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White House says meeting with Mexican president was “productive,” amid record migrant crossings

by worldnewsday | Dec 28, 2023

President Biden dispatched top officials to Mexico City this week for a meeting with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that the White House described as "productive." It came as migrants are crossing the U.S. border in record numbers and Congress has been unable...

U.S. launches retaliatory strikes after drone attack on Iraq military base wounds 3 U.S. service members, Pentagon says

by worldnewsday | Dec 26, 2023

A drone attack by an Iran-affiliated terrorist group on a military base in Iraq early Monday morning left three U.S. service members wounded, the Pentagon said, and prompted President Biden to order retaliatory strikes. The attack on the Erbil Air Base in northern...

Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian tank landing ship

by worldnewsday | Dec 26, 2023

CNN — Ukraine claimed on Tuesday to have carried out an airstrike in Crimea that destroyed a Russian Navy tank landing ship in what would be, if confirmed, the third instance of major losses of Russian military hardware in less than a week. In a post on Telegram,...

Inside the $760m restoration of Notre Dame cathedral

by worldnewsday | Dec 24, 2023

By Claudia Colliva, CNN ParisCNN — The spire of Notre Dame, crowned by a brand new golden rooster, regained its place in the Paris skyline last week. As tourists and Parisians gathered outside the UNESCO-listed cathedral to admire the return of one of its most...