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CNN  —  A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said. The man, who was barefoot and wearing all black, clung precariously to the side of the tower – home to one of the world’s most famous clocks – for several hours as the fire brigade attempted to speak with him. Crowds of people gathered on Parliament Square below to watch the scenes unfold, while Westminster Bridge was closed in both directions due to the incident, police said. London’s Metropolitan Police, which was first alerted to the climber…

New York CNN  —  Rob Sarno has been with the New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for 14 years. As assistant chief track officer, he assists maintenance and emergency response — which also meant teaching artificial intelligence systems what a damaged rail sounds like last year. For a few months starting in September, he helped a pilot program between the MTA and Google Public Sector, the search giant’s division that works with government agencies and educational institutions. The project involves retrofitting Google’s Pixel smartphones to certain subway cars to collect sounds and other data and feed it into Google’s…

CNN  —  European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said Sunday, as Europe grows increasingly concerned about the trajectory of the war in Ukraine. Latvia reintroduced compulsory military service for adult males on January 1 last year, having abolished it in 2006. The Baltic country shares a 180-mile border with Russia to its east and is particularly vulnerable to Russian aggression. European leaders met on Thursday in Brussels for emergency talks on the Ukraine war and European defense, vowing to rearm the continent after the United States threatened to…

CNN  —  As the Pentagon and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency set their sights on climate-related programs at the Defense Department, officials and experts are warning that slashing them could put US troops and military operations at risk, both in the near and long term. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other senior Pentagon officials have pointed to climate programs as a prime example of wasteful spending in the military. Hegseth told reporters in Germany in February that the Pentagon is “not in the business of climate change.” Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Salesses also made it clear that…

CNN  —  Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said calls for negotiations by “bully states” are aimed at dominating others, not resolving issues, after US President Donald Trump urged him to reach a nuclear deal. Trump told Fox News this week that he had written a letter to Khamenei, adding “there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal. I would prefer to make a deal, because I’m not looking to hurt Iran.” “I said, ‘I hope you’re going to negotiate, because it’s going to be a lot better for Iran,’ and I think…

CNN  —  A vital, US-run monitoring system focused on spotting food crises before they turn into famines has gone dark after the Trump administration slashed foreign aid. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors drought, crop production, food prices and other indicators in order to forecast food insecurity in more than 30 countries. Funded by USAID and managed by contractor Chemonics International, the project employs researchers in the United States and across the globe to provide eight-month projections of where food crises will emerge. Now, its work to prevent hunger in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Afghanistan…

CNN  —  An armed adult man was shot by US Secret Service personnel on Sunday morning outside the White House, the agency announced shortly after the incident. President Donald Trump was not at the White House Sunday morning. According to Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, USSS received information about a “suicidal individual” who was traveling to DC from Indiana. Guglielmi said in a statement that USSS members saw a person matching the description near the White House and found their parked car. “As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots…

“Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown revealed that the public has never actually known her by her real name.During a conversation with Chris Pratt for Buzzfeed, the 21-year-old British actress surprised her “Electric State” co-star when she admitted that her middle name was not “Bobby.””My middle name is Bonnie,” Brown said. Millie Bobby Brown revealed her real name. ( Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images)”Millie Bobby Bonnie Brown?” Pratt asked.MILLIE BOBBY BROWN LOVES LIVING ON A FARM WITH JON BON JOVI’S SON: ‘THAT IS WHERE I THRIVE'”No Bobby, it’s Millie Bonnie Brown,” she replied. “I’ve never told anyone that,” Brown added. “You heard it…

CNN  —  Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, called for national unity Sunday, describing the outbreak of violence between government forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad as “expected challenges.” Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed, with eyewitnesses accusing government supporters of carrying out execution-style killings. Clashes reportedly continued overnight into Sunday but CNN was unable to determine the full extent of the unrest. “What is happening in the country are expected challenges. We must preserve national unity and civil peace in the country,” Sharaa said at a mosque in Damascus he said he used to pray at…

CNN  —  Usha Vance is a private person in a very public job. With her husband JD Vance’s rapid political elevation to President Donald Trump’s second-in-command, she stepped away from a successful legal career and into an unelected and ceremonial role that comes with no manual, an automatic global platform, and plenty of scrutiny from the American public and the media. She faces her first test this weekend. After not speaking publicly or participating in any media interviews in the seven weeks of the Trump administration, Usha Vance is embarking on her first major solo trip as second lady, leading…