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By Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel released a clip of the Hamas-led October 7 attack on Friday evening as it faces international condemnation over its imminent assault on Gaza City. The video shows the attack on the home of the Taasa family in Netiv HaAsara, a community just north of Gaza.

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Protests erupted in multiple cities and tensions soared across Indonesia on Friday, a day after a delivery rider was allegedly run over by a police armored vehicle during clashes between riot police and students protesting against lawmakers’ allowances. Protesters marched to the headquarters of the police mobile brigade in

By Sophie Tanno and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni has voiced outrage over a porn site that allegedly featured doctored images of herself and other high-profile women, alongside sexist and offensive captions and commentary. The forum, known as Phica – a name based on a slang term “figa”

By Svitlana Vlasova, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said the two bridges near the border with Ukraine’s Kharkiv region were being used by the

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — The British government has barred Israeli officials from attending a major arms fair in London next month, citing Israel’s escalation of its military campaign in Gaza. “The Israeli Government’s decision to further escalate its military operation in Gaza is wrong. As a result, we can confirm that no

By Tamar Michaelis, Ibrahim Dahman, Oren Liebermann, Tareq Al Hilou, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” ahead of a major assault, as it recovered the body of one hostage and the remains of another in Gaza on Friday. Israel said there will no longer be “tactical pauses” of military

By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A Thai court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday, ruling that her controversial phone call with Cambodia’s former leader breached ethics rules, in a move that plunges the kingdom into fresh political turmoil. Paetongtarn, a member of the powerful Shinawatra political family

Story by Reuters Seoul (Reuters) — Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been indicted for bribery and other charges, a special prosecution team said on Friday, amid a widening probe into the country’s martial law crisis and scandals involving the once powerful couple. Both Yoon and

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Vietnam is on a South China Sea island-building binge that will likely see it soon surpass the area China has reclaimed in the strategic and contested Spratly Islands, according to a new report from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. Since the start of 2025, Hanoi has been dredging and

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand Police have released CCTV footage believed to show a fugitive father who has been on the run with his three children in the remote wilderness for nearly four years. Thomas Callam Phillips has been hiding his children Jayda, Maverick and Ember, in the dense New Zealand bush

CNN By José Álvarez, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A meeting of the Mexican Senate descended into violence Wednesday, after one of its members apparently became enraged at not getting a chance to speak. The scuffle broke out between two high-ranking senators toward the end of a session that had included a heated debate on

By José Álvarez, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A meeting of the Mexican Senate descended into violence Wednesday, after one of its members apparently became enraged at not getting a chance to speak. The scuffle broke out between two high-ranking senators toward the end of a session that had included a heated debate on the

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A time capsule sealed by Princess Diana in 1991 has been dug out of a children’s hospital in London to enable the construction of a new cancer center. Workers who were either born in 1991 or already working at the hospital that year helped remove the capsule which

By Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a neighboring village in what activists consider an alarming sign that the group is under stress from development. The sightings of members of Mashco Piro tribe come

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Uganda’s decision to approve the Trump administration’s offer to take in migrants unwanted by the United States has sparked criticism in the East African nation that already houses the continent’s largest refugee population. “The whole scheme stinks” without parliamentary oversight, Mathias Mpuuga, until recently the leader of the opposition

By Jennifer Hansler, Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — France, Germany and the United Kingdom have begun the process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The triggering of the so-called snapback sanctions, a move that the United States welcomed on Thursday, comes as diplomatic efforts to restrain Iran’s growing nuclear program have

By Sebastian Shukla, Sophie Tanno, and Claudia Otto, CNN Unterluss, central Germany (CNN) — For three years European nations have funneled huge amounts of arms to Ukraine to help Kyiv battle Russia’s full-blown invasion. Now, with reserves dwindling from a grinding, ammunition-guzzling conflict that shows no sign of ending, a factory that opened in Germany

By Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — From a little garden in New Zealand, comes a lonely snail looking for love. Ned is ying to another mollusc’s yang, but finding a match for him has become a nationwide effort. That is because Ned’s shell spirals left, while almost all other snails have right spiraling shells. It’s

By Laura Sharman, Svitlana Vlasova, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Catherine Nicholls, Betsy Klein Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — European leaders expressed outrage after Kyiv was bombarded by Russia’s second-biggest aerial attack since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with at least 23 people killed, including four children, according to officials. Buildings belonging to the European Union and the British

