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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III had just finished giving a speech to Australia’s Parliament House on Monday when an Indigenous senator began yelling, “You are not my king.” From the back of the room, Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe shouted at the royal couple, “Give us our land back,

CNN By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — At least 87 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit several multi-story buildings overnight Saturday on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the enclave’s health ministry said. The number killed includes 27 bodies retrieved so far and 60 people under the rubble. More than 40 people had been injured, including a number of very critical cases, the ministry said. CNN

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The video depicts a desperate, abandoned man trying to attack a sophisticated military drone with a wooden stick. Or perhaps it shows a defiant hero who is staring the enemy in the eye while fighting till the bitter end. It depends on who is watching. When the Israel Defense

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The video depicts a desperate, abandoned man trying to attack a sophisticated military drone with a wooden stick. Or perhaps it shows a defiant hero who is staring the enemy in the eye while fighting till the bitter end. It depends on who is watching. When the Israel

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Hurricane Oscar’s arrival to eastern Cuba Sunday impacted millions of residents already facing days without power, after fresh attempts to restore much of the nation’s electric grid failed. In the capital city of Havana early Monday, people were seen outdoors in poor lighting, a few playing dominoes

By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — At least 87 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit several multi-story buildings overnight Saturday on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the enclave’s health ministry said. The number killed includes 27 bodies retrieved so far and 60 people under the rubble. More than 40 people had been injured, including a number of very critical cases, the ministry said. CNN cannot

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has been on the receiving end of scathing criticism from European leaders who are trying to restrain the Jewish state from pressing on with its wars in Gaza and southern Lebanon. From calls for a complete halt of weapons sales to Israel and considering sanctions on far-right Israeli

CNN By Ivan Watson, Heather Chen, Rebecca Wright and Tom Booth, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Though he is provided with a straw mat, Matthew says he prefers to sleep on the concrete floor of his cell in the maximum-security wing of Singapore’s Changi Prison. “It’s more cooling that way,” says the 41-year-old former schoolteacher, who

By Ivan Watson, Heather Chen, Rebecca Wright and Tom Booth, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Though he is provided with a straw mat, Matthew says he prefers to sleep on the concrete floor of his cell in the maximum-security wing of Singapore’s Changi Prison. “It’s more cooling that way,” says the 41-year-old former schoolteacher, who was

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — With the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, many Israelis are sensing a window of opportunity to bring back the hostages still held in Gaza – and they are making their voices heard. Huge crowds of protesters gathered across several cities in Israel on Saturday, demanding Prime

CNN By Isaac Yee, Victoria Butenko and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — North Korean soldiers have been filmed receiving uniforms and equipment at a training ground in Russia’s far east, appearing to confirm reports from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) that 1,500 soldiers have been shipped over for military training to be deployed in

By Isaac Yee, Victoria Butenko and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — North Korean soldiers have been filmed receiving uniforms and equipment at a training ground in Russia’s far east, appearing to confirm reports from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) that 1,500 soldiers have been shipped over for military training to be deployed in Ukraine.

CNN By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuba suffered a second nationwide blackout Saturday morning, hours after officials said power was being slowly restored. “At 6:15 am a new total outage occurred of the national electroenergetic system,” a post on the Cuba Electrical Union’s official Telegram channel said. “The Electric Union is working to reestablish

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuba suffered a second nationwide blackout Saturday morning, hours after officials said power was being slowly restored. “At 6:15 am a new total outage occurred of the national electroenergetic system,” a post on the Cuba Electrical Union’s official Telegram channel said. “The Electric Union is working to reestablish it.”

By Antonia Mortensen, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Italian parents who have made the often difficult and expensive decision to have children through surrogacy abroad have been thrown into a state of fear after a sudden shift in the country’s already strict restrictions on bringing those children up in Italy. Italy

By Alejandra Oraa, Esteban Campanela and Sebastián Jiménez Valencia, CNN en Español Madrid (CNN) — From exile in Spain, Venezuela’s opposition leader sat down with CNN en Español on Thursday where he spoke about the “nightmare” of his last days in Caracas and his hope to find a solution to Venezuela’s political crisis. In his first television

By Patrick Oppmann, Mia Alberti, CNN, and Verónica Calderón, Gerardo Lemos, CNN en Español Havana (CNN) — Cuba’s electrical grid shut down on Friday, plunging the whole country into a blackout after one of the island’s major power plants failed, according to its energy ministry. In a statement on X, the ministry said “the failure”

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Voters in Moldova are casting their ballots Sunday in two crucial votes, which have been billed as the most consequential in the country’s post-Soviet history. One is for president, the other a referendum on eventual European Union membership; neither appears safe from pro-Russian meddling. Some of those voting have

