CNN  —  A planned spacewalk by the Russian space agency Roscosmos has been called off following the discovery of a coolant leak coming from the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, which is currently docked to the International Space Station. NASA’s Rob Navias, speaking on the NASA TV broadcast, called it a “fairly significant” leak. Live images during… Continue reading Soyuz spacecraft docked to ISS springs coolant leak

London CNN  —  Nurses across much of the UK launched a historic strike on Thursday, as they walked out of hospitals and onto picket lines after several years of falling pay and declining standards left the country’s nationalized health care system in a state of crisis. As many as 100,000 members of the Royal College… Continue reading British nurses launch historic strike, as pay and staffing crises threaten the NHS

London CNN  —  Central banks in Europe on Thursday joined the US Federal Reserve in slowing down the pace of interest rate hikes as decades-high inflation shows signs of easing. The Bank of England and the European Central Bank both hiked rates by half a percentage point in their final meetings of the year. Previously,… Continue reading Bank of England, ECB follow the Fed in stepping down rate hikes

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that if US Patriot missiles are sent to Ukraine, they would be legitimate targets for Russian forces. But he added that the US plan had not been confirmed. Peskov was asked by CNN if he held the same view as former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has said that the missiles “would… Continue reading Russian Embassy warns of “unpredictable consequences” if US sends Patriot missiles to Ukraine

A view of the damage caused after a shelling by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk’s center Thursday. (Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Ukrainian forces carried out the biggest attack on the occupied Donetsk region of the country since 2014 on Thursday, according to a Russian-installed official. Donetsk has been held by Russian-backed separatists since 2014… Continue reading Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

A view of the damage caused after a shelling by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk’s center Thursday. (Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Ukrainian forces carried out the biggest attack on the occupied Donetsk region of the country since 2014 on Thursday, according to a Russian-installed official. Donetsk has been held by Russian-backed separatists since 2014… Continue reading Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

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CNN  —  Jay Leno has opened up for the first time about the accident that left him with severe burns to his face and body. In an interview with Hoda Kotb from “Today,” his first since the November 12 incident, the comedian, 72, said he was working underneath an antique 1907 car alongside his friend… Continue reading Jay Leno details how his ‘face caught on fire’ in first interview since accident

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Doha, Qatar CNN  —  They’re known as The Atlas Lions, the Moroccan football team that’s ripped up the history books at the FIFA World Cup. Their run has… Continue reading Morocco’s World Cup success gives Arab youth a much-needed morale boost

CNN  —  A Kenyan security guard who reportedly fell while on duty at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium has died in hospital, his family and officials have confirmed to CNN. His employer had notified the migrant worker’s family on Saturday that 24-year-old John Njue Kibue had fallen from the 8th floor of the stadium while on duty,… Continue reading World Cup security guard dies after ‘fall’ while on duty at the Lusail Stadium