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By Rhea Mogul, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — As the war in Iran enters its fifth week, the conflict widened further on Saturday, when Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for two missile strikes against Israel, launched hours apart. Meanwhile, a ship carrying 3,500 US sailors and Marines arrived in the Middle East, and

By Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Cyril Theophilos, CNN (CNN) — Twelve hours after Israeli settlers brutally attacked several Palestinians and established a new illegal outpost in their village, the Israeli military stepped in. But instead of detaining settlers or dismantling the illegal outpost, the soldiers targeted the Palestinian residents of Tayasir and a CNN team

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — A narrative that churchgoing in the UK had been undergoing a remarkable recovery, fueled by a growing sense of spirituality in the nation’s youth, turns out to have been based on a flawed premise. A report that provided the basis for claims that a “quiet revival” was underway was

By Sol Amaya, CNN Español (CNN) — Mexico has launched a search and rescue operation for two sail boats that vanished at sea while attempting to deliver food, medicine and other aid to Cuba. Nine people were on board the vessels, which were meant to deliver humanitarian relief to the island nation this week as

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A wildlife park in southeast England has euthanized an entire wolf pack after the group’s dynamic broke down, leading to escalating conflict. The pack of five wolves were put down after three of them sustained life-threatening injuries amid increasing violence, Wildwood Trust said in a statement shared with CNN

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A Russian man has been jailed for four years for assaulting a woman in a case in Britain that unexpectedly involved the US president’s son Barron Trump, who told UK police he’d witnessed the attack during a video call last year. Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, was sentenced at London’s Snaresbrook

By Jessie Yeung, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Citing ongoing peace talks, US President Donald Trump has for a second time extended his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – or face its power plants being “obliterated.” The status of the talks remains unclear, with both sides giving mixed signals. Iran has

By Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — Noelia Castillo’s story was defined by pain – both physical and emotional. This overwhelming pain led the young Spaniard to request euthanasia in 2024. On Thursday, at 25 years old, that request was fulfilled and her difficult life came to an end. “I want to leave in peace already

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Rescue crews in northern Germany are working to save a humpback whale that has become stranded in shallow water off the Baltic Sea coast in Lübeck Bay, according to CNN affiliate RTL. The whale was discovered early Monday in the Niendorf district of Timmendorfer Strand, RTL reported, and authorities

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The US said it struck military targets on the key Iranian oil export hub of Kharg Island, although the strikes did not target oil facilities, according to one US official. Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the recent US strikes on Kharg Island but said they did not mark “a

By Jessie Yeung, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Talks between the United States and Iran are ongoing – though both sides are describing things very differently. US President Donald Trump kept changing tack on Thursday, initially saying Tehran was “begging” for a deal behind closed doors, before telling reporters at a briefing in the White

By Mostafa Salem, Becky Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Before the Iran war, US President Donald Trump’s Gulf Arab allies lobbied hard against strikes, fearing the attacks Tehran is now unleashing on them. As the war drags on, they fear a quick exit could leave them worse off than before it began. Over the past week,

By María Santana, CNN (CNN) — As ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro prepares for his next court hearing in the US, his son is projecting an optimistic and defiant image of how his father and First Lady Cilia Flores are coping with life behind bars. However, people with access to the notorious Brooklyn jail where

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — British police have arrested two men following a suspected antisemitic arson attack in which several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire in north London. The pair, British nationals aged 47 and 45, were arrested at two separate addresses in the capital on suspicion

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The opening strikes of the war with Iran shouldn’t have been necessary if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to be taken at his word. After the 12-day war with Iran in June, Netanyahu declared unequivocal victory. Israel had “removed two existential threats,” eliminating Iran’s ballistic missiles

By Stephanie Yang, CNN (CNN) — As the war with Iran drags on, energy-starved nations in Asia –– including close US allies –– are resorting to increasingly extreme measures to keep their economies afloat. On Tuesday, the Philippines became the first country to declare a state of national energy emergency. South Koreans have been advised

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s military has mocked the Trump administration’s efforts to strike a deal to end the war, saying the United States is only “negotiating with yourselves.” Despite President Donald Trump’s optimism that a deal with Tehran is in sight, sources have told CNN that around 1,000 US soldiers with the

