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By Tim Lister and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Raw sewage, swarms of flies and mosquitoes, garbage piled high in the streets. As the heat of summer gathers, hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are contending with a crisis in sanitation. Ismail Zayda, who lives in Gaza City in the north, told CNN that

By Joshua Berlinger and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A two-day summit in Switzerland dedicated to forging a path forward to end the war in Ukraine concluded with key powers spurning a joint communique agreed to by more than 80 other countries and international organizations. India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates,

By Darya Tarasova and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Two employees of a pre-trial detention center in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don have been rescued after they were held hostage by six detainees in the facility for several hours on Sunday morning, according to Russian state media. The Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Rostov region said the

By Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — German police on Sunday shot a man who threatened officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device in Hamburg, authorities said, hours before the city was set to host its first game for the Euro 2024 soccer tournament. The suspect had threatened officers in Hamburg’s famous St. Pauli district

By Benjamin Brown, CNN London (CNN) — Prince William on Sunday shared a photograph showing him as a child with his father, King Charles III, to mark Father’s Day in the United Kingdom this year. The heir to the British throne posted the image on X and wrote: “Happy Father’s Day, Pa. W.” The photo

By Abeer Salman, Kathleen Magramo, Ibrahim Dahman, Eugenia Yosef and Lauren Izso, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The Israeli military has announced a “tactical pause” of military activity along a route in southern Gaza to allow aid to be distributed but stressed that there would be no let up in fighting in and around Rafah in

By Xiaofei Xu, Alex Stambaugh and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China will provide a new pair of giant pandas to Australia, Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday, in the latest sign of warming relations between the two countries. Li made the announcement at Adelaide Zoo as he began a four-day trip to the country, Australian public

By Rob Picheta, CNN Clacton-on-Sea, England (CNN) — At the end of Clacton Pier, where the salty North Sea breeze tangles with the sickly stench of the nearby amusement hall, a row of amateur fishermen gaze way off past the horizon, towards Europe. The lights and the noise here start early every day. Seagulls dart

By Caroline Faraj, Hadeel Ghaboun and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Six people have died from heatstroke during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, amid warnings from Saudi officials that temperatures during the annual gathering could reach 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) this year. All six of the dead are Jordanian citizens, the Jordanian foreign

CNN By Lauren Izso, Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi and Andrew Raine, CNN (CNN) — Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces says, in one of the deadliest single incidents involving its troops since October 7. The IDF said the incident was still under review but preliminary findings suggested

By Lauren Izso, Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi and Andrew Raine, CNN (CNN) — Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces says, in one of the deadliest single incidents involving its troops since October 7. The IDF said the incident was still under review but preliminary findings suggested an

CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Billy Stockwell, CNN The Mall, London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales joined other British royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the King’s official birthday, capping her first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. The Princess of Wales, her husband William, their children George, Charlotte and Louis

CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Billy Stockwell, CNN The Mall, London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales joined other British royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the King’s official birthday, capping her first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. The Princess of Wales, her husband William, their children George, Charlotte and Louis

By Tim Lister and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 countries and organizations have gathered for a major conference in Switzerland dedicated to setting out a path toward peace between Ukraine and Russia, but there will be no delegation from Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is aiming to use the meeting, which is

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Billy Stockwell, CNN The Mall, London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales joined other British royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the King’s official birthday, capping her first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. The Princess of Wales, her husband William, their children George, Charlotte and Louis gathered

By Nadine Schmidt and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Germany is marking its first Veterans’ Day since World War Two on Saturday, a once unthinkable move that sets aside long-standing unease over the honoring of its soldiers. In a sign of the “Zeitenwende,” or “changing of the times,” that Germany is undergoing in the wake of the Ukraine war,

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — China’s support for Russia is “enabling” its war in Ukraine, leaders of the world’s most advanced economies warned Friday in a hardening of tone against Beijing, while threatening further sanctions against actors that materially support Moscow’s war machine. The stark warning, issued at the end of the annual Group