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after Hamas’ devastating October 7 attacks on Israel, the country’s military said Thursday it had killed the man it considers to have been the chief architect of that cross-border massacre – raising questions about the future of the war and of the militant group

By Jessie Yeung and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after Hamas’ devastating October 7 attacks on Israel, the country’s military said Thursday it had killed the man it considers to have been the chief architect of that cross-border massacre – raising questions about the future of the war and of the

By Hilary Whiteman and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The last time Charles and Camilla visited Australia in 2018, local marriage celebrant Lesley Kerl wore a bright red dress and managed to get close enough to the royal couple to strike up a conversation. Naturally, it was about tea – a subject close

By Kara Fox and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be one of the architects of the militant group’s October 7, 2023, terror attack and Israel’s most wanted man, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military. Sinwar was one of the key targets of Israel’s war

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days. Timeline 1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 – The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 –

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil. Personal Birth date: October 27, 1945 Birth place: Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil Father: Aristedes Inacio da Silva, agriculture worker Mother: Euridice Ferreira de Mello, seamstress Marriages: Rosangela Silva (May 18, 2022-present); Marisa Leticia Lula da

CNN By Jeremy Diamond, Dana Karni, Pauline Lockwood and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed by Israel to be chief architect of the militant group’s deadly October 7, 2023, terror attack that set off the war in Gaza, had been killed in battle. The

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — For the past decade, China has consistently ranked last in the world for internet freedom due to its all-pervading online surveillance and content control system dubbed the “Great Firewall.” But a new report out Wednesday shows that internet freedoms in China’s neighbor Myanmar are now just as lacking. The

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president of Iran. Personal Birth date: October 28, 1956 Birth place: Aradan, Iran Birth name: Mahmoud Saborjhian Father: Ahmad Saborjhian, a blacksmith. Ahmadinejad’s father changed the family name from Saborjhian to Ahmadinejad after the family moved to Tehran. Mother:

By Kareem Khadder, Sana Noor Haq and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Bodies strewn across dusty streets, entire roads destroyed by Israeli strikes, people starving. This is the picture painted of Jabalya, northern Gaza, by the emergency services chief in the area. “You can see the signs of hunger on the people in northern Gaza,”

By Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — The United States has warned Israel it may stop supplying the country with weapons unless the humanitarian situation in Gaza improves. This is not the first time Israel’s major ally has threatened to turn off supplies. In May, US President Joe Biden said he would halt some shipments of

By Lauren Kent, Kostya Gak and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented his long-anticipated “Victory Plan” to Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday, after failing to drum up additional, tangible support last week during meetings with European allies. The plan, which consists of five points and three additional “secret” points shared only with

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — The first 16 migrants rescued at sea while trying to reach Europe by way of Italy arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin on Wednesday aboard an Italian navy vessel, marking an extraordinary change in the handling of Mediterranean migration. The men – 10 Bangladeshi nationals and

By Jomana Karadsheh, Muhammad Darwish and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — In one of Gaza’s last standing hospitals, Tamara Al-Maarouf’s eyes well up with tears as she stands helplessly by her baby boy’s hospital bed. A tumor, now removed, has been compressing the 4-month-old’s tiny heart and he desperately needs treatment abroad. Meanwhile, 84-year-old Oded

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to at least 153, with another 100 people injured, police told CNN Thursday. The blast, which happened late evening local time on Tuesday in Majiya, a village in Jigawa state, came after the vehicle

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese and Russian defense officials vowed to strengthen their cooperation during meetings in Beijing this week – in the latest sign of deepening alignment between the neighbors that’s been closely watched by the US and its allies. The two countries have “common views, a common assessment of

By Helen Regan, Lex Harvey, Manveena Suri and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Twin bomb threats hit Indian airliners on opposite sides of the globe on Tuesday, forcing an emergency landing in the Arctic and fighter jets to scramble in Asia – the latest in a series of similar hoax scares for the country’s airlines.