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Haiti is about to get a new set of foreign boots on the ground. The goal sounds simple: fight the gangs that have brought life to a standstill. But the violence-wracked nation has been here before and Haitians could be forgiven for wondering whether the outcome this time will

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Hira Humayun, Tim Lister, Lauren Kent, and Darya Tarasova-Markina (CNN) — Russia launched a series of large-scale attacks on Ukraine this week, firing more than 1,000 drones in the last 36 hours, as Moscow launches a new campaign on the battlefield. Some 392 were launched Monday night into Tuesday, the Ukrainian Air

By Nadeen Ebrahim, Tim Lister, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — When the Iranian delegation landed in Zurich, Switzerland, at the weekend, chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was the first down the aircraft steps, followed by the foreign minister and other dignitaries. Shortly afterward, Ghalibaf posted a photo on X, showing himself walking the tarmac in

By Sarah El Sirgany and Nic Robertson Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Jeddah is bracing for an increase in business over the next two weeks. On a breezy Sunday afternoon, the five ships on its platforms were fewer than its usual traffic, but with the near-closure of the Strait

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian source told CNN there has been “outreach” between the United States and Iran and that Tehran is willing to listen to “suitable” proposals to end the war. That tentative acknowledgement came a day after Tehran strongly denied holding talks with Washington, contradicting US President Donald Trump’s claim

By Gonzalo Zegarra, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — At least 69 people were killed and 57 injured after a Colombian military transport plane crashed on takeoff in the south of the country on Monday, according to the country’s armed forces. The C-130 Hercules aircraft broke into pieces on impact and caught fire after going down

CNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — British police have arrested two men following a suspected antisemitic arson attack in which several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire in north London. The pair, British nationals aged 47 and 45, were arrested at two separate addresses in the capital on

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — “Safe through uncertain times.” That’s the message of stability that Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen staked her campaign on ahead of Tuesday’s general elections, as she tries to capitalize on her handling of the showdown with the Trump administration over Greenland. Frederiksen – whose international profile has been boosted

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has abruptly announced that the United States and Iran are discussing ending the war and said he will hold off military strikes against Iranian power and energy sites for five days. Trump made the early morning announcement after he had threatened to pummel Iran’s power plants

By Laila Shahrokhshahi, Clare Sebastian, Lianne Kolirin, Laura Sharman, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire outside a synagogue in a neighborhood home to London’s largest Jewish community early on Monday, in an antisemitic attack. Flames lit up the night sky and residents of

By Tim Lister, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have begun a spring offensive in eastern Ukraine, including the use of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, according to the Ukrainian military and analysts. The assault is gathering pace as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has a “very bad feeling” about the consequences

By James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Iran has vowed a heavy retaliation if US President Donald Trump carries out a threat to bomb Iran’s power plants, with Tehran warning that critical infrastructure across the region may be “irreversibly destroyed.” Trump said he would order the bombardment if the Strait of Hormuz was not fully open

By Mitchell McCluskey and Cristopher Ulloa, CNN (CNN) — Tickets that go for $9,000 each; fans who plant trees so their idols can see them from their plane; devotees who listen for up to 11 hours a day. Few places have caught the K-pop bug as intensely as Latin America. After nearly a four-year break,

By Max Saltman, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Cuba is working to restore the electricity supply after another island-wide blackout left more than 10 million people without power. The electrical grid suffered “a total disconnection” on Saturday due to a problem at a thermoelectric plant in the province of Camagüey, which generated a cascading effect,

By Joseph Ataman, Isobel Yeung, Brice Laine and Sarah Dadouch, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Lebanon is a nation that’s no stranger to war, but this conflict feels different. Just 18 months ago, Israeli bombs rained down across the country for weeks. Intent on defanging the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah and uprooting it from its strongholds,

By Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Replying to a friend’s message, ordering a pizza or hailing a ride on your handheld device may seem like simple tasks in a fully wired 21st-century city like Moscow. But residents of the Russian capital are finding that their smartphones have been dumbed down amid an unprecedented