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Russia and China have conducted their first-ever joint submarine patrol in the Pacific, according to reports in state-run media. The patrol by diesel-electric submarines began in early August, and the Russian sub involved, the Volkhov, covered around 2,000 miles during its voyage from its Vladivostok base, according to a

By Chris Lau and Nectar Gan Hong Kong (CNN) — The judges in the trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai on Thursday retired to consider their verdict on three national security charges that could see the 77-year-old pro-democracy firebrand jailed for life. Lai, the outspoken founder of the Apple Daily – a tabloid

By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be among more than two dozen foreign leaders to attend China’s massive military parade next week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Thursday. The parade, to be held in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on

Exclusive by Abeer Salman, Lauren Kent, Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews and five journalists. The attack on the hospital came just

By Junko Ogura, Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Large clouds of smoke billow from Japan’s most famous mountain. In no time, volcanic ash spreads to the heavily populated capital of Tokyo, fogging up the air and blanketing buildings and vehicles. This is all from an AI-generated video released by Japan’s government to warn Tokyo’s

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Worlds away from the public outrage and cries of protest echoing through Tel Aviv’s packed streets on Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu beamed from the podium in Jerusalem, his words greeted with laughter and applause. The contrast was unmistakable. In Tel Aviv, tens of thousands of protesters demanded

By Amarachi Orie and Philippe Cordier, CNN France has returned three skulls to Madagascar more than a century after they were taken, including one believed to be that of a 19th-century Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops. The repatriation of the skulls to the island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa marks

By Jennifer Hansler, Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Germany, France and the United Kingdom are likely to start the process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program on Thursday, three European officials told CNN Wednesday. The snapback process, included as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, takes 30 days to complete.

By Catherine Nicholls and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — The US envoy to Denmark was summoned by the Danish foreign ministry on Wednesday after the country’s public broadcaster reported that a number of American men had attempted to conduct “influence operations” in Greenland. According to an investigation by Danish public broadcaster DR, at least three

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s government would like you to know: no, they’re not giving away a city to Tanzania. Authorities have been in damage control mode for the last few days after widespread misinformation about a cultural exchange program sparked a public panic – reflecting Japan’s conservative attitudes toward immigration and a

By Max Saltman, Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has claimed its double strike on a Gaza hospital that killed health workers and journalists on Monday was targeting a camera positioned by Hamas, without providing evidence, as the United Nations condemned the attack and demanded “accountability and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, a celebration of the new year. September 11-13, 2026 – Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on September 11 and is celebrated through nightfall on September 13. Facts Rosh Hashanah means “head of the year” in Hebrew. It is a time

By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — The figurehead of the populist right in the United Kingdom has pledged to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and withdraw the country from international human rights treaties. But experts say Nigel Farage’s plans – billed as the most radical immigration overhaul in modern British politics – are

By Mostafa Salem and Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — United States Special Envoy Tom Barrack sparked outrage after telling Lebanese journalists to act “civilized,” not “animalistic,” during a news conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. Barrack, joined by deputy envoy Morgan Ortagus, was in the Lebanese capital as part of US efforts to

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil. Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had linked Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to two arson attacks last year, targeting a

By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Iran faces a renewal of UN-mandated sanctions within weeks unless it returns to negotiations on the future of its nuclear program and allows international inspections of its facilities. The process for restoring sanctions that were lifted a decade ago under a landmark nuclear deal

By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he told his South Korean counterpart during a meeting on Monday where they discussed peace in the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang’s nuclear weapon capabilities. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who

By Catherine Nicholls, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Three people died when a helicopter crashed on the Isle of Wight during a flying lesson Monday morning, officials have said. One person was hospitalized and is in serious condition, according to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. Flight operator Northumbria Helicopters said the aircraft took

By Philippe Cordier and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Paris (CNN) — A man in France has been detained on suspicion of murder after four bodies were found in Paris’ River Seine earlier this month. The suspect, who prosecutors described as a “homeless man in his twenties,” was brought before a judicial court on Sunday, the Créteil

By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israel is facing fierce condemnation after a pair of strikes on a Gaza hospital killed five journalists as well as medical workers and others on Monday. At least 20 people were killed in the attack, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, with