By Lauren Kent and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian man has been rescued after 67 days adrift on a small boat in the bitterly cold Sea of Okhotsk, Russian authorities said Tuesday. The man’s brother and his teenage son died in the ordeal, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti, who named the

CNN By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea blew up parts of two major roads connected to the southern part of the peninsula on Tuesday, South Korean authorities said, after Pyongyang warned it would take steps to completely cut off its territory from the South. Parts

By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea blew up parts of two major roads connected to the southern part of the peninsula on Tuesday, South Korean authorities said, after Pyongyang warned it would take steps to completely cut off its territory from the South. Parts of

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — She appeared to be a beautiful woman and in the minds of men across Asia, the video calls they spoke on confirmed their newfound love was real. But Hong Kong police say the men had fallen prey to a romance scam that used deepfake artificial intelligence to lure

By Wayne Chang and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — China flew a record number of fighter jets and other warplanes around Taiwan during its large-scale military drills on Monday, the island’s Defense Ministry said. The one-day military exercises, which involved Chinese fighter jets, drones, warships and Coast Guard vessels simulating a blockade of the self-governing

CNN By Hanna Ziady and Anderson Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American murdered by Hamas militants in Gaza in August, have told CNN about the “crushing blow” of losing their son and say they fear that other families will receive the same “devastating news” unless world leaders take urgent action

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Most taxpayers filed their 2023 returns by the official deadline in mid-April, or they applied for an extension, giving them until today to file their returns. Remember, those who don’t meet tax due dates could face penalties and interest that will accrue until the situation is resolved. Here’s

By Hanna Ziady and Anderson Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American murdered by Hamas militants in Gaza in August, have told CNN about the “crushing blow” of losing their son and say they fear that other families will receive the same “devastating news” unless world leaders take urgent action to

CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN Dujiangyan, China (CNN) — Two giant pandas are on their way from China to Washington’s National Zoo, kicking off a much-awaited return of the beloved bears to the American capital. Bao Li and Qing Bao, both three years old, left the giant panda research base in Dujiangyan, a city near

By Hanna Ziady, Paula Newton and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Canada announced the expulsion of six Indian diplomats Monday, including the high commissioner, after the police accused agents of the Indian government of being linked to homicides, harassment and other “acts of violence” against Sikh separatists in the country. “Global Affairs Canada today announced

By Rob Picheta, Victoria Butenko and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is sending its citizens to help Russia’s military fight Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said, increasing concerns about the alliance between Moscow and the secretive state. In his daily video message on Sunday, the Ukrainian president said: “We see an increasing alliance between

CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN Dujiangyan, China (CNN) — Two giant pandas are on their way from China to Washington’s National Zoo, kicking off a much-awaited return of the beloved bears to the American capital. Bao Li and Qing Bao, both three years old, left the giant panda research base in Dujiangyan, a city near

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from Spain’s tallest bridge during an attempt to climb one of its pylons. The man fell from the Castilla-La Mancha bridge, which crosses the River Tagus outside the town of Talavera de la Reina in central Spain, according to a statement

By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Over the past week, the UN has said that the Israeli military has fired on its peacekeepers, forcibly entered its base, stopped logistics and injured more than a dozen of its troops in southern Lebanon. Israel’s attacks on the peacekeeping mission, which has operated in Lebanon for more than

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said. Helen Davey, who lived in northeastern England and ran a beauty salon, died in June as she “was leaning over the storage area of an Ottoman-styled

By Helen Regan and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — Taiwan has condemned the latest round of Chinese military drills around the self-governing island as an “unreasonable provocation” after Beijing deployed warships and fighter jets in what it described as a “stern warning” to “separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces.” The Chinese military’s Eastern

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Lauren Iszo, Dana Karni, Sarah Sirgany and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Four Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 60 people injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central-northern Israel, according to first responders and the Israeli military. The incident late Sunday local time is

By Ivana Kottasová, Lauren Iszo, Dana Karni, Sarah Sirgany and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Four Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 60 people injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central-northern Israel, according to first responders and the Israeli military. The incident late Sunday local time is one

By Ivana Kottasová, Svitlana Vlasova and Kostya Gak, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who went missing in an occupied part of her country, died in Russian detention last month, Ukrainian authorities said earlier this week. Roshchyna, who was 27, disappeared in August last year during a reporting trip to a Russian-occupied area in

By Omar Jimenez, Caitlin Stephen Hu and Matthew Reynard, CNN Springfield, Ohio (CNN) — It’s just past 4am. Daniel Aula is in his one room apartment praying, thankful he’s alive, and thankful he’s heading to work. Aula, originally from Haiti, has been living in Springfield over a year now. He knew about the quiet Ohio

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — It seemed like an unlikely stage for Kanye West to unveil his new music. But last month the American rapper – now known as Ye – held not just one but two sold-out “listening parties” in China, a country that imposes some of the toughest censorship in

By Lauren Kent and Natasha Maguder, CNN London (CNN) — Public figures across Scotland and the United Kingdom have paid tribute to the former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who died Saturday at the age of 69. Salmond, a leading figure in the Scottish independence movement, was taken ill while in North Macedonia, collapsing after

