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By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Israeli police raided two Palestinian bookstores in occupied east Jerusalem on Sunday, confiscating books and arresting one of the owners and his nephew, according to their family members. CCTV footage shared by the owners, four brothers from the Muna family, shows police officers putting

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to encourage young people to tie the knot and have babies to halt demographic decline in the world’s second-largest economy. Some 6.1 million couples registered their marriages in

By Michael Rios and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s center-right President Daniel Noboa fell short of securing an outright majority in the country’s general election, according to results available on Monday, setting the stage for a run-off vote against his nearest leftist rival. The second-round vote, provisionally scheduled for April, will decide if the

By Dana Karni and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The families of the three Israeli hostages released Saturday have spoken out about their loved ones’ ordeal in Hamas captivity, saying they hope their suffering provides impetus to efforts to free all those still in Gaza as soon as possible. Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and

By Joseph Ataman and Richard Quest, CNN Paris (CNN) — For a man who’s spent his career battling to make France more pro-business, Europe’s prospects on artificial intelligence are worrying: an oversight that could cost the bloc dearly. “We are not in the race today,” French President Emmanuel Macron told CNN’s Richard Quest in an

CNN By Joseph Ataman and Richard Quest, CNN Paris (CNN) — For a man who’s spent his career battling to make France more pro-business, Europe’s prospects on artificial intelligence are worrying: an oversight that could cost the bloc dearly. “We are not in the race today,” French President Emmanuel Macron told CNN’s Richard Quest in

By Mohammad al-Sawalhi, Ibrahim Dahman and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israel completed its withdrawal from the Netzarim Corridor on Sunday, a militarized zone that splits Gaza in half, as part of its commitments under a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have filed through the area, many of them returning decimated

By Jay Ganglani, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party won elections in the sprawling megacity of Delhi for the first time in 27 years on Saturday, defeating one of his most prominent critics in a much-needed boost after losing its national majority last year. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won

By CNN Staff (CNN) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred on Saturday in the Caribbean Sea, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami advisory. The tremor hit 129 miles southwest of Georgetown, Cayman Islands, at 6.23 p.m. ET Saturday, the USGS reported. The US National Tsunami Warning Center (NWTC) initially

By Dana Karni, Mitchell McCluskey and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — For the Israeli hostages freed Saturday, the suffering did not end when Hamas militants paraded their frail and gaunt figures on a stage in Gaza ahead of their release to the Red Cross. Only later, after the freed men arrived back in Israel, would

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — US-funded aid work around the world has been largely brought to a standstill, multiple sources tell CNN, despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claims that the United States continues to provide lifesaving humanitarian aid. As the Trump’s administration’s 90-day freeze on nearly all US foreign aid continues into a

By Eve Brennan and Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at freezing assistance to South Africa over a controversial law that allows the government to seize farmland from ethnic minorities — namely White farmers — without compensation, as well as the country’s stance against Israel and

By Sophie Tanno, Mick Krever and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Three male Israeli hostages and 183 Palestinian prisoners were freed in the fifth round of exchanges between Israel and Hamas Saturday, but the gaunt, frail appearance of the released hostages was condemned as “shocking” by Israel. A group representing the families of hostages held

CNN By Paula Newton and Anna Cooban, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a business gathering on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing,” two Canadian business leaders who were at the meeting confirmed to CNN. Trudeau’s comments, first reported by the Toronto Star,

CNN By Paula Newton and Anna Cooban, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a business gathering on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing,” two Canadian business leaders who were at the meeting confirmed to CNN. Trudeau’s comments, first reported by the Toronto Star,

CNN By Ana Melgar, Sana Noor Haq and Ivonne Valdés, CNN (CNN) — At least two people were killed Friday after a small plane crashed onto a busy road and collided with a bus in São Paulo, southern Brazil, leaving charred aircraft parts strewn along the highway. The crash took place around 7:20 a.m. local

By Paula Newton and Anna Cooban, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a business gathering on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing,” two Canadian business leaders who were at the meeting confirmed to CNN. Trudeau’s comments, first reported by the Toronto Star, were

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has launched new attacks in Russia’s southern Kursk region as US President Donald Trump pushes for ceasefire talks. The Institute for the Study of War, a US-based conflict monitor, said that Ukrainian forces launched a new series of assaults in the Kursk region on Thursday, advancing up to

By Lauren Izso, Kareem Khadder, Ivana Kottasová and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Hamas is set to release three Israeli from Gaza on Saturday, in what will be the fifth round of exchanges under the ongoing ceasefire. Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi, and Or Levy are expected to be released on the 491st day of