By Laura Sharman, Kara Fox, Moriah Thomas, CNN (CNN) — As the US-Israel war with Iran enters its fourth week, the Trump administration granted a temporary license for Iran to sell around 140 million barrels of crude oil to calm jittery markets. Israel says that US and Israeli strikes will “increase significantly” this week. This

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israeli police attacked a group of journalists outside the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday evening, including a CNN producer who suffered a fractured wrist in the violent incident. Police officers also damaged photographic equipment and confiscated memory cards from journalists who were outside the Lion’s Gate of the

By Isabel Rosales, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Since 1959, when Fidel Castro seized power, Cubans on the island have endured navigating a system defined by scarcity, surveillance and state control. Today, that system is under a level of strain not seen perhaps since the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, when the

By Junko Ogura, Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — For Yoko Toshima, winter hits harder these days. “Perhaps it is because I am getting older, but the way the snow falls seems more extreme than before,” she said. During the warmer months, the 76-year-old’s small hometown in northern Japan seems an ideal place to live,

By Jessie Yeung, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — As the US-Israel war against Iran nears the end of its third week, US President Donald Trump has downplayed prospects of a ceasefire contending the US has the upper hand and would like a decisive end to the war. A fresh wave of attacks began in Tehran

By Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a time of family, renewal, and the promise of fresh beginnings. Falling on the spring equinox, it is a celebration of a “new day” for millions in Iran and around the globe. But for many Iranians, there’s little enthusiasm for festivities this year.

CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Wright, and Sarah Dadouch, CNN Beirut (CNN) — The prime minister of Lebanon made an urgent appeal Thursday to President Donald Trump to intervene in the cause of peace, calling for an immediate ceasefire and direct talks with Israel. Nawaf Salam told CNN in an exclusive interview that he

By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Wright, and Sarah Dadouch, CNN Beirut (CNN) — The prime minister of Lebanon made an urgent appeal Thursday to President Donald Trump to intervene in the cause of peace, calling for an immediate ceasefire and direct talks with Israel. Nawaf Salam told CNN in an exclusive interview that he sought

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Moments after reports emerged that Israeli jets had struck Iran’s largest gas production plant on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump posted a combative message on Truth Social. “We are putting them out of business,” he said, following the attack on Iran’s part of the world’s biggest natural gas reserves.

By Helen Regan and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli strike on Iranian facilities linked to the South Pars gas field marked a significant escalation in the war, prompting a furious Iran to attack major energy facilities of its Persian Gulf neighbors and Israel. Energy prices were already spiking because the effective closure of

By Stephanie Yang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Recent years have brought heightened concern in Western intelligence circles that China could invade the self-governing island of Taiwan as early as next year. But the United States now says an imminent attack is unlikely. An annual threat assessment by the US intelligence community said Beijing prefers

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The price of energy is soaring after Israel — in a major escalation — struck production infrastructure linked to Iran’s South Pars natural gas field, part of the largest gas reserves in the world, prompting Iran to target energy facilities in neighboring Persian Gulf states and Israel. Although President

By Mauricio Torres, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Almost three months after the US effectively imposed an oil blockade on Cuba that worsened its energy crunch, nearly every aspect of Cuban society has been feeling the strain. Trash has been piling up on the streets of the capital, hospital stays and surgeries are being limited,

CNN By Jeremy Diamond, Zeena Saifi, CNN Khirbet Humsa, West Bank (CNN) — Dozens of masked Israeli settlers stormed into Qusai Abu al-Kebash’s small village last weekend in the middle of the night. They grabbed Abu al-Kebash, bound him by his hands and legs and stripped him. He says they then zip-tied his genitals and

By Jeremy Diamond, Zeena Saifi, CNN Khirbet Humsa, West Bank (CNN) — Dozens of masked Israeli settlers stormed into Qusai Abu al-Kebash’s small village last weekend in the middle of the night. They grabbed Abu al-Kebash, bound him by his hands and legs and stripped him. He says they then zip-tied his genitals and paraded

