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Fury over young girl’s killing sparks vigilante justice and violent clashes with police in Australia

By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Violent crowds clashed with police outside a hospital in a remote Australian outback town Thursday night as they demanded authorities hand over an accused child-killer. Dramatic footage showed police officers dodging rocks and sticks while rioters smashed police cars and set a police van on fire. Officers can

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Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez speaks in Caracas

‘A big opportunity for the country’: First commercial flight from US lands in Venezuela after nearly 7 years

CNN By Michael Rios, David Culver, Carlos Martinelli, Mary Triny Mena, CNN Miami (CNN) — A commercial passenger plane from the US landed in Venezuela on Thursday for the first time in nearly seven years, as the countries continue to restore economic ties following the ouster of Venezuela’s strongman leader in January. The inaugural American

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‘Oil is literally falling from the sky’: Russian town fears environmental disaster after Ukrainian drone strikes on refinery

By Clare Sebastian, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — For the third time in 12 days, the Russian Black Sea town of Tuapse woke up Tuesday to apocalyptic scenes. Thick toxic fumes, and flames rising up from the latest Ukrainian drone attack on the Rosneft-owned Tuapse oil refinery, almost reached the heights of the surrounding Caucasus

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A forensic police officers photograph the scene where two people were stabbed on Wednesday

‘Visibly Jewish’ people are ‘not safe’ in Britain, chief rabbi says after stabbing attack

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — “If you are visibly Jewish, you’re not safe” in Britain, the country’s chief rabbi said Thursday, expressing the anxiety of the British Jewish community after two men were stabbed in a London neighborhood already reeling from several recent antisemitic attacks. “I’m sad to say that today’s event proves

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‘A big opportunity for the country’: First commercial flight from US lands in Venezuela after nearly 7 years

By Michael Rios, David Culver, Carlos Martinelli, Mary Triny Mena, CNN Miami (CNN) — A commercial passenger plane from the US landed in Venezuela on Thursday for the first time in nearly seven years, as the countries continue to restore economic ties following the ouster of Venezuela’s strongman leader in January. The inaugural American Airlines

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Royals leave handwritten message of ‘enduring solidarity’ at New York’s 9/11 memorial

By Ivana Kottasová, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN New York (CNN) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla continued Wednesday to highlight the “enduring solidarity” between the United States and the United Kingdom, in a heartfelt handwritten message left at the 9/11 Memorial in New York. “We honour the memory of those who tragically lost their lives

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El Jardinero: What to know about ‘The Gardener,’ the Mexican cartel figure arrested in a ditch

By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Uriel Blanco, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Mexican federal forces have arrested one of the alleged commanders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Audias Flores Silva, who was considered a possible successor to Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the CJNG leader who died after a military operation to capture him in

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Indian billionaire heir offers to save 80 of Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ from Colombian cull

By Anabella González, Fernando Ramos, CNN (CNN) — Indian magnate Anant Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has offered to take in at his wildlife sanctuary in India, 80 “cocaine hippos” currently living in Colombia, where the government is planning to cull them. The hippos are descended from animals introduced to the country in the

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America’s only special relationship is ‘probably Israel,’ says British ambassador to US in leaked comments

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s ambassador to Washington has said that the only country that has a “special relationship” with the United States is “probably Israel,” not Britain, in leaked comments which could overshadow King Charles III’s state visit underway in the US this week. Christian Turner, who took office in February to

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Israel redeploys military battalion that assaulted, detained CNN team after one-month suspension

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli military battalion that assaulted and detained a CNN team in the occupied West Bank has been redeployed after a one-month suspension, an Israeli security source told CNN. The reserve unit, which functions under the ultra-Orthodox “Netzah Yehuda” battalion, underwent an education seminar and additional training, the source

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A climber left his girlfriend to die on Austria’s tallest mountain. Now other stories of ‘Alpine divorce’ are emerging

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The hashtag ‘alpine divorce’ has exploded on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram in recent months, with many women sharing traumatic, sometimes life-threatening experiences. The term is used to describe an event during a hike or other outdoor adventure, when one partner, usually male, abandons the other, who

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The secret lives of cartel wives: The women behind Latin America’s narco-empires

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — In the hyper-masculine world of Latin-American drug cartels, it is sometimes the women you need to watch. That’s how the Mexican military hunted down one of the world’s most-wanted traffickers – Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes – in a daring operation earlier this year that included special forces storming his hideout in Jalisco state. Among the

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologizes to Canadian community after failing to flag mass shooter’s conversations with its AI chatbot