CNN By Esha Mitra, Aishwarya S Iyer and Ross Adkin, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — US officials kept around 100 deported Indian migrants in shackles for their 40-hour flight home, including during bathroom breaks, in the latest incident to spark anger overseas at President Donald Trump’s migration crackdown. Indian lawmakers demonstrated outside parliament on Thursday,

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Two tourists have died from suspected pesticide poisoning after their hostel in Sri Lanka was fumigated for bedbugs, Britain’s PA Media news agency has reported. Ebony McIntosh, a 24-year-old digital marketing and social media manager from the English city of Derby, and 26-year-old Nadine Raguse from Germany were both

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the organization of engaging in “illegitimate and baseless actions” targeting the United States and its ally, Israel. The ICC, which prosecutes individuals for grave international crimes, has faced backlash from the US and Israel

By Ana Melgar, Sana Noor Haq and Ivonne Valdés, CNN (CNN) — At least two people were killed Friday after a small plane crashed onto a busy road and collided with a bus in São Paulo, southern Brazil, leaving charred aircraft parts strewn along the highway. The crash took place around 7:20 a.m. local time

CNN By Esha Mitra, Aishwarya S Iyer and Ross Adkin, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — US officials kept around 100 deported Indian migrants in shackles for their 40-hour flight home, including during bathroom breaks, in the latest incident to spark anger overseas at President Donald Trump’s migration crackdown. Indian lawmakers demonstrated outside parliament on Thursday,

By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide. Colombia is the world’s top producer and exporter of cocaine, mainly to the United States and Europe, and the

By Esha Mitra, Aishwarya S Iyer and Ross Adkin, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — US officials kept around 100 deported Indian migrants in shackles for their 40-hour flight home, including during bathroom breaks, in the latest incident to spark anger overseas at President Donald Trump’s migration crackdown. Indian lawmakers demonstrated outside parliament on Thursday, some

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s air force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from France, along with F-16s from the Netherlands. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed the transfer of the Mirage jets in a post on X, adding the fighters

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal and accusing the country of ceding control of the critical waterway to a US rival: China. “Above all, China is operating the Panama Canal.

By Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — “How to prepare for a power outage?” reads the Facebook post from the Estonian Rescue Board, the country’s civil defense agency. The picture shows a young woman holding up a power bank, over a table loaded with water bottles, a flashlight and other emergency supplies. Estonia, along with fellow

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Nuclear engineer and former Miss America Grace Stanke has entered the fierce debate in Australia over its future energy policy with a 10-day national tour extolling the benefits of nuclear power in a country where it’s been banned for almost 30 years. The speaking tour is familiar

CNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mullah Mohammed Omar, who is credited with creating the Taliban. Personal:Birth date: circa 1958 Death date: circa 2013 Birth place: Afghanistan Marriages: Had at least three wives. Children: Had at least five or six children. Other Facts:Known as the Commander of the Faithful, Mullah

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Christopher Lamb, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Italy and the Vatican in April to meet with Pope Francis, as the Catholic Church celebrates a special Jubilee year, which takes place every quarter of a century. The British monarch will join the expected 32 million

By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted US President Donald Trump a golden pager during their meeting in Washington on Tuesday, an Israeli political source told CNN. The gift was an allusion to a deadly September operation carried out by Israel in Lebanon, which targeted pagers used by members of

By Melissa Bell, Sarah Dean and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Örebro, Sweden (CNN) — Shattered glass and a broken door covered with police tape mark the entrance to the apartment where the reported suspect in Sweden’s worst mass shooting is believed to have lived as a recluse. Citing police sources, the Swedish national broadcaster and

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Living in Australia means you might have to accept coming across a snake or two on your property at some point. But one Sydney homeowner got more than he bargained for when a snake catcher unearthed 102 of the slithery reptiles hiding in his garden. David Stein had spotted

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said. UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango told CNN

By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Shakoofa Khalili was waiting for her husband to return home with bread from the market when she heard their eight-year-old daughter scream from the balcony. The girl had seen police approach her father in the street outside their safe house in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad

By Lucas Lilieholm, Michael Schwartz and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed US President Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza, as Israel’s army was ordered to prepare plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the territory. Trump’s plan triggered an enormous backlash, with leaders from the Middle

By Edward Szekeres and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Australia has introduced strict laws to combat hate crimes, introducing mandatory minimum sentences for a range of terrorism offenses and displaying hate symbols, following a spate of antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. The new laws passed Thursday toughen punishment for hate crimes, including minimum six-year

By Caroline Jaime, Alex Stambaugh and Mounira Elsamra, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army. Vivian van de Perre, deputy head