By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz has sparked global fears of fuel pumps running dry, but in India, it’s also leaving a bad taste in the mouth of some restaurateurs and street stall diners, with samosas off the menu and the ubiquitous chai lacking its

By Patrick Oppmann, Hilary Whiteman, CNN Havana (CNN) — Any attempt by the United States to take control of Cuba would be met with “impregnable resistance,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Tuesday, as power returned to some parts of the island following a nationwide grid collapse. Successive US administrations have sought to isolate Cuba for

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer – buttoned-up, lawyerly, reserved – is not a man prone to effusiveness. But when he sat next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last February, he began to speak like his host. “This is really special,” said Starmer, as he

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Israel says it killed Iran’s intelligence minister in a Tuesday night strike on Tehran, a day after it killed two other senior Iranian leaders in strikes on the capital. The attacks demonstrate Israel’s unrelenting push to pick off power brokers within the regime. Meanwhile, Iran accused the United States

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Israel says it killed Iran’s intelligence minister in a Tuesday night strike on Tehran, a day after it killed two other senior Iranian leaders in strikes on the capital. The attacks demonstrate Israel’s unrelenting push to pick off power brokers within the regime. Meanwhile, Iran accused the United

CNN By Brad Lendon, Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy warship believed to be carrying Marines and sailors to the Middle East is nearing the Malacca Strait off Singapore as it makes its way to the region, maritime tracking data showed Tuesday. The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli was approaching Singapore, at the

By Sol Amaya, CNN Like the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology, the serpentine monster that grew two new heads for every one cut off, organized crime in Latin America is proving difficult to defeat with the kind of decapitation strategy apparently favored by President Donald Trump. For every drug kingpin who falls, several others are

By Brad Lendon, Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy warship believed to be carrying Marines and sailors to the Middle East is nearing the Malacca Strait off Singapore as it makes its way to the region, maritime tracking data showed Tuesday. The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli was approaching Singapore, at the southwestern

By Patrick Oppmann Havana, Cuba (CNN) — As President Donald Trump rachets up the pressure on Cuba’s communist-run government and threatens a US “takeover” of the island, he frequently repeats a central promise: that decades after they left, Cuban exiles will soon be able to return to their homeland. “A lot of unbelievable people are

CNN By Patrick Oppmann, Hilary Whiteman, CNN Havana (CNN) — Any attempt by the United States to take control of Cuba would be met with “impregnable resistance,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Tuesday, as power returned to some parts of the island following a nationwide grid collapse. Successive US administrations have sought to isolate Cuba

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Israel said that it killed Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, in a strike on Tehran, demonstrating Israel’s continued determination to pursue senior figures in the Iranian regime, even those seen as pragmatists like Larijani. US President Donald Trump is berating American allies for their reluctance to help secure the

CNN By Patrick Oppmann, Michael Rios, CNN Havana (CNN) — US President Donald Trump mused over whether he would have the “honor of taking Cuba” on Monday, the same day the communist-run island’s electricity grid suffered its first nationwide collapse since the US effectively shut off the flow of oil to the country. “You know,

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and MAGA donor, is in Rome this week for a series of private lectures on the Antichrist. It’s an event that the Vatican, and the pope, are treating with caution. Thiel’s talks are closed to the media and taking place at an undisclosed

CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two months after Donald Trump disparaged NATO allies for what he cast as their lackluster efforts in Afghanistan, the US president has warned that the alliance faces a “very bad” future if those same allies fail to support the United States in securing the Strait of Hormuz, which

By Patrick Oppmann, Michael Rios, CNN Havana (CNN) — US President Donald Trump mused over whether he would have the “honor of taking Cuba” on Monday, the same day the communist-run island’s electricity grid suffered its first nationwide collapse since the US effectively shut off the flow of oil to the country. “You know, all

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two months after Donald Trump disparaged NATO allies for what he cast as their lackluster efforts in Afghanistan, the US president has warned that the alliance faces a “very bad” future if those same allies fail to support the United States in securing the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — Maritime authorities have warned mariners to steer clear of a crewless Russian fuel tanker that has been drifting between Italy and Malta for days after an alleged drone attack, prompting fears of an environmental disaster. Surveillance video taken from above the ship shows the smoldering blackened