CNN By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana (CNN) — In twelve years of living in Cuba, I have waited in all kinds of lines. Lines to buy food, lines to pay bills, lines just because people were lining up for something maybe worth lining up for. But now I was in a line for something unexpected: to board a

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana (CNN) — In twelve years of living in Cuba, I have waited in all kinds of lines. Lines to buy food, lines to pay bills, lines just because people were lining up for something maybe worth lining up for. But now I was in a line for something unexpected: to board a Russian

By Kareem Khadder and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza has demanded international inspections of Israeli detention centers, after the release of a number of prisoners this week who appeared frail and thin after several months in detention. Among those released was the Council’s former Speaker, Aziz Dweik, who had

By Aditi Sangal and Mia Alberti, CNN Brazil’s Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland on earth, is ablaze, with fires in June breaking historical records for that month. While aerial views of the wetland show smoke rising and the bright orange of burning fires, a closer look at burnt vegetation found charred skeletons of wildlife, including

CNN By Christopher Lamb and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — As world leaders gather in Italy for a summit addressing entrenched global crises, Pope Francis hosted an international gathering of a different sort on Friday to broadcast his own message – of the importance of humor. The leader of the Catholic Church hosted the equivalent

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Buddhist spiritual leader of the people of Tibet. Personal Birth date: July 6, 1935 Birth place: Taktser, Amdo, Eastern Tibet Birth name: Lhamo Dhondup Father: Choekyong Tsering Mother: Dekyi Tsering Education: Geshe Lharampa Degree

CNN By Rob Picheta and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she is making “good progress” in her recovery from cancer, and will make her first public appearance in months at the King’s official birthday celebration on Saturday. Catherine, who revealed in March she has been diagnosed with cancer,

By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Darfur, a region in western Sudan, has a tragic history marked by ethnic violence and humanitarian crises. In the early 2000s, the area experienced a brutal conflict that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions. Today, there are alarming signs

By Rob Picheta and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she is making “good progress” in her recovery from cancer, and will make her first public appearance in months at the King’s official birthday celebration on Saturday. Catherine, who revealed in March she has been diagnosed with cancer, said

By Anna Chernova, Katharina Krebs and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — President Vladimir Putin said Russia will only end its war in Ukraine if Kyiv surrenders the entirety of four regions claimed by Moscow and abandons its bid to join NATO – terms Kyiv immediately dismissed as a “complete sham” and “offensive to common sense.”

By Christian Edwards, Niamh Kennedy, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — The crowning document from a meeting of G7 leaders in Italy has been released with a veiled reference to abortion after French President Emmanuel Macron clashed with Italy’s prime minister over the specific language to include on abortion rights. The Group

By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — The African National Congress and its staunchest adversary, the White-led, Democratic Alliance, forged an unprecedented alliance Friday, agreeing to collaborate in South Africa’s new government of national unity, a stunning turn of events that ends 30 years of ANC political dominance. “After two weeks of thorough negotiations that only

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III was in his element this week as he celebrated a very special moment for his foundation at St. James’s Palace in London. On Tuesday, the 75-year-old monarch attended the inaugural awards of his King’s Foundation, so we thought, why not take our

By Saira Mueller, CNN (CNN) — For many people, games are an escape into a world of fun and fantasy. It may come as a surprise, then, that the newest edition of a popular board game deals directly with a timely issue that’s not quite so fun: the climate crisis. Catan, a game about collecting

By Benjamin Brown, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul Murphy and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israeli troops have used a medieval-style catapult to toss fireballs across the border into Lebanon, as fighting ramps up between Israel and the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah. The trebuchet, a rotating arm with a sling attached to launch a projectile, has rarely

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A leading #MeToo journalist in China has been sentenced to five years in prison on subversion charges, according to supporters, as the ruling Communist Party ramps up its effort to dismantle what remains of the country’s civil society. Huang Xueqin, an independent journalist, was found guilty by

By Esha Mitra, Dhruv Tikekar, Kathleen Magramo and Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — At least 10 people have died in flooding and landslides across Himalayan regions of India and Nepal following heavy rainfall on Thursday, according to local officials. The severe downpours have also left 2,400 tourists stranded in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim.

