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Middle East on the precipice again after Hezbollah leader vows retribution and Israel launches strikes. Here’s what we know

CNN By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel launched one of its most intense bombardments against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this year Thursday, hours after the militant group’s leader condemned deadly twin device attacks that he said crossed “all the red lines.” Israel’s audacious, coordinated attacks, which targeted Hezbollah members with explosives hidden inside pagers and walkie-talkies,

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Middle East on the precipice again after Hezbollah leader vows retribution and Israel launches strikes. Here’s what we know

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel launched one of its most intense bombardments against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this year Thursday, hours after the militant group’s leader condemned deadly twin device attacks that he said crossed “all the red lines.” Israel’s audacious, coordinated attacks, which targeted Hezbollah members with explosives hidden inside pagers and walkie-talkies, have

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Middle East on the precipice again after Hezbollah leader vows retribution and Israel launches strikes. Here’s what we know

CNN By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel launched one of its most intense bombardments against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this year Thursday, hours after the militant group’s leader condemned deadly twin device attacks that he said crossed “all the red lines.” Israel’s audacious, coordinated attacks, which targeted Hezbollah members with explosives hidden inside pagers and walkie-talkies,

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David Cameron Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: October 9, 1966 Birth place: London, England Birth name: David William Donald Cameron Father: Ian Cameron, a stockbroker Mother: Mary (Mount) Cameron Marriage: Samantha (Sheffield) Cameron (June 1, 1996-present) Children: Florence

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Lucas Papademos Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Lucas Papademos, economist and former prime minister of Greece. Personal Birth date: October 11, 1947 Birth place: Athens, Greece Birth name: Lucas Demetrios Papademos Marriage: Shanna (Ingram) Papademos Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. in Physics, 1970; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. in

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Ukraine’s energy supply faces ‘sternest test yet’ as war grinds toward third winter

By Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s electricity supply risks “severe disruptions” this winter, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned, urging Kyiv’s allies to help address the country’s energy security. Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with missiles and drones since its full-scale invasion in February 2022, but its bombardments have intensified recently,

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Harrods ‘utterly appalled’ by allegations that former owner Mohamed Al Fayed raped staff

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — The high-end London department store, Harrods, said Thursday that it is “utterly appalled” by allegations of abuse – including rape – perpetrated by its former owner, the late billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed. More than 20 female ex-Harrods employees have accused Al Fayed, who died last year at age 94, of sexually assaulting them, according to

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Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens

By Associated Press (CNN) — Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests. The app’s alleged administrator, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, appeared in a Sydney court Wednesday on charges including supporting a criminal organization and benefitting from proceeds of crime. Jung did

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UN members vote to demand Israel end occupation of Palestinian territories within 12 months

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — United Nations members voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to demand that Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories within 12 months. The resolution was adopted in the UN General Assembly after receiving 124 votes in favor. Fourteen countries voted against, including the United States, Hungary, Israel, Argentina, Czechia, Fiji, Malawi,

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Ukraine claims to have destroyed large Russian ammunition depot in overnight drone attack

CNN By Niamh Kennedy, Maria Kostenko and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian drone attack launched overnight destroyed an ammunition depot in the western Russian region of Tver, a source from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told CNN on Wednesday, causing a massive blast. The Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian defense ministry-operated warehouse in the

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Ukraine claims to have destroyed large Russian ammunition depot in overnight drone attack

By Niamh Kennedy, Maria Kostenko and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian drone attack launched overnight destroyed an ammunition depot in the western Russian region of Tver, a source from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told CNN on Wednesday, causing a massive blast. The Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian defense ministry-operated warehouse in the city

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Dancing, drums and rituals: with zeal and joy, India celebrates Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi

Story by Lex Harvey, photo curation by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN (CNN) — Huge crowds of devotees gathered across India this month to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of the deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed, round-bellied god of prosperity and wisdom. The 10-day festivities saw worshipers hoist elaborately painted clay idols of Ganesha towards

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How did pagers explode in Lebanon and why was Hezbollah using them? Here’s what we know

CNN By Tara John, Tamara Qiblawi, Oren Liebermann, Avery Schmitz and Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members in Lebanon blew up nearly simultaneously on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack that surpasses a series of covert assassinations and cyber-attacks in the region over recent years in its scope and execution. The Iran-backed

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How did pagers explode in Lebanon and why was Hezbollah using them? Here’s what we know

By Tara John, Tamara Qiblawi, Oren Liebermann, Avery Schmitz and Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members in Lebanon blew up nearly simultaneously on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack that surpasses a series of covert assassinations and cyber-attacks in the region over recent years in its scope and execution. The Iran-backed militant