CNN, POOL, WBNS, AIRMAN 1ST CLASS NICHOLS BATTANI VIA DVIDS, OHIO NATIONAL GUARD, MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, GOFUNDME, JENNIFER NESBITT VIA DVIDS, FACEBOOK, US CENTOM, SIMMONS FAMILY By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is trying to garner international support for securing the Strait of Hormuz — the vital waterway where the

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — When 22-year-old Wendy Faith shared a Valentine’s Day kiss with 21-year-old Alesi Diana Denise in Uganda — a country infamous for enforcing some of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ laws — the lives of both women were about to take a complicated turn. Faith and Denise, residents of Arua, a

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is trying to garner international support for securing the Strait of Hormuz — the vital waterway where the transport of oil has shuddered to a halt since the United States and Israel began their war with Iran. He claimed the US has gotten “some positive

By Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Four members of the same Palestinian family, including two boys aged 5 and 7, who were out on a late-night drive after breaking the daily Ramadan fast, have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, Palestinian officials reported. Israel’s military said the

By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine does not “want to lose the Americans” while they are “without question, currently more focused on the Middle East,” President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. There is growing apprehension in Kyiv that the conflict in the Middle East will divert attention, and weapons, from the war that

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — With the Iran conflict now in its third week and no end in sight, Israel’s military tells CNN it is preparing for at least three more weeks of airstrikes, with “thousands of targets” still to hit. US President Trump is hoping “China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK and

By Mauricio Torres, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, appeared in several public events led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday, raising questions, according to analysts, about his role in Cuba’s leadership as the island faces calls for regime change from the United States.

By Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura, Chris Lau, CNN Chiba, Japan (CNN) — Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. But finally, Punch the monkey is fitting in. And his zookeeper has told CNN that the seemingly rough videos

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — An explosion struck overnight at a Jewish school in Amsterdam in what the city’s mayor called a “targeted attack against the Jewish community.” The blast hit the outer wall of the school, located in Buitenveldert, considered the city’s modern Jewish quarter and home to synagogues, religious schools and Jewish

By Helen Regan, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — During the first two weeks of the latest war in the Middle East, as US and Israeli strikes rained down on military and energy facilities across Iran, one site went conspicuously untouched. Despite its tiny size, Kharg Island is an economic lifeline for Iran, handling roughly 90%

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — On Saturday May 3, 2025, one week after the funeral of Pope Francis, President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed in the white cassock and miter of a pope. The image appeared on his Truth Social platform and was re-shared by the White House’s official X

By Helen Regan, Issy Ronald, Max Saltman, Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed other countries would send naval assets to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as Iran continues to block most shipping through one of the world’s most important oil transit routes. In a later post, he

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Before he dismantled Nepal’s political elite, Balendra Shah was destroying his opponents in underground rap battles. More than a decade ago, armed with a microphone and his signature sunglasses, he spat verses about Kathmandu’s corruption, its broken roads, and social inequality. Those in power dismissed it as noise, but

By CNN staff LONDON (CNN) — A British man has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai for allegedly filming Iranian missiles over the city, UK authorities confirmed. The 60-year-old man, reported to be a tourist, was charged under a law that prohibits publishing or sharing material that could disturb public security. “We are in

By Sol Amaya, CNN en Español (CNN) — Cuban officials have held talks with the United States, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed for the first time on Friday, as the island faces an economic crisis and intense pressure from Donald Trump. “There are international factors that have facilitated these talks,” Díaz-Canel said in a video

By Jessie Yeung, Max Saltman, Nina Giraldo, CNN (CNN) — As the US-Israel war with Iran enters its third week, the economic fallout is growing with little sign of relief, as Tehran’s new supreme leader vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. Casualties are mounting, with six US service members among those killed in

By Salman Saeed and Rhea Mogul, CNN Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) — Every day, Shakil Khan weaves his bike through the relentless traffic of Dhaka, delivering items and ferrying passengers across the city. However, these days he’s waiting hours in long queues at gas pumps to fill his bike within a government cap on fuel purchases.