By Lucas Lilieholm, Patrick Oppmann, Valeria Ordonez, Gerardo Lemos, Caitlin Danaher and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the State Department’s assertion that Panama “has agreed to no longer charge fees” to US government vessels transiting the Panama Canal after an outcry from the Panamanian government. On

By Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — Scientists in Australia have successfully produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a feat they hailed as a “ground-breaking achievement” that could one day help save endangered species. The research could be pivotal for Australia’s conservation efforts, given the country’s urgent need to protect

By Nic Robertson, Florence Davey-Attlee and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Oldham, England (CNN) — The northern English town of Oldham is used to outsiders exploiting it to “drive an agenda,” local councilor Abdul Wahid said. But people here never expected to be the focus of Elon Musk, who spent much of early January posting about a

By Associated Press Lisbon, Portugal (AP) — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. The 53-year-old was designated as the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims, in his father’s will. His father

By Aishwarya Iyer, Esha Mitra and Heather Law, CNN (CNN) — At least 104 Indian citizens were deported from the United States Tuesday night on a military aircraft, according to officials from India’s Punjab state, as US President Donald Trump makes stemming immigration a top priority. The C-17 aircraft, carrying migrants mainly from India’s Gujarat,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of billionaire and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Personal Birth date: September 29, 1936 Death date: June 12, 2023 Birth place: Milan, Italy Father: Luigi Berlusconi, bank clerk Mother: Rosella (Bossi) Berlusconi, homemaker Marriages: Veronica Lario, (1990-2012, divorced); Carla Dall’Oglio, (1965-1985, divorced) Children:

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Facts Haditha is a city on the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Eight US Marines faced charges in the deaths, but only one was convicted of a crime, that of negligent dereliction of duty. Timeline

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Guatemala has also agreed to create a task force for border control and

CNN By Tareq Al Hilou, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Khan Younis and Nuseirat, Gaza (CNN) — Life in northern Gaza is desperate – there is no water, no electricity and so much rubble that there’s barely enough space to put up tents. Yet more than half a million Palestinians

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — An Italian lawmaker has filed a legal complaint for hunting without a license against Donald Trump Jr. and his hunting party after video emerged showing him surrounded by dead birds that he and his group allegedly shot in a protected conservation area of the Venice lagoon. The

CNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — An Italian lawmaker has filed a legal complaint for hunting without a license against Donald Trump Jr. and his hunting party after video emerged showing him surrounded by dead birds that he and his group allegedly shot in a protected conservation area of the Venice lagoon.

By Tareq Al Hilou, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Khan Younis and Nuseirat, Gaza (CNN) — Life in northern Gaza is desperate – there is no water, no electricity and so much rubble that there’s barely enough space to put up tents. Yet more than half a million Palestinians have

By Eve Brennan, Abel Alvarado and Ivonne Valdés, CNN (CNN) — Argentina has announced it will pull out of the World Health Organization (WHO), mirroring a similar move by US President Donald Trump last month. “President (Javier) Milei instructed (foreign minister) Gerardo Werthein to withdraw Argentina’s participation in the World Health Organization,” presidential spokesperson Manuel

By Pierre Bairin and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Police are chasing two suspects who fled into Brussels’ metro tunnels following a shooting in the Belgian capital, according to officials. Authorities were first called to Clemenceau train station at around 6 a.m. (12:00 a.m. ET) on Wednesday, said Willemien Baert, a spokesperson for the

By Henrik Pettersson, Christian Edwards, Sarah Dean, Melissa Bell, Sophie Tanno and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Örebro, Sweden (CNN) — A gunman opened fire at an adult education center in the Swedish city of Örebro on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people in what the country’s prime minister called the “worst mass shooting in Swedish

By Kocha Olarn and Ross Adkin, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center of a global, billion-dollar online scam industry. As of Wednesday afternoon, at least one of the scam compounds was still operating, according to a local

CNN, POOL, SEE PREFONTS By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed reporters at the White House Tuesday, during which the president laid out his plan for the US to “take over” Gaza, relocate Palestinians to neighboring countries, and redevelop the war-torn enclave into what he described

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed reporters at the White House Tuesday, during which the president laid out his plan for the US to “take over” Gaza, relocate Palestinians to neighboring countries, and redevelop the war-torn enclave into what he described as the “Riviera of

By Edward Szekeres and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — The Taliban suspended the operation of Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station after raiding its premises on Tuesday, deepening the exclusion of women from public life and society since the group took power in 2021. Kabul-based Radio Begum – a station run by women with content