By Paula Newton, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, has formally apologized to the community of Tumbler Ridge, BC, after a mass shooting in February. He admitted his company did not alert authorities to the shooter’s disturbing online conversations with its AI chatbot even after staff flagged the account internally. “I

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Ex-Philippines leader to go on trial over dozens of murders committed when he was mayor and president

By The Associated Press (AP) — Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed charges of crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drug crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office. A three-judge panel found unanimously there were “substantial grounds” to believe the ex-leader was responsible for dozens of murders,

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Venezuela was promised an economic revival. But three months of minimum wage doesn’t add up to a single US dollar

By CNN Staff, CNN Caracas (CNN) — It is payday Friday, and a popular shopping mall located in eastern Caracas is packed. But while the hallways look full and the display windows are brightly lit and well-stocked, many people enter and leave empty-handed. Shoppers walk around, browse, compare prices, but they buy very little. The

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Many African Catholics have greeted Leo’s first visit with joy. Others fear he’s lent legitimacy to strongman leaders

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja (CNN) — For Mauro Rui Callado Cortêz, a Catholic lay teacher in Angola, the “unique opportunity” to see Pope Leo XIV in person was unmissable, even though serious illness should have confined him to bed. “My visual contact with the Holy Father was a unique moment; it transmitted such a

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Japan opens door to global arms market with biggest export rule change in decades

By Reuters Tokyo (Reuters) — Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defense export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons. The move aimed at strengthening Japan’s defense industrial base marks another step away from pacifist restraints that have shaped

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Britain’s royals remember Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 100th birthday

By Issy Ronald, Max Foster, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s royal family marked what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday by unveiling comprehensive plans for a new charity and memorial in central London. Senior members of the family also attended several events on Tuesday to honor Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who died nearly

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Canadian killed, six Americans among injured as gunman shoots tourists at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids

By Michael Rios, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — A Canadian woman was killed and six Americans were among the more than a dozen wounded after a gunman opened fire at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids, a popular tourist hotspot, on Monday, authorities said. According to preliminary information, a man fired shots at the archaelogical site near Mexico

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343 days on the front line: Ukrainian officer’s long deployment underscores Kyiv’s manpower issues

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Infantry officer Oleksiy Mykhailov just spent 343 days without leaving the front line, in what his battalion believes is one of the longest combat deployments for an officer in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. His lengthy deployment, in the woodlands between settlements in the eastern Zaporizhzhia region, underscores

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Tsunami advisory lifted after Japan earthquake but warnings for potential stronger quake issued

By Lauren Kent, Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — The Japanese government has warned of a slightly heightened risk of a megaquake in the next week after a strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency and the US Geological Survey. The three-meter

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Ukraine launches terror investigation after a gunman killed 7 and took hostages in Kyiv supermarket

By Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Jonny Hallam, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Seven people are dead and more than a dozen others were injured after a man opened fire on civilians in a street in Kyiv on Saturday before taking hostages in a supermarket, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine’s Attorney General Ruslan Kravchenko said the incident was

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A tugboat guides a Russian oil tanker at a terminal in northwestern Cuba on March 31

Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries hours after US waives sanctions on Moscow’s oil

By Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine attacked two Russian refineries and other key oil targets overnight into Saturday, officials said, just hours after the United States granted Moscow another waiver on the sale of its sanctioned oil. Kyiv’s ‌drone forces commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi said on Telegram that Ukraine had struck the

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Counter-terror police investigate incident near Israeli embassy in London

By Ivana Kottasová and Magdalena Vitores Moreno, CNN (CNN) — British counter-terrorism officers, some wearing protective clothing, are examining the scene near the Israeli embassy in London after police said an unnamed group claimed to have targeted the building with drones carrying dangerous substances. The Metropolitan Police said officers were examining items found in the

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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel speaks during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the declaration of the socialist character of the Cuban revolution in Havana

Cuban leader, marking Bay of Pigs anniversary, vows to defeat US forces if attacked again

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Cuba’s president says his nation does not want war with the United States, but he vows that, if attacked, Cubans would defeat American forces. Dressed in military fatigues, Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed a crowd of government supporters commemorating the 65th anniversary Thursday of the start of the US-backed

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Osama bin Laden Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al Qaeda who was killed in 2011. Personal Birth date: 1957 Death date: May 2, 2011 Birth place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Birth name: Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden Father: Muhammad Awad bin Laden, construction company executive Mother:

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Harry and Meghan address toll of royal life, as duchess says she was the ‘most trolled person in the world’

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, both revealed more of the unhappiness they experienced as working royals on Thursday, with Harry saying he didn’t want “this job” after his mother died and Meghan claiming she “was the most trolled person in the entire world.” The couple’s

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