By Christopher Lamb and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — As world leaders gather in Italy for a summit addressing entrenched global crises, Pope Francis hosted an international gathering of a different sort on Friday to broadcast his own message – of the importance of humor. The leader of the Catholic Church hosted the equivalent of

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump turns 78 today — a milestone that also begs the question of whether the US should impose age limits for politicians. It also comes as President Joe Biden, at 81, is seeking to dispel concerns about his state of mind and fitness amid a

By Ben Wedeman, Muhammad Darwish and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — The fate of the 120 remaining hostages in Gaza is crucial to any deal to end the protracted and bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas. But a senior Hamas official has told CNN that “no one has an idea” how many of

By Sophie Tanno, Ivana Kottasová and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — A group of international human rights lawyers has accused Russia of intentionally starving the civilians of Mariupol as a method of warfare during its 85-day siege of the Ukrainian city in early 2022. A 76-page dossier published Thursday by the Starvation Mobile Justice Team

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines. She is the wife of the late Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines for 20 years until he was ousted in 1986. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1929 Birth place: Manila, Philippines (some

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — A global gathering of comedians was taking place Friday in an unlikely venue: the Vatican. Pope Francis hosted the equivalent of a “conclave of comedians” by inviting Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and others to Rome. Over 200 people were in the audience, with more than 100

By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War, will stand trial in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg after prosecutors formally accused him of spying for the CIA. The Russian Prosecutor General’s office said Thursday

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Armenia will leave a Russia-led military alliance, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed Wednesday, accusing members of the bloc of plotting with bitter rival Azerbaijan to start a war against them. Pashinyan has for months accused the Kremlin’s Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) of failing to protect Armenia from resurgent

By Amy Cassidy, Stephanie Halasz and Mariyah Knight (CNN) — Two tourists, one from the United States and one from the Netherlands, have disappeared while hiking separately in Greece, authorities in the Mediterranean country have revealed. The news of the disappearances comes just days after the body of British TV personality Michael Mosley was discovered

CNN By Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Central Ukraine (CNN) — Battalion commander Dmytro Kukharchuk speaks quietly but firmly. Holding his tattooed hands behind his back, he tells the men – all convicts – about his experience fighting for Ukraine in Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Kukharchuk, 34, is at a prison in central Ukraine, trying to recruit physically

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Central Ukraine (CNN) — Battalion commander Dmytro Kukharchuk speaks quietly but firmly. Holding his tattooed hands behind his back, he tells the men – all convicts – about his experience fighting for Ukraine in Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Kukharchuk, 34, is at a prison in central Ukraine, trying to recruit physically strong,

By Angus Watson and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Australian authorities are investigating the distribution of deepfake pornographic images of around 50 schoolgirls, allegedly created by a teenager using artificial intelligence. The discovery comes as the federal government pushes for new laws to impose prison sentences on offenders who create and share images made

By Lucas Lilieholm (CNN) — Israel’s military denied striking a designated “safe zone” in Gaza on Thursday after the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said a region filled with refugees was hit by “land, sea and air strikes.” Al-Mawasi, a coastal region west of Rafah previously designated by Israel as a safe zone for Palestinians

By Osmary Hernández, Mauricio Torres, CNNE, and Michael Rios, CNN Buenos Aires (CNN) — Police in Argentina clashed Tuesday with anti-government protesters outside Congress, where senators were scheduled to debate a bill on government and economic reforms proposed by libertarian President Javier Milei. A CNN en Español team on the ground witnessed police using water

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of soccer player Lionel “Leo” Messi, who plays for Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami. Personal Birth date: June 24, 1987 Birth place: Rosario, Argentina Birth name: Lionel Andrés Messi Father: Jorge Messi, factory worker Mother: Celia Cuccittini de Messi Marriage: Antonela

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Wimbledon tennis championships. June 29-July 12, 2026 – Wimbledon takes place. 2026 Results Jannik Sinner defeats Alexander Zverev in the men’s final to win his second consecutive Wimbledon title. Linda Nosková defeats Karolína Muchová in three sets to claim her first Grand Slam women’s singles

By Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — A shipwreck in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed more than 80 people, the Congolese president’s office said Wednesday. “The President of the Republic is calling for an investigation into the true causes of this unfortunate incident, to prevent such a disaster from happening again in the

By Paula Hancocks, Madalena Araujo, Eugenia Yosef, Florence Davey-Attlee and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The family of one of the hostages rescued in an Israeli operation over the weekend has said that he experienced psychological abuse over the hands of his Hamas captors during the eight months that he was held in Gaza. Andrey Kozlov, 27,

CNN By Patrick Oppmann, AnneClaire Stapleton, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Sergey Gudkov and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A group of Russian Navy ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, arrived in Cuba on Wednesday morning in a sign of strengthening ties between the two Cold War allies. Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov – the first of a

By Mostafa Salem and Michael Mitsanas, CNN (CNN) — At least 49 people are dead after a fire ripped through a residential building housing foreign workers in Kuwait on Wednesday, according to Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior. Video circulating on social media and geolocated by CNN showed the moment the blaze engulfed the six-story building in

By Radina Gigova, Olga Voitovych and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — The United States has lifted a ban on sending weapons and training to the Ukrainian Azov brigade, which played a vital role in the defense of the port city of Mariupol, but had a controversial past. The ban, called the “Leahy Law,” prohibits any military

By Patrick Oppmann, AnneClaire Stapleton, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Sergey Gudkov and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A group of Russian Navy ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, arrived in Cuba on Wednesday morning in a sign of strengthening ties between the two Cold War allies. Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov – the first of a four-ship

By Sugam Pokharel, Catherine Nicholls, Jessie Yeung and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations inquiry into the first few months of the war in Gaza has found both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes and grave violations of international law, in the body’s first in-depth investigation into the October 7 attacks and the

By Nectar Gan and Marc Stewart, CNN Jilin, China (CNN) — An American college instructor has recounted the horror of surviving a stabbing attack in China, offering the first personal account of an incident that has been given limited media coverage within the country. David Zabner is one of four Cornell College instructors attacked Monday

By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, Norma Galeana and Evelio Contreras, CNN Sasabe, Arizona (CNN) — Norma regrets ever having called the police. A shop owner and local coordinator for a political party on the outskirts of Mexico City, Norma called authorities in November to file a complaint about noise coming from the building next door

By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has led the French far right to a landslide victory and humiliated President Emmanuel Macron’s camp in the European Parliament elections. He’s poised to become the next prime minister if the French president loses his gamble in the upcoming snap election. But who is far-right

By Andrew Carey, Hamdi Alkhshali and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Talks to bring about a ceasefire and hostage deal that could stop the war in Gaza were thrown into doubt when Israel characterized a Hamas response to the latest proposal as a rejection, precipitating a blame game between the two sides. Hamas had submitted its

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An Australian billionaire is offering to build a secure gate system on the Israel-Gaza border that he says could allow 10,000 metric tons of food aid to be delivered each day to starving Palestinians. Andrew Forrest, founder of the philanthropic Minderoo Foundation, was set to raise the

By Mostafa Salem and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The military leader of Hamas has said he believes he has gained the upper hand over Israel and that the spiralling civilian death toll in Gaza would work in the militant group’s favor, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, citing leaked messages the newspaper said

By Kocha Olarn and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of animals are believed to have died after a fire ripped through Bangkok’s popular Chatuchak animal market on Tuesday, according to local authorities. The fire started around 4:10 a.m. local time in Sri Somrat market, in Chatuchak, where live fish and animals were being sold,

By Niamh Kennedy and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima has been killed in a plane crash along with nine other passengers, the country’s President Lazarus Chakwera announced Tuesday. The aircraft went missing after it failed to land at the Mzuzu International Airport, about 380 km (240 miles) to the north

CNN, UN TV, IDF, GPO By Mariya Knight, Mia Alberti, Richard Roth, Abeer Salman and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — Israel has vowed to persist with its military operation in Gaza, saying it won’t engage in “meaningless” negotiations with Hamas, shortly after the United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved a US-backed ceasefire plan intended to