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Wagner, a feared Russian mercenary group that is notorious for staging a failed mutiny against Moscow and accused of committing serious abuses against civilians in Africa, is being replaced on the continent by another Russian paramilitary. Its successor, experts say, is the Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps. For years,

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Kajiki proved deadly in Vietnam after it made landfall as a powerful typhoon on Monday, unleashing dangerous winds and prompting authorities to evacuate tens of thousands of residents as it surged through the country’s central provinces. Three people were killed across three provinces and 13 others were

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Nearly a week after Hamas accepted the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal from Qatari and Egyptian mediators, Israel has yet to respond – even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims he is “immediately” starting negotiations to release all the hostages and end the war. The silence reflects a

By Mitchell McCluskey and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — France’s Foreign Ministry summoned the US ambassador to the country, Charles Kushner, on Sunday after he authored a letter accusing the French government of a “lack of sufficient action” in confronting antisemitism. France strongly rejected the “unacceptable” allegations in Kushner’s letter, which the ministry said “fall

By Ivana Kottasová, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian journalist who was held incommunicado by Russia for more than three years has been released on Sunday as part of the latest prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv. For more than three years, Dmytro Khilyuk, 50, was one of the thousands of Ukrainian civilians detained

By Eyad Kourdi and Darna Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israel struck Yemen’s Houthis on Sunday after the Iran-backed rebels fired a new type of missile at Israel. The Israeli military said it struck a military site where the presidential palace is located, as well as two power plants and a fuel storage site. At least

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hopes are fading that an injured climber who has been stuck on a mountain in Kyrgyzstan for 12 days after rescue efforts had to be terminated because of bad weather. Natalia Nagovitsyna was descending from the top of Jengish Chokusu, or Victory Peak, at Kyrgyzstan’s border with China, when

By Svitlana Vlasova, Todd Symons and Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump joined other world leaders in sending messages of support to Ukraine on Sunday as it celebrates Independence Day at a time when there is little hope for peace despite intense diplomatic efforts. Trump sent a letter to Ukraine on the

By Mostafa Salem, Ibrahim Dahman, Oren Liebermann, Lou Robinson, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, Gaza’s largest city was sprawling with life. Classrooms brimmed with schoolchildren, markets were full of shoppers and beachside cafes offered respite for those escaping the stresses of a besieged enclave. Gaza City boasts a rich history, inhabited for thousands of

CNN By Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — A dramatic rise in Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries has sent gasoline prices in Russia to record highs, despite the government banning petrol exports to cope with the crunch. Ukraine is focusing drone attacks on refineries, pumping stations and fuel trains in an effort

By CNN Staff Hong Kong (CNN) — “Did you know your videos are leaked?” The message from an anonymous stranger was how Ms. D, a woman in her 20s, learned her ex-boyfriend had leaked her private photos and intimate videos in a private chat on a Chinese language Telegram channel with more than 100,000 subscribers.

By Uriel Blanco, CNN Amid the sharp escalation in tensions between the United States and Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro mentioned China, the United States’ biggest economic rival, during a speech about education in the country. While speaking about tutorials to learn how to do new things during the closing of the “First Pedagogical Congress of

By Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — A dramatic rise in Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries has sent gasoline prices in Russia to record highs, despite the government banning petrol exports to cope with the crunch. Ukraine is focusing drone attacks on refineries, pumping stations and fuel trains in an effort to

By Max Saltman and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Organizers of a music festival in Portsmouth, England have apologized to Irish folk band The Mary Wallopers who claim they were muted during their set for displaying a Palestinian flag. A string of other performers pulled out of the Victorious music festival over the spat, accusing

By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — One by one, they emerge from their slumber: Dholu, an energetic young male with a noticeable limp; Oldie, the greying elder who loves a belly rub; and Snoopy, a golden-eyed boy who patiently waits his turn. They’re not summoned by a whistle but the

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — An Italian Facebook page where thousands of men posted intimate images of their female partners, sisters and unknown women – many of them without their consent, has been closed down following public outrage and multiple complaints to police. Since it was launched in 2019, hundreds of thousands of

