'Austin is dead': Ex-Syrian official says he passed order for US journalist Austin Tice's execution

While former Assad advisor Bassam al-Hassan said he ordered the execution of American journalist Austin Tice, many remain skeptical about whether Tice was actually killed.

Rockets hit Israel, escalating border clash

Meanwhile, two rockets fired from Lebanon slammed into a town in northern Israel, escalating a flare-up of violence that has killed 13 people this week. In apparent retaliation, Israel warplanes fired ...
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Assad operative’s claim that Austin Tice is dead is at center of new CNN report

Austin Tice was captured and detained in 2012 by the Assad regime in Syria. Tice is the longest-held American journalist ...

WATCH: CNN Journalist Clarissa Ward’s Dramatic Confrontation With the Man Who Held Journalist Austin Tice Captive in Syria

Tice went missing while reporting on the country's civil war in 2012. Once held in a Damascus military compound, he briefly ...
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Clinton calls for 'open and fair' Lebanon elections

"The people of Lebanon must be able to choose their own representatives in open and fair elections, without the specter of violence or intimidation, and free of outside interferen ...
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Siniora claims reappointment in Lebanon

Siniora told reporters Wednesday that President Michel Sleiman backed him after his government won support from the majority of parliament even though the opposition, including He ...

An American journalist vanished in Syria 13 years ago. His mother never stopped searching for him

This is either gonna be wildly successful or a complete disaster,” Austin Tice wrote in May 2012, on the eve of a dangerous journey to bear witness to history. “Here goes nothing.” ...

The road that led, 13 years later, to hearing: ‘Austin is dead’

The mystery of what happened to Austin Tice has plagued multiple US administrations. Since the Assad regime fell in December 2024, witnesses have emerged, including many who point to one man that CNN ...
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October 23, Beirut barracks bombings

There are 69 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were ...
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Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez discuss government shutdown in CNN town hall

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged during tonight’s CNN town hall that no one likes “the degree of political polarization that we’re all experiencing.” “It’s not good for our ...
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CNN’s Town Hall With Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Airs Tonight: Here’s How to Stream the Event Live Online

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. As the U.S. government shutdown drags into a second week, CNN ...
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Jacksonville honors Beirut bombing victims with yellow ribbon tribute

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Jacksonville is honoring families and survivors affected by the Beirut barracks bombings with their yellow ribbon campaign. Early Wednesday morning Onslow County students ...