By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean forces fired warning shots on Sunday after North Korean troops accidentally crossed their shared border, Seoul’s military said, as tensions simmer on the Korean Peninsula following a series of tit-for-tat exchanges between the two sides. In a news briefing Tuesday, the South Korean

CNN By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy, and Sarah Dewberry, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A suspect has been arrested in the stabbing of four US college instructors in a public park in the city of Jilin in northeastern China, police said Tuesday. Authorities identified the suspect only by his last name, Cui, who

By Mariya Knight, Mia Alberti, Richard Roth, Abeer Salman and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — Israel has vowed to persist with its military operation in Gaza, saying it won’t engage in “meaningless” negotiations with Hamas, shortly after the United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved a US-backed ceasefire plan intended to bring an end to the

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — The groups were showing worrying signs of trouble, according to the Italian Interior Ministry’s half-yearly report released in January 2024. Around the same time Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that the G7 leaders’ meeting would be held in the southern Italian region of Puglia as part

By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy, and Sarah Dewberry, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A suspect has been arrested in the stabbing of four US college instructors in a public park in the city of Jilin in northeastern China, police said Tuesday. Authorities identified the suspect only by his last name, Cui, who was

By Benjamin Brown, Allegra Goodwin and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Three days after an Israeli military operation rescued four hostages being held by Hamas in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, killing more than 270 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials, new details are still emerging about what was one of the most dramatic and

CNN By Benjamin Brown, Allegra Goodwin and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Two days after an Israeli military operation rescued four hostages being held by Hamas in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, killing more than 270 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials, new details are emerging about what was one of the most dramatic and

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — Two 12-year-old boys have been found guilty of killing a man in a machete attack in the United Kingdom last November, police said Monday. The boys, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, murdered 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai in a park in Wolverhampton, central England, West Midlands Police said

By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Sudanese paramilitary forces stormed the main hospital in North Darfur, opening fire and looting vital medical supplies, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have reported. Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) plundered the facility on Saturday stealing an ambulance among other supplies, the aid agency said. “On Saturday, MSF and the

By Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — A plane carrying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people has gone missing after it failed to make a scheduled landing on Monday, according to the presidential office. The Malawi Defense Force Aircraft carrying Chilima and others left the capital of Lilongwe at 9:17 a.m. local time

By Eleni Giokos, Louis Mian and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — British TV personality and health guru Michael Mosley may have died shortly after becoming unwell while walking alone on the Greek island of Symi, local police told CNN on Monday. Mosley, a television doctor who popularized a type of intermittent fasting known as the

By Joseph Ataman and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — It was a stinging blow and a shocking parry. French President Emmanuel Macron saw his party fall into second place in European Parliament elections in France on Sunday, with the two main far-right parties together taking close to 40% of the vote. When Jordan Bardella,

By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Girls and young women freed from Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria continue to suffer severe hardships, including unlawful military detention, neglect, and inadequate support to start over, according to a new Amnesty International report. While protracted military detention has decreased recently, the report released Monday noted that many women still experienced mistreatment.

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The Iranian election committee has approved a slate of mostly hardline candidates to run in the presidential election on June 28, following the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials last month. Out of 80 initial candidates, only six individuals were approved in a vetting process

By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A Dutch warship was harassed by Chinese military aircraft in the East China Sea on Friday, the Netherlands said, becoming the latest country to accuse Beijing’s forces of initiating potentially unsafe encounters in international waters. In a statement Friday, the Dutch Defense Ministry said two Chinese fighter jets circled

By Nectar Gan and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A major heat wave is forecast to spread across large swathes of northern China this week, bringing record high temperatures to some areas, according to China’s meteorological authorities. The heat wave, which began on Saturday, has already triggered government weather alerts and follows the

By Yoonjung Seo, Mike Valerio and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — North Korea sent a new wave of trash-laden balloons toward its southern neighbor late Sunday, after Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister warned of further responses if the South keeps up its “psychological warfare.” The new balloons, which Seoul has previously slammed as “base and