By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — The smell of garbage is overwhelming and intense under the Caribbean sun. The accumulated waste is such that an entire street in Havana, far from its tourist district, was blocked to traffic. Yet garbage collectors here aren’t on strike; they simply don’t come often enough. It’s just another example

By Rebecca Wright, Ben Wedeman, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Dan Hodge, CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (CNN) — Three meters underground, a network of tunnels and trenches fortified with timber provides a safer spot for frontline fighters to rest and recuperate – and a deeper position to defend against a potential Russian advance into Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine. Down

By Nadeen Ebrahim, Eugenia Yosef, Oren Liebermann, Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Parts of Gaza are officially experiencing a “man-made” famine, according to a Friday report by a United Nations-backed initiative, which added that the situation is expected to worsen after months of relentless conflict. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) found that famine

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A postman has been hailed a hero for performing an extraordinary act perhaps only fully appreciated by people who dry their bed sheets outside in the sun. Gurpreet Singh was caught on a homeowner’s security camera making a delivery to a suburban address in Logan, south of

NINE NEWS, VERRITY WANDEL, CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A postman has been hailed a hero for performing an extraordinary act perhaps only fully appreciated by people who dry their bed sheets outside in the sun. Gurpreet Singh was caught on a homeowner’s security camera making a delivery to a suburban

By Christian Edwards, CNN Epping, England (CNN) — The Bell Hotel in Epping, just outside of London, gets no new bookings, yet is full every night. That’s because, since 2020, it has been used by the government to help house the thousands of asylum seekers who arrive each year on England’s southern coast and become

By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid an emotional tribute to soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine, saying his ‘heart aches’ in a rare admission of military losses. Kim made the comments on Thursday at a ceremony in

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — As he tumbled down a steep cliff in Norway, Alec Luhn knew his life was in danger. “I remember thinking, ‘This is really bad. This is the start of the disaster movie,’” Luhn said in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “This is that moment where everything goes really,

CNN By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — As he tumbled down a steep cliff in Norway, Alec Luhn knew his life was in danger. “I remember thinking, ‘This is really bad. This is the start of the disaster movie,’” Luhn said in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “This is that moment where everything goes

By Tal Shalev and Mitchell McCluskey (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered negotiations for the release of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza “on terms acceptable to Israel.” The Israel military still intends to advance plans to take control of Gaza City, Netanyahu said. The Israeli

By Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — The British government has agreed to pay almost $4 million to thousands of victims of a blaze started by its soldiers while in training in Kenya, according to documents seen by CNN. The settlement follows a long legal battle by local community members in the East African country. The

By Rocio Muñoz-Ledo, Michael Rios, Germán Padinger, CNN (CNN) — An attack on a Colombian National Police helicopter and a suspected car bombing near a military air base killed at least 19 people Thursday in what Colombian authorities are describing as terrorist acts. It’s unclear whether the events are related. The police helicopter was attacked

By Ibrahim Dahman, Nadeen Ebrahim, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Tareq Al Hilou, CNN (CNN) — The drums of war are pounding on the doorstep of Gaza City. Residents of the largest city in northern Gaza, packed with locals and refugees, fear the hours are ticking down before a looming Israeli offensive. Dozens gathered on Thursday

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A US woman has been sentenced to 30 years in a British jail after trying to kill a man in Birmingham, England. Aimee Betro, 45, from Wisconsin, flew to the UK in August 2019 and spent more than two weeks in the country before trying to shoot the man

By Sophie Tanno (CNN) — Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the months that followed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The explosions nearly three years ago left gas billowing from Nord Stream 1 and 2 – two major conduits that transported Russian gas

By Svitlana Vlasova, Lauren Kent, Anna Chernova, Victoria Butenko, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Russia launched its largest drone and missile salvo on Ukraine in more than a month, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday, as Moscow accused Kyiv of not being interested in a “sustainable, fair and long-term settlement.” Nine civilians were killed in the strikes

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made a rare trip to Tibet and hailed the crushing of “separatism” in the once-restive region, as Beijing prepares for a looming struggle over the successor of the aging and exiled Dalai Lama and the hearts and minds of millions of Tibetans. Communist Party

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea has a secret, previously unreported missile base near its northern border with China, which could pose a “potential nuclear threat” to much of East Asia and the United States, according to a new report released Wednesday. The Sinpung-dong missile base is located just 27 kilometers (about 17

