With the #VeniceFilmFestival underway, @sroxborough takes us inside the action, from the hottest Golden Lion contenders to powerful pro-Palestinian protests shaking up the scene. It’s drama, politics, and cinema all colliding in Venice.

Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured by a large earthquake that rocked eastern Afghanistan. @OCHAAfg’s Kate Carey tells CNN’s @EleniGiokos about the urgent humanitarian response on the ground.

Putin and Modi chatted for 45 minutes in a limo on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. But backseat diplomacy is nothing new. Here are a few memorable mobile meetings:

.@burningman, one of the world’s most iconic festivals where thousands build a city from scratch, recently faced chaos as a massive dust storm tore through. We spoke with Austin Mathieu, a Burner right in the middle of it all, to hear firsthand how things are unfolding:

Iran calls the E3’s push to reimpose sanctions illegal and unjustified. @tparsi warns that Tehran could potentially withdraw from the NPT, which will be “a major escalatory step that could put us on further trajectory towards war.”

Did you know that commercial airlines don’t always own the planes they fly? According to industry experts, more than half of the global fleet is leased. @EleniGiokos spoke with Edward O’Byrne, CEO of Saudi-based aircraft leaser @AviLeaseKSA about this fast-growing industry.

Thinking about holiday gifts this December? Well, you’re in for a treat- a $10.5 million supercar and a $20 million jewelry collection are amongst the extraordinary highlights at Sotheby’s first-ever Abu Dhabi auction, part of the highly anticipated Abu Dhabi Collectors’ Week:

The WH just made its TikTok debut, and it’s kicking things off with a video of president Trump saying, “I’m your voice.” Just five years ago, he called the app a national security threat, now he’s embracing the platform to expand his political reach. @brianstelter breaks it down:

“It’s an ethic cleansing plan, and at the magnitude it will take place, it could account for crimes against humanity.” Israeli human rights lawyer Michael Sfard sounds the alarm as Israel moves forward with settlement plans in the West Bank and warns what could come next:

What should have been a day of celebrations in Gaza turned into a day of tears. Students at an orphanage village mourned their loved ones during their school graduation, Palestinian officials say they’re suffering through the largest orphan crisis in modern history.

In a leaked audio recording, an ex-Israeli military intelligence chief said that the death of 50,000 Palestinians in Gaza was “necessary.” @OrenCNN tells @PaulaNewtonCNN how his remarks are playing out in Israeli media.

“We have the right to live like other people, in safety, in dignity, and to ensure our children have lives like any other children in the world.” @UNFPA 's Amany Haniya shares with @chrissymacCNN the daily, relentless struggles facing women and girls in Gaza.

With the clock ticking down to the high-stakes Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, @AMSimmons1 tells @chrissymacCNN that Trump must avoid being “sucked into the Russian narrative” as Putin will undoubtedly press to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:

There is a growing move from EU countries to recognize Palestinian statehood, but Latvia has not joined the list. “We have a diplomatic relationship with Israel; it’s a friend, but we don’t agree with its policies." Foreign Minister @Braze_Baiba talks to @chrissymacCNN.

Ahead of the high-stakes Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday, European leaders are hoping to sway the U.S president in Ukraine’s favor. Latvian Foreign Minister @Braze_Baiba speaks with @chrissymacCNN about the non-negotiable terms she believes they must deliver.

Just hours before the tariffs deadline, the US and China slammed the brakes, announcing a 90-day extension and putting a major trade escalation between the world’s two largest economies on pause. @Shehzadhqazi unpacks what this means and what could unfold next in this trade war.

RT @cnnipr: "Ukrainian agency matters. Ukrainians have to own the peace." . Latvian Foreign Minister @Braze_Baiba joins @chrissymacCNN on @….

“It’s killing the messenger and trying to eliminate any eyewitness to atrocities and genocide.”.@AJEnglish Director of News, Salah Negm, reacts to Israel’s targeted strike killing several of his colleagues, including one of the key faces of the network, Anas Al-Sharif.

RT @cnnipr: "Journalists in Gaza are journalists.". Salah Negm, Director of News for Al Jazeera English, reacts to the killing of several A….

In a search for food, 14-year-old Muhannad Eid was tragically crushed to death by a pallet during a humanitarian airdrop in Gaza- an aid distribution method the U.N. has repeatedly criticized as both costly and dangerously unsafe for civilians on the ground. @OrenCNN reports.