By Max Saltman and Paula Newton, CNN Vaughan, Ontario (CNN) — In the hours before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a 30-day pause on US President Donald Trump’s threatened 25% tariff on Canadian goods, the co-founder of one of Canada’s largest auto parts manufacturers was bewildered. “Why blow it up?” Rob Wildeboer, executive chairman

CNN By Henrik Pettersson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Police said at least 10 people were killed at a school on Tuesday, in what has been described as the worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history. The suspected perpetrator also died. A large number of people were injured after a gunman opened fire at

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Food distribution is being stopped. Health services are being shut down. Lifesaving aid is being tied up, with no way to disburse it. These aren’t warnings of what’s to come, but examples of what aid workers say is the fallout of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest number of deaths in a single commercial airplane crash occurred when a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 crashed into

CNN By Abeer Salman, Jomana Karadsheh and Tareq Al Hilou, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian toddler forced to wait weeks for permission to leave Gaza for life saving medical treatment has finally arrived in Jordan. The girl is now in hospital receiving critical medical treatment. Two-year-old Habiba al-Askari left the besieged Palestinian enclave after a

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has said he wants access to Ukraine’s mineral deposits in exchange for future military aid that Kyiv needs as it continues to defend itself against Russia’s aggression. While the comment highlighted Trump’s transactional approach to the war in Ukraine, it was not entirely unexpected. The

CNN By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Berlin (CNN) — As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on tightening the country’s immigration policy — shifting the nation to the right. Speaking to CNN in Berlin following his Christian Democratic Party’s (CDU) convention,

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk “on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” the presidency announced on Tuesday. “In the process, the President reiterated South Africa’s constitutionally embedded values of the respect for the rule of law, justice, fairness and equality,” it said. The

By Henrik Pettersson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Police said at least 10 people were killed at a school on Tuesday, in what has been described as the worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history. The suspected perpetrator also died. A large number of people were injured after a gunman opened fire at a

By Larry Madowo, Eve Brennan and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese military has left hundreds of people dead. In a statement on

By Stefano Pozzebon, Jessie Yeung, Marlon Sorto and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — El Salvador has agreed to house violent US criminals and receive deportees of any nationality, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday, in an unprecedented – and legally problematic deal – that has alarmed critics and rights groups. Rubio unveiled the

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Berlin (CNN) — As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on tightening the country’s immigration policy — shifting the nation to the right. Speaking to CNN in Berlin following his Christian Democratic Party’s (CDU) convention, Friedrich

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Kensington Place released a photo of a smiling Princess of Wales in honor of World Cancer Day on Monday. According to the palace’s post on X, the photo was taken by her six-year old son Prince Louis. It shows Catherine with arms outstretched atop a log in a forest.

By Anna Cooban, CNN Ecuador will apply a 27% tariff on Mexican goods to “ensure fair treatment” of Ecuadorian producers, President Daniel Noboa said on Monday. In a post on X, Noboa said he is open to signing a free trade deal with Mexico, but “not when there is abuse,” though did not elaborate. The

CNN By Larry Madowo, Eve Brennan and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese military has left hundreds of people dead. In a statement

By Ivana Kottasová, Anna Chernova and Victoria Butenko, CNN The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, described by authorities in Kyiv as a “criminal mastermind”, has died following a bombing in central Moscow, according to Russian state media. Armen Sarkisyan died Monday at a Moscow hospital from injuries sustained in an explosion

By Kareem Khadder, Zeena Saifi and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — The mayor of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, told CNN on Monday that the Israeli assault on the Jenin Refugee Camp was akin to the war in Gaza, saying it had destroyed 120 buildings and displaced 15,000 people. “What has been happening in

By Abeer Salman, Jomana Karadsheh and Tareq Al Hilou, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian toddler forced to wait weeks for permission to leave Gaza for life saving medical treatment has finally arrived in Jordan. The girl is now in hospital receiving critical medical treatment. Two-year-old Habiba al-Askari left the besieged Palestinian enclave after a mammoth

By Larry Madowo, Catherine Nicholls, Nimi Princewill and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese soldiers has killed more than 900 people and

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responded on Monday to US President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off aid over the alleged mistreatment of White farmers, denying Trump’s claim that authorities were “confiscating land.” “South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice

By Hassan Tayir and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu, one of the most prominent stars in the Chinese-speaking world, has died of a flu-related illness at age 48, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency reported Monday, citing her sister. Hsu died of pneumonia after catching the flu during a family

By Abel Alvarado, CNN Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (CNN) — The main room in the El Buen Samaritano shelter in Ciudad Juarez, a city along the US-Mexico border, is quiet for most of the day. Rows of bunk beds stretch from wall to wall, each separated by thin curtains or hanging sheets. The mismatched mattresses are

