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Facebook Tweet Email Link Iran faces a renewal of UN-mandated sanctions within weeks unless it returns to negotiations on the future of its nuclear program and allows international inspections of its facilities. The process for restoring sanctions that were lifted a decade ago under a landmark nuclear deal could begin at the end of the month if a meeting on Tuesday between Iran and three European nations fails to make progress. France, Germany and the United Kingdom have told the United Nations they will move to reimpose sanctions through what’s known as the ‘snapback’ mechanism if Iran continues to violate…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Italy has long valued some of life’s more refined pleasures – food, art, fashion, all set against the country’s crumbling architecture. Now, that cultural smorgasbord includes a new and perhaps surprising offering: tennis. Surprising, at least, for those only just noticing the recent glut of tennis talent to emerge from the southern European nation. In the men’s game, Italy has nine players ranked inside the top 100 and five in the top 50, including the all-conquering Jannik Sinner – a four-time grand slam champion and the world No. 1 since June last year. Given the country’s…

Israelis are today staging a nationwide day of protest, burning tires and blocking highways as they call for a ceasefire deal in Gaza that would return the hostages. The so-called “day of struggle” comes as the Israeli government prepares to take over Gaza City, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prevaricates over the latest ceasefire proposal, which Hamas has accepted. If you’re just joining us, here’s what you need to know. • “Day of struggle:” Protesters in Israel are blocking the main highway in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and a negotiated…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Well, that’s one way to silence a heckler. Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in the top of the ninth to cap off Sunday’s 8-2 win against the San Diego Padres, but it wasn’t the home run off Yuki Matsui that had everyone talking; it’s what Ohtani did after rounding the bases. Before joining his teammates in celebration, the 31-year-old took a detour to the Padres fan sitting directly next to the visitor dugout. The fan’s voice could be heard on field mics throughout the broadcast reminding the three-time MVP of…

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump is hoping to replicate his law enforcement efforts in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, in cities across the country, with the administration making moves to once again use the US military for its anti-crime agenda. Trump is afforded certain presidential powers that he could use to deploy the National Guard and federal law enforcement agencies in US cities to crack down on crime — though such a move would be unprecedented and, some experts and local leaders argue, illegal. He’s already facing a legal challenge in California following the June deployment of the…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Jabal al-Baba, West Bank  —  Atop a Palestinian village overlooking Jerusalem, Atallah Mazara’a ruminates about his long-held dream. His Bedouin village of Jabal al-Baba sits near the geographical center of the occupied West Bank, balanced between the north and south of what a future Palestinian state would be made up of. But with each passing day, that dream seems to fade into the horizon, farther than ever before. Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich last week announced the final approval of thousands of new housing units to expand Israel’s Ma’ale Adumim settlement, that would effectively cut…

Facebook Tweet Email Link He’s only played one match at this year’s US Open, but Carlos Alcaraz has already created a buzz. The Spanish second seed arrived on court for his first-round match against American Reilly Opelka sporting a new – and pretty severe – haircut. Clearly, the freshly-shorn Alcaraz hadn’t been drawing any Samson-like strength from his hair because he overcame Opelka in straight sets – 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 – to reach the second round. “I felt like my hair was really long already, and before the tournament, I just really wanted to get a haircut,” he told reporters.…

Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE:  This CNN Travel series may have adjacent ads by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos, in compliance with our policy. Calling Turkish coffee “just a drink” undersells it. It’s a ritual, a conversation and, as arguably the ancestor of all modern coffees, it’s a nearly 500-year-old piece of history, inscribed by UNESCO on its intangible cultural heritage of humanity list. Coffee’s roots go back even further. Lani Kingston, adjunct professor at Portland State University, says a single coffee bean dating…

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump’s decision late Monday to dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook escalated his yearlong effort to consolidate executive power and could open a new high-stakes legal battle at the Supreme Court. The 6-3 conservative court has repeatedly allowed Trump to fire the leadership at independent agencies, but it has in the past drawn a line around the Fed. In May, the court called the Federal Reserve a “uniquely structured” agency with a long history of insulation from political interference from the White House that shouldn’t be changed. “Because the Constitution vests the executive power…

Trump administration officials are planning to meet with a senior Chinese trade negotiator this week — but there’s little expectation it will yield a breakthrough in ending the nations’ trade standoff. The negotiator, Li Chenggang, is expected to meet with deputy-level administration officials during his visit to Washington, a US government spokesperson told CNN. The Wall Street Journal first reported the meeting. But the sit-down is not a formal negotiating session, and administration officials are skeptical that it will accomplish much. Chenggang was not invited by US officials and instead sought out the meeting on his own, according to a…