket pricing — and what that means for the price of your next flight.
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Democratic senators' heated debate on law enforcement benefits legislation
Democratic Senators Cory Booker, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Amy Klobuchar got into a heated debate on the Senate floor over law enforcement benefits legislation, as Booker alleged that jurisdictions in blue states will have trouble accessing the benefits due to their resistance to the Trump administration's immigration agenda, and railed on Democrats for folding rather than fighting back against the president.
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Cuomo on Mamdani: 'You don't play politics with public safety'
After the recent mass shooting in New York City, Former Governor Andrew Cuomo reveals why he doesn't think his mayoral opponent, Zohran Mamdani, has what it takes to keep New Yorkers safe.
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Israeli settler kills activist who worked on Oscar-winning film
Odeh Hathalin, a prominent Palestinian activist who had worked on an Oscar-winning documentary, was killed on Monday during an attack by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to local journalists and officials. CNN's Jeremy Diamond explains video circulated on social media that shows the gunman firing a hand gun in the vicinity of where Hathalin was said to be killed.
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What you need to know about CTE
CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is in the news after sources say the Midtown Manhattan gunman cited the brain disease in a suicide note. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta addresses some of the questions you may have.
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Remembering the 4 NYC shooting victims
A New York police officer, a 'beloved' security guard, a Rudin Management employee and a senior executive with investment firm Blackstone were among four people killed when a lone gunman stormed a sprawling office tower in Midtown Manhattan and opened fire. CNN's Brynn Gingras remembers the victims of the shooting.
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Trump and Netanyahu spar over starvation claims
President Trump told reporters that the imagery out of Gaza was 'real starvation' and that 'you can't fake that' in a rare rebuke of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who claimed over the weekend that there is 'no starvation in Gaza.' A recent UN-backed agency alert, meanwhile, warned that the 'worst-case scenario of famine' is unfolding in Gaza.
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