By Mick Krever, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A deadline to begin talks on extending Gaza’s ceasefire arrived Monday with the Israeli prime minister in Washington, silence from his office about when a negotiating team might engage with Hamas, and considerable uncertainty about what the next stage of the fragile truce will look like. The ceasefire,

By Samantha Waldenberg and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump reiterated his vow to “take back” the Panama Canal on Sunday, warning of “powerful” US action in an escalating diplomatic dispute with the Central American country over China’s presence around the vital waterway. “China is running the Panama Canal that was not given

By Maria Kostenko, Kostyantyn Hak, Kareem El Damanhoury, Mariya Knight and Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A Russian strike on a residential building in central Ukraine killed at least 14 people, including two children, emergency services said, one of many attacks across the country this weekend. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia targeted the building

CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Rebecca Wright and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Could a ceasefire deal be a disaster for Ukraine in disguise? That is the urgent question echoing in Ukrainian frontline bunkers and in the ruins of besieged towns, where ubiquitous exhaustion begs for peace, but where a costly learned distrust of Russia

By Helen Regan and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Deadly floodwaters triggered by record rainfall in Australia’s northeast rose for a third day Monday as authorities warned flood-stricken communities to brace themselves for further destruction. One person drowned in the flooding on Sunday and thousands of residents in low-lying coastal suburbs and towns are under

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — On the first day of November, Aleksandar Matkovic was running late for a train. He was traveling from Novi Sad, in the north of Serbia, to its capital Belgrade, where he works as an economic historian. When he got to the station, he witnessed a scene of horror that

By Nick Paton Walsh, Rebecca Wright and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Could a ceasefire deal be a disaster for Ukraine in disguise? That is the urgent question echoing in Ukrainian frontline bunkers and in the ruins of besieged towns, where ubiquitous exhaustion begs for peace, but where a costly learned distrust of Russia rules.

By Teele Rebane, Isaac Yee, Halim Surin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) — Millions dined in their restaurants worldwide, getting a taste of Malaysia supplied by a sprawling conglomerate that claimed to embrace Islamic values by caring for thousands of disadvantaged children they said were orphans in homes across the country. But the leaders of Global

Story by Associated Press A Norwegian-owned, Russian-crewed ship that authorities initially suspected of involvement in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland has been released. Norwegian police said late Friday that no findings had been made that would have linked the ship, the Silver Dania, “to the

By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A key group of Arab nations have said they “firmly” reject any efforts to resettle or evict Palestinians from Gaza, after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to “clean out” the enclave and move its population to neighboring countries. The foreign ministers of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates,

By Mick Krever, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages from captivity in two orderly handover ceremonies that stood in marked contrast to chaotic scenes earlier this week. After 484 days in Gaza, Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Kalderon returned to Israeli soil. Stepping off a military helicopter

By Alejandra Jaramillo and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela are heading home to the US, President Donald Trump announced Friday, after his envoy met with the country’s President Nicolás Maduro. The meeting in Caracas, first reported by CNN, was notable given Washington does not officially recognize the

By Betiana Fernández Martino, CNNEE (CNN) — Carolina Aló was 17 years old the night her father, Edgardo, saw her for the last time. In their final conversation, he pleaded with Carolina to leave her boyfriend because of the way he treated her. Almost 30 years later, Edgardo remembers the following night as if it

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Halle and Berlin, Germany (CNN) — “You have to make a decision. Do you want to have the party of [Chancellor] Olaf Scholz and all those eunuchs? Or are you on our side, with Elon Musk and Donald Trump? Which side has more sex appeal?” This was Maximilian Krah, a highly

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship torpedoed and sunk by Nazi Germany was definitively confirmed by Brazil’s navy this week. The wreck of the Vital de Oliveira was initially discovered in 2011 by a

By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Kateryna and her husband Oleg endure what every citizen of Kyiv must – long blackouts, hours without any internet connection and constant apprehension about the next missile barrage. But as they begin 2023, they are also preparing for the arrival of twin boys. Kateryna, who is 34, is eight

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters Friday. “The WHO (World Health Organization) and its partners conducted an

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko Father: name unavailable publicly Mother: Yekaterina Lukashenko, milkmaid Marriage: Galina (Zhelnerovich) Lukashenko (1975-present) Children: with Galina (Zhelnerovich) Lukashenko:

By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Norwegian police have seized a Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of being involved in causing “serious damage” to a fiber cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden. Troms Police in northern Norway located the Silver Dania ship on Thursday evening, following a request from Latvian authorities, and it