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Storm chasers endure life-threatening weather to photograph the fury of Mother Nature. These stunning images showcase just how close they get to lightning, tornadoes and supercells. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Europeam elections Far-right parties are

By Lauren Izso and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Three hostages rescued during a deadly Israeli military operation on the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza were held captive by a journalist, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) alleged Sunday, without providing evidence to support their claim. In a statement, the IDF claimed freed hostages Almog Meir Jan, Andrey

CNN By Brad Lendon, Maria Kostenko, Darya Tarasova and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday said it had destroyed one of Russia’s newest and most advanced fighter jets in a drone strike on a military base deep inside Russia. The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter, nicknamed the “Felon” by NATO, was struck on

By Brad Lendon, Maria Kostenko, Darya Tarasova and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday said it had destroyed one of Russia’s newest and most advanced fighter jets in a drone strike on a military base deep inside Russia. The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter, nicknamed the “Felon” by NATO, was struck on the

CNN Analysis by Elliott Gotkine, CNN (CNN) — Gone from the war cabinet. Gone from the government. Benny Gantz is back where he was at the start of the war Hamas launched on October 7: an ex-defence minister, ex chief of staff – and Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu’s chief political rival. You can’t say

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Far-right parties are predicted to win a record number of seats in the European Parliament, a result that, if confirmed, would deliver a stinging rebuke to Brussels’ political mainstream and add uncertainty to Europe’s future direction. After three days of voting across the European Union’s 27 member states, an

CNN By Joseph Ataman and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — It was a stinging blow and a shocking parry. French President Emmanuel Macron saw his party fall into second place in European Parliament elections in France on Sunday, with the two main far-right parties together taking close to 40% of the vote. When Jordan

By Niamh Kennedy, Christian Edwards and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the country’s parliament, the National Assembly, and called a snap election after an exit poll showed his Renaissance party is set to be trounced by the far-right opposition in European parliamentary elections on Sunday. After initial projections, the

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, delivering a blow to the prime minister who has been celebrating the rare rescue of hostages held in Gaza. “Netanyahu prevents us from moving forward to a real victory [in Gaza],” Gantz said in a televised statement

By Chris Liakos and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley’s wife has paid tribute to her husband after a body was found in Greece, saying it was “devastating to have lost Michael, my wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant husband.” Mosley, who gives health advice on British media, disappeared on Wednesday

By Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul (CNN) — North Korea has yet again sent hundreds of trash-laden balloons toward its southern neighbor, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange after South Korean activists sent floating packages in the other direction carrying K-pop and K-dramas on USB sticks. About 330 balloons carrying bags of trash had been

By Sophie Tanno and Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — Conscription, rationing, and subway stations turned into bunkers. For the first time since the Cold War, Germany has updated its plans should conflict erupt in Europe, with ministers citing the threat posed by Russia. The 67-page document, known as the Framework Directive for Overall Defense and released

By Kathleen Magramo, Benjamin Brown, Abeer Salman, Eve Brennan, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Four hostages have been rescued in an Israeli operation that took weeks of planning – but killed scores of Palestinians in Gaza and left behind a trail of devastation. At least 274 Palestinians were killed in the operation

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — They hire their Uber through the app just like any other passenger, and hop in the back of the car. But halfway through the ride, the mood changes and they reveal their identity. “Pull over here. It’s you. You are in trouble for driving an Uber,” the passenger tells

By Svitlana Vlasova, Daria Markina Tarasova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has stabilized the northern Kharkiv front after Moscow launched an offensive a month ago, thanks to more weapons and permission to use them to target positions within Russia. But its forces are being stretched elsewhere along the 1,000km (620 miles) long front line and are defenseless against Russia’s deadly aerial glide bombs.

By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — The daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin rarely make public appearances, but this week they took part in panels at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, believed to be in their mid to late 30s, are Putin’s daughters from his marriage to former wife

CNN By Benjamin Brown and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Four hostages have been freed in a special operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Israel’s military says, as Palestinian officials reported more than 50 people killed in strikes in the same area. Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27,