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Kyiv investigates alleged Russian execution of Ukrainian soldier with sword inscribed ‘for Kursk’

By Christian Edwards, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Kostyantyn Hak, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian prosecutors have launched an investigation into an alleged Russian execution of a Ukrainian soldier found dead with a sword inscribed with “for Kursk” in his body, in an apparent act of revenge for Kyiv’s recent incursion into the Russian border region. In a

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Israel behind deadly pager explosions that targeted Hezbollah and injured thousands in Lebanon

By Charbel Mallo, Tamara Qiblawi, Jeremy Diamond, Lauren Kent, Rob Picheta and Christian Edwards and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah has vowed to respond to an Israeli attack that killed multiple people and injured thousands across Lebanon on Tuesday when pagers belonging to members of the Iran-backed militant group exploded almost simultaneously, exposing a

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Entire city evacuated after floods, 7 die in wildfires as extreme weather sweeps Europe

By Niamh Kennedy, Lauren Kent, Vasco Cotovio and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Lisbon, Portugal (CNN) — Swaths of Europe have been battered by deadly extreme weather, as rivers threaten to burst their banks in central Europe following torrential rainfall, and wildfires tear through Portugal. Seven people have now died in fires in Portugal since Sunday, including

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More than 200 inmates escape as Nigerian prison wall collapses in floods

By Mariya Knight and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said, as aid agencies reported more than 1,000 people had died across western and central Africa. Initially, 281 inmates escaped while they were being transferred to “a safe and

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‘We no longer study.’ Gaza’s children lose out on school, as Israel’s war disrupts a year of education

By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Multicolored posters, white streamers and Palestinian flags made of paper decorate a tent in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. School rucksacks stuffed with clothes, small pillows and floral blankets are strewn on the floor. More than a dozen girls and boys sit cross-legged

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US says claims of CIA plot to kill Maduro are ‘categorically false’ after Venezuela arrests six foreigners

By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has rejected claims of CIA involvement in an alleged plot to kill Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro, after Venezuelan authorities said they had arrested six foreigners, including a US Navy SEAL. The State Department called the allegations “categorically false,” adding in a statement that the United

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Israeli military says it has hit Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in several areas of Lebanon

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military says it targeted Hezbollah “weapons storage facilities” in multiple airstrikes across Lebanon on Saturday. One of the strikes – on the outskirts of the town of Al-Kawakh, in the Baalbek-Hermel governorate – injured four people, three of them children, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The

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At least 8 dead as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe

By Emmanuel Miculita, Sophie Tanno, Radina Gigova and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption. A slow-moving low pressure system dubbed Storm Boris dumped months’ worth of rain onto several of Europe’s historic capitals, including Vienna,

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Russia begins efforts to expel Ukraine from Kursk but counter-attack is yet to gain momentum

By Tim Lister and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — A Russian counteroffensive to recover parts of Kursk lost to Ukrainian forces following a surprise, cross-border attack is underway but is yet to gain momentum. Ukraine launched its assault last month, capturing scores of settlements, a move that stunned even Kyiv’s allies. But from the beginning observers have

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Sierra Leone ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who starred in Beyoncé video, dies aged 29

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the ballerina born during a civil war in Sierra Leone who performed in Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ visual album, has died aged 29, according to an announcement posted to her official Instagram page. “Her life was one defined by grace, purpose, and strength. Her unwavering commitment to her art,

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North Korea releases images of Kim Jong Un visiting a uranium enrichment site, giving rare glimpse inside its nuclear program

CNN By Yoonjung Seo, Lucas Lilieholm and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — New pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touring what state media said is a uranium enrichment facility have given an extremely rare glimpse inside the isolated nation’s closely guarded nuclear weapons program. According to a report from Korean

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Lech Walesa Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Lech Walesa, former president of Poland. Personal Birth date: September 29, 1943 Birth place: Popowo, Poland Father: Boleslaw Walesa, carpenter Mother: Felicja (Kaminski) Walesa Marriage: Miroslawa “Danuta” (Golos) Walesa (1969-present) Children: Bogdan, Slawek, Przemek, Jarek, Magdalena, Ania, Maria Wiktoria and Brygidka Military service:

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North Korea releases images of Kim Jong Un visiting a uranium enrichment site, giving rare glimpse inside its nuclear program