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead deep into the territory of its geopolitical rival, China, just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his first visit there in years. The Agni-5 was launched in India’s eastern Odisha state and

By Mostafa Salem, CNN Rafah, Egypt (CNN) — For nearly two years, Egyptian truck drivers have braved the only land crossing into Gaza outside Israel to deliver vital aid, but long delays, Israeli rejections and harsh border conditions are testing their resolve to continue serving Palestinians in the war-torn enclave. The drivers spend weeks parked

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — They roll down Beijing streets, some covered from prying eyes by huge tarpaulins, but the silhouettes of missiles, tanks and undersea vehicles are unmistakable as China prepares for its most revealing military parade in six years. For military watchers, the procession of veiled armaments is offering valuable clues to

Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A fire burned aboard a US Navy warship anchored off Okinawa for 12 hours, injuring two sailors, a statement from the Navy’s 7th Fleet in Japan said. The fire aboard the USS New Orleans, an amphibious transport dock ship with a crew of more than 360 sailors and capable of

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Arnon Nampa’s youngest child runs toward the sound of shackles. The 3-year-old’s only memories of his father, a prominent human right lawyer and activist, are from seeing him in a courtroom – not from his work defending others, but from the numerous lese majeste cases against him, Thailand’s notoriously

By Tal Shalev, Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — As the earliest stages of a massive assault on Gaza City take shape, Israel is calling up tens of thousands of reservists to take part in the impending military operation. The takeover and occupation of the largest city in northern Gaza, which Israel’s Prime

By Joseph Ataman, Pierre Bairin, Philippe Cordier, CNN Paris (CNN) — French police are investigating the death of a popular streamer, who died during a nearly 12-day stream after apparently suffering abusive and humiliating treatment while viewers watched live. Raphaël Graven, 46, known online as Jean Pormanove or JP, is one of the biggest streamers

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Sunni extremist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Facts The Yemeni-based arm of al Qaeda, AQAP, emerged when al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and Yemen unified in 2009. Many analysts believe AQAP is the most dangerous al Qaeda affiliate. AQAP’s main goals include

By Tal Shalev, Joseph Ataman, Pierre Bairin, Angus Watson, Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — In an escalating international dispute, Israel launched a series of diplomatic attacks against several of its Western allies as they prepare to recognize a Palestinian state next month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two strongly worded letters to the leaders of

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — A rapper from Irish language rap group Kneecap was greeted by hundreds of supporters waving flags and holding banners as he arrived in court on Wednesday morning on a terror charge. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs as Mo Chara, has been accused of displaying a flag in

By Masoud Popalzai and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A bus carrying Afghans recently deported from Iran crashed and burst into flames Tuesday, killing dozens of men, women and children. At least 76 people were killed after a collision on a highway in the city of Herat, governor spokesperson Mufti Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi told CNN.

Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Charlie Miller Paju, South Korea (CNN) — Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak-sop now has a single dying wish: to return to North Korea and be buried alongside his comrades. Ahn has spent most of his

CNN Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Charlie Miller Paju, South Korea (CNN) — Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak-sop now has a single dying wish: to return to North Korea and be buried alongside his comrades. Ahn has spent most of

By Helen Regan, Sophia Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Sudden and intense bursts of extreme rainfall are causing devastation across mountainous parts of South Asia, triggering flash floods, deadly mudflows and huge landslides that have washed out entire neighbourhoods and turned vibrant communities into heaps of mud and rubble. In northwest Pakistan, ferocious floods have crashed

By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Mexican authorities are investigating the discovery of six severed human heads between the central states of Puebla and Tlaxcala, according to the Tlaxcala Prosecutor’s Office. It said on X that the heads belonged to men, without providing further details about the case. CNN has requested more information and is

By Clarissa Ward, Zeena Saifi, Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Eliya Cohen is a survivor who can’t yet bring himself to live again. He hid under bodies as Hamas militants hurled grenades into a bomb shelter before they took him prisoner. He lived through 505 days of captivity in Gaza, chained and

By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday the deployment of 4.5 million militiamen throughout the country, assuring that “no empire will touch the sacred soil of Venezuela,” after the United States doubled the reward for information leading to his arrest and increased the number of troops sailing around Latin