By Ted Barrett (CNN) — Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker is planning soon to hold the first public oversight hearing of the Iran war with top US Department of Defense officials testifying, CNN has learned. Details on when and who will appear have not yet been finalized. Asked if he expects Defense Secretary Pete

By Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, Abeer Salman, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Israel’s top military lawyer has dropped charges against five reservist soldiers accused of assaulting a Palestinian detainee at the notorious Sde Teiman military prison – in a move welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and condemned by human rights groups. The charges of

By Rocio Munoz, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — China’s Embassy in the US briefly shared an AI-generated video poking fun at US President Donald Trump’s Shield of the Americas Summit on Wednesday, days after Trump took the stage at the Florida event to warn about “hostile foreign influence” in Latin America. The video, published by

By Jeremy Diamond, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Zeena Saifi, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Specks of orange light streak across the night sky as air raid sirens wail in the background. It is an unnerving spectacle that has become a feature of the war here, as Iran has increasingly outfitted some of its ballistic missiles with

By Elizabeth González, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — With fuel and freight prices skyrocketing as war chokes the Strait of Hormuz, the Panama Canal is seeing more business than usual. The canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at a narrow point between North and South America, is receiving a “slight increase” in vessels,

By Will Ripley, Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s military has grown used to the daily task of tracking Chinese warplanes flying near the island. Some days there are a handful. On others, many more. But they are a near-constant presence. So when the aircraft suddenly stopped coming for nearly two weeks, the

By Jessie Yeung, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s new supreme leader has purportedly delivered his first written message, demanding that the United States and Israel pay “compensation” for their attacks on Iran and warning that the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route will remain closed to apply pressure, as the conflict increasingly spreads to

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Iran might be outgunned and outspent by the US and Israel, but it has one major advantage — its control over the Strait of Hormuz. By attacking ships navigating the narrow waterway, Iran has effectively shut the route through which one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes. Iran’s new

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned that Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein posed a “general reputational risk” ahead of his appointment as Britain’s ambassador to the United States, according to a trove of files released Wednesday by the British government. In a due diligence report provided

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, suffered a fractured foot and other minor injuries on the first day of the US and Israel’s bombardment campaign, a source familiar with the situation told CNN. In addition to his injured foot, Khamenei, 56, received a bruise around his left eye, as

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Russia is helping Iran with advanced drone tactics from its war in Ukraine to hit US and Gulf nation targets in the Middle East, according to a Western intelligence official. Shahed drones, designed by Iran but mass-produced by Moscow for use in Ukraine, have been unexpectedly successful in

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Iran and its Lebanon-based proxy Hezbollah carried out a joint attack on Israel. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the five hours of sustained fire struck more than 50 targets across Israel. Israel said it launched “large-scale” strikes in Lebanon on Wednesday after coming under attack from

By Lex Harvey, Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Sydney-based fashion designer Katie Perry had always dreamed of starting her own clothing brand. She never imagined a global pop star would be her biggest obstacle. But on Wednesday Australia’s highest court ruled that Perry, who now goes by her married name Katie Taylor, has the

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Iran and its Lebanon-based proxy Hezbollah carried out a joint attack on Israel. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the five hours of sustained fire and struck more than 50 targets across Israel. Israel said it launched “large-scale” strikes in Lebanon on Wednesday after coming under attack from

By Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — Missile debris that Iranian officials claim was recovered from the deadly strikes which hit an elementary school in southern Iran on February 28 appears to be from an American Tomahawk cruise missile, according to CNN analysis. Four photographs of the fragments were shared on Telegram

CNN By Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — Missile debris that Iranian officials claim was recovered from the deadly strikes which hit an elementary school in southern Iran on February 28 appears to be from an American Tomahawk cruise missile, according to CNN analysis. Four photographs of the fragments were shared on

By Max Saltman, Paula Newton, CNN (CNN) — Police in Toronto are investigating a “national security incident” after shots were fired at the US consulate early Tuesday, leaving damage to the building but no injuries. Police said a witness flagged a constable down to report gunshots at the consulate around 5:29 a.m., roughly an hour