By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military is carrying out a widespread operation in northern Gaza, issuing evacuation orders and blocking food supplies, just weeks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to be mulling a plan to besiege the area to starve Hamas and force it to release hostages. The Israel Defense

By Lauren Kent, Kosta Gak and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is now entering its third month, with scores of settlements still firmly under its control. The operation marked the first time foreign troops entered Russian territory since World War II – embarrassing the Kremlin and proving to Kyiv’s

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Northern Israel (CNN) — The Ziv hospital in northern Israel is on high alert. Non-urgent operations are on hold, staff have been asked to consider donating blood when needed, and all patients – including newborns in the maternity unit – have been moved underground. The expectation here is clear: If Israel ends up

By Helen Regan and Esha Mitra, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Criminalizing marital rape would be “excessively harsh,” the Indian government has said, in a blow to campaigners ahead of a long-awaited Supreme Court decision that will affect hundreds of millions of people in India for generations. In India, it is not considered rape if

By Gawon Bae and Pauline Lockwood, CNN (CNN) — North Korea accused South Korea of flying propaganda-filled drones over Pyongyang and threatened “retaliation,” state media reported Friday.   South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not confirm or deny the accusations but urged North Korea “not to act rashly,” and said “all responsibility for the recent

CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — The man wore camouflage gear, a long beard protruding below a mask. His features were hidden, but when New Zealand police saw the video showing three figures walking behind him, one name came instantly to mind. Fugitive Thomas Callam Phillips has been evading police for three years since disappearing

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — The man wore camouflage gear, a long beard protruding below a mask. His features were hidden, but when New Zealand police saw the video showing three figures walking behind him, one name came instantly to mind. Fugitive Thomas Callam Phillips has been evading police for three years since disappearing with

By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi and Pauline Lockwood, CNN (CNN) — No food has entered northern Gaza since the start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of going hungry, the World Food Programme told CNN on Friday. In August, approximately 700 hundred aid trucks entered northern Gaza. In September, only 400 aid

By Rob Picheta and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russia has confirmed that Donald Trump sent the Kremlin sample Covid-19 tests in the early days of the pandemic, after revelations in veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s new book raised further questions about the former US president’s relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The Trump administration “sent us several samples

By Niamh Kennedy and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a “concerted policy” of destroying the health care system in Gaza during its year-long conflict with Hamas in attacks it said amount to war crimes. Israel’s actions in the besieged Palestinian enclave “constitute the war crimes of willful killing

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he shares a “very close” worldview with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, as the sanctioned leaders held a friendly inaugural meeting just as the Middle East braces for Israel’s response to Tehran’s largest-ever missile attack last week. The meeting at a regional summit in

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its efforts “to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised the group “for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons

By Jessie Yeung and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Nobuyo Oyama, the voice of beloved Japanese anime “Doraemon” for a generation of children across Asia, has died at age 90, her agency confirmed on Friday. Oyama died on September 29 due to old age, according to the Actors 7 agency. It apologized for the

By Niamh Kennedy, Saskya Vandoorne, Lauren Izso and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Concerns are mounting for the safety of United Nations peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon amid Israel’s ground incursion, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix warned on Thursday, after Israeli fire resulted in the injury of two UN troops. Briefing the UN Security Council

CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Southport, northwest England, on Thursday, where they met the bereaved families of three children killed in a knife attack in July. The visit was the first public appearance for Catherine, known as Kate, since she finished her

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1964 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Father: Stanley Johnson, environmentalist, writer, former politician Mother: Charlotte Johnson Wahl, painter Marriages: Carrie Symonds

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Southport, northwest England, on Thursday, where they met the bereaved families of three children killed in a knife attack in July. The visit was the first public appearance for Catherine, known as Kate, since she finished her chemotherapy

By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Sixty-five more women have come forward with abuse allegations against the late billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, according to the BBC, following the network’s documentary that detailed testimonies of women who said he sexually assaulted and raped them. The allegations date as far back as 1977, in Dubai –

By Mohammad al-Sawalihi in Gaza, Abeer Salman, Nadeen Ebrahim and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli airstrike killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens more sheltering at a school-turned-shelter in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Thursday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said. The attack on the Rafidah school injured at least 54

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A pilot who died when he crashed a helicopter into a hotel in Australia had “significant blood alcohol content” during the unauthorized flight, according to an official report into the incident. Hundreds of guests and staff were evacuated from the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Cairns in