By Yoonjung Seo, Lucas Lilieholm and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — New pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touring what state media said is a uranium enrichment facility have given an extremely rare glimpse inside the isolated nation’s closely guarded nuclear weapons program. According to a report from Korean Central

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South Korea was the world’s biggest ‘baby exporter.’ New evidence shows some mothers were forced to give up children

By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea has for decades been known as the world’s largest “baby exporter” – sending hundreds of thousands of children overseas after the country was ravaged by war and many mothers left destitute. Many of those adopted children, now adults scattered across the

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Russia will be ‘at war’ with NATO if Ukraine long-range missile restrictions lifted, Putin warns

By Avery Schmitz and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned NATO alliance leaders that a move to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of longer-range Western missiles to strike deep inside his country would be considered an act of war. “This will mean that NATO countries – the United States and European countries – are

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Russia counterattacks against Ukraine in Kursk border region

By Sophie Tanno, Darya Tarasova, Svitlana Vlasova and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Russia has launched a counter-attack in the Kursk border region where Ukrainian forces last month launched a surprise cross-border incursion. “The Russians have started counteroffensive actions,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a news conference Thursday, his first comments since reports emerged

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On board a lifesaving hospital train bringing Ukraine’s wounded soldiers to safety

Exclusive by Christiane Amanpour, Madalena Araújo and Ivana Kottasová, CNN. Video by Alex Platt and Mark Baron. Photos by Ivana Kottasová Ukraine (CNN) — Olga is running around the intensive care unit, constantly checking her patients’ oxygen levels, adjusting their medication and noting their vitals. She’s working fast, but even at her busiest, the nurse

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Israeli airstrike on Gaza school sheltering displaced people kills at least 18, including UN staff, Palestinian officials say

By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Lauren Izso, Kara Fox, Sana Noor Haq and Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — At least 18 people, including United Nations staff, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a UN school-turned-shelter in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Gaza Civil Defense and hospital officials.

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Julie Andrews Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of actress Julie Andrews. Personal Birth date: October 1, 1935 Birth place: Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom Birth name: Julia Elizabeth Wells Father: Edward Wells, teacher Mother: Barbara (Morris) Andrews, pianist Marriages: Blake Edwards (1969-2010, his death); Tony Walton (1959-1968, divorced) Children: adopted with Blake

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Nobel Prize Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Nobel Prize, an international award given yearly for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and peace. October 5-12, 2026 – The Nobel Prizes are announced. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, former UN human rights chief, “for her efforts to

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Israel launches multiple airstrikes on southern Lebanon, killing Hezbollah special forces commander

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Irene Nasser and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Israel has launched multiple strikes on southern Lebanon over the last day, including one which killed a senior Hezbollah commander. Mohammed Qassem Al-Shaer, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was killed in a strike on the village of Qaraoun in the western Beqaa

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Dozens of casualties and more feared buried in Israeli airstrike on Gaza humanitarian zone targeting Hamas militants

CNN By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Kareem Khadder and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — An overnight Israeli airstrike on an area that Israel itself had designated as a humanitarian zone for displaced people in southern Gaza killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, according to local officials in the besieged enclave. Israel said the operation targeted Hamas fighters

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At least 19 killed and more feared buried in Israeli airstrike on Gaza humanitarian zone targeting Hamas militants

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Kareem Khadder and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — An overnight Israeli airstrike on an area that Israel itself had designated as a humanitarian zone for displaced people in southern Gaza has killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, according to local officials in the besieged enclave. Israel said the operation targeted Hamas fighters

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says country to increase number of nuclear weapons ‘exponentially,’ state media reports

By Reuters SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of nuclear weapons “exponentially,” state media KCNA said on Tuesday. In a speech on North Korea’s founding anniversary on Monday, Kim said the country must more thoroughly prepare its “nuclear capability and its readiness

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Israeli soldiers rammed UN vehicles with bulldozer and fired shots before letting them go, says UN spokesperson

By Hira Humayun, Lauren Izso, Niamh Kennedy, Avery Schmitz, Richard Roth and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — Shots were fired during the Israeli military’s hours-long detention of a convoy of United Nations vehicles in Gaza, the UN Secretary General’s spokesperson said Tuesday. The situation “escalated quickly” after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stopped the convoy

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Infected wounds, maggots and no escape. Gaza’s humanitarian crisis hits new lows as sanitary conditions plummet

By Abeer Salman, Tim Lister, Mohammed Al Sawalhi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — A 14-year-old boy lies in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip, severely burned from an Israeli airstrike. Doctors say nearly his entire body is affected. His wounds have now become infested with maggots. “(He has) advanced

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