By Jessie Yeung and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak were perched high on the snowy face of a Himalayan mountain when disaster struck their quest to become the first to summit its peak. At more than 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) above sea level, a falling rock sliced through the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. Facts Sunday, March 8, 2026 – Daylight Saving Time begins at 2am. Set clocks ahead one hour. Sunday, November 1, 2026 – Daylight Saving Time ends at 2am. Set clocks back one hour.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 1983 bombing of a Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 241 US service personnel. Facts On October 23, 1983, 241 US service personnel – including 220 Marines and 21 other service personnel – are killed by a truck bomb at a Marine compound

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen on October 12, 2000. Facts In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The attack was attributed to al Qaeda and foreshadowed the attack on

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — The Italian government is facing a new set of challenges as it prepares to open two migrant processing centers in Albania in October where men rescued at sea en route to Italy will be processed for asylum. It’s a move which the hard-right administration says will combat human trafficking and allow in only

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Islamic New Year. For followers of Islam in the Western Hemisphere, the next New Year begins on the evening of June 6, 2027. The exact date can vary depending on the method used to determine the start of the new year, such as moon-sighting

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized after using an ableist slur to taunt political opponents in parliament. Albanese was speaking during question time on Tuesday when opposition lawmakers repeatedly interrupted him. “Have you got Tourette’s or something? You know, you just sit there, babble, babble, babble,” he said,

By Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s army said it will take the “substantial military step” of completely cutting off its territory from South Korea on Wednesday, after months of fortifying its heavily armed border. The announcement, which comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scrapped

By Aishwarya S Iyer, Esha Mitra and Alex Stambaugh, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A man has been charged for the rape and murder of a resident doctor during a night shift in India’s eastern city of Kolkata, a crime that ignited nationwide protests about the country’s pervasive problem with gender violence. In a charge

By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Palestinians fleeing sites of Israel’s renewed military operation in northern Gaza are being shot at as they evacuate, according to residents there and footage shared with CNN documenting their journey. Mohammad Sultan, 28, said he and his family fled their house in Jabalya in

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The horrific case of a young woman found raped, strangled and burned in a forest in Germany is one of dozens that form part of a campaign aimed at solving cold cases from six European countries. Global police agency Interpol has released details of 46 cold cases involving women who

By Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Five members of a Russian expedition who went missing while attempting to climb Mount Dhaulagiri have been found dead, Russia’s embassy in Nepal told CNN on Tuesday. Initial investigations suggested the group of Russian mountaineers died “as a result of falling down a slope,” the embassy said. Officials added

CNN By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah supports efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Lebanon, its top official said on Tuesday, marking the first time the group has publicly endorsed a truce and not conditioned it to stopping the war in Gaza. “We support the political efforts led by (Parliament Speaker Nabih)

By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah supports efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Lebanon, its top official said on Tuesday, marking the first time the group has publicly endorsed a truce and not conditioned it on stopping the war in Gaza. “We support the political efforts led by (Parliament Speaker Nabih) Berri

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — ISIS and al Qaeda present a “resurgent” threat to the United Kingdom, the head of the country’s domestic security service warned in a rare public intervention on Tuesday, as he outlined a changing landscape of terrorism that is increasingly relying on children and the internet. More than a

By Lauren Lee and Lamide Akintobi, CNN (CNN) — When a Benin City boy like Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Rema rises to global stardom, selling out international shows and recording the first song led by an African-artist to surpass a billion streams on Spotify, what does he do next? He returns home for a victory lap.

CNN By Lauren Lee and Lamide Akintobi, CNN (CNN) — When a Benin City boy like Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Rema rises to global stardom, selling out international shows and recording the first song led by an African-artist to surpass a billion streams on Spotify, what does he do next? He returns home for a victory

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — It was 6:29 a.m. when the blasting music stopped without warning. The brief silence that followed was pierced by the screams of a woman somewhere in the crowd in this remote site in the Negev Desert. The woman and hundreds of others were reliving in real

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — It was 6:29 a.m. when the blasting music stopped without warning. The brief silence that followed was pierced by the screams of a woman somewhere in the crowd in this remote site in the Negev Desert. The woman and hundreds of others were reliving in real

CNN By Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — A year into the war in Gaza, the Israeli government’s objective of defeating Hamas still seems far from reach as Israel ramps up its military activity in the enclave with the announcement of new operations and civilian evacuation orders. On Monday, as Israel marked a year since Hamas’ October 7 attacks, Israeli

By Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — A year into the war in Gaza, the Israeli government’s objective of defeating Hamas still seems far from reach as Israel ramps up its military activity in the enclave with the announcement of new operations and civilian evacuation orders. On Monday, as Israel marked a year since Hamas’ October 7 attacks, Israeli Prime