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By Caitlin Danaher and Rose Roobeek, CNN (CNN) — The group suspected of murdering a crime reporter in the Netherlands in 2021 also wanted to kidnap Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, according to a witness in the case. The protected witness, known to Dutch prosecutors only as “5089,” was told by a lead suspect that the group was so

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN)  — Early on Christmas Day in the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah, Motaz Azaiza shared a terrifying update on X. A quadcopter was flying low above the door of his house, he said, and he feared he was about to be targeted in an Israeli airstrike. As a highly

By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea on Friday claimed it had successfully tested an underwater nuclear weapons system earlier this week in response to naval drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan. According to North Korean state media, its military conducted a new test of its

By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea nearly tripled in 2023 compared to the previous two years, authorities said Thursday – including a higher number of youth and members of the North Korean elite. South Korea’s Unification Ministry recorded 196 defectors

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A Thai appeal court on Thursday extended a man’s prison sentence to a record 50 years for insulting the monarchy, in what is believed to be the toughest penalty ever imposed under the country’s draconian lese majeste law, according to a legal rights group. Mongkol Thirakhot, 30, an online clothes

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As Ukraine scrambles to keep international support with Russia’s invasion grinding into a third year, its leader has made clear one country he would like to see join his push for peace: China. Ratcheting up pressure on Beijing – Moscow’s most powerful political ally – appeared as

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After soaring hundreds of thousands of miles through space and battling a propellant issue that dashed its plans, the Peregrine lunar lander has likely met its fiery end. The spacecraft was expected to conclude its truncated, 10-day journey around 4 p.m. ET Thursday as it smashed into the Earth’s

By Ivana Kottasová, Ibrahim Dahman, Benjamin Brown, Jeremy Diamond and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces severely damaged a cemetery in Khan Younis in southern Gaza earlier this week, exhuming and removing bodies in what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN was part of a search for the remains of hostages seized by

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the social media network Meta, formerly known as Facebook. Facts Meta says it had on average 3.6 billion daily active people across its platforms in June 2026. There were 75,472 full-time employees at Meta, as of June 30, 2026. Facebook introduced words such as “friending” to

By Mick Krever, Sana Noor Haq, Eyad Kourdi and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — A near-total communications blackout in Gaza, the longest of the war, has now lasted one week with no signs of abating, preventing humanitarian and emergency services from operating effectively in the territory. It is the ninth such outage since Israel’s war on Hamas began following

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX rocket took off for the International Space Station on another trailblazing mission operated entirely by the private sector. On board is a group of European astronauts, including the first person from Turkey to visit outer space. The mission is the latest in a series of endeavors from

By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — As the first US lunar lander mission in decades ends without reaching its target, a spacecraft that Japan launched is drawing closer to the moon and preparing for a historic landing attempt. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, is expected

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — His face has become instantly recognizable around the world: A red-haired baby boy holding a pink elephant toy, looking directly into the camera with a toothless smile. His name is Kfir Bibas, and he is the youngest of the 253 hostages taken into

By Ivana Kottasová, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — His face has become instantly recognizable around the world: A red-haired baby boy holding a pink elephant toy, looking directly into the camera with a toothless smile. His name is Kfir Bibas, and he is the youngest of the 253 hostages taken into Gaza

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — For years, the fight against climate change has been symbolized by one number: 1.5. Ever since countries agreed in 2015 to an ambition of restricting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the number has become synonymous with staving off catastrophic climate change. But what if the

By Sophia Saifi, Adam Pourahmadi, Azaz Syed and Jessie Yeung, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan and Iran have both conducted strikes on each other’s territories in an unprecedented escalation of hostilities between the neighbors, at a time when tensions have risen sharply across the Middle East and beyond. The two countries share a volatile

By Azaz Syed, Adam Pourahmadi, Helen Regan and Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan carried out a series of deadly military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts inside Iran, in the latest incident across their shared border that has sent tensions between the two neighbors soaring. The new strikes mean

By Helen Regan and Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians has entered Gaza, Qatar said Wednesday, after the Gulf nation brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to provide vital medication to the war-torn enclave. The agreement mediated by Qatar Tuesday will see medication delivered to Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran has resigned after being charged with corruption on Thursday, the prime minister’s office said, confirming a historic development for a city state that prides itself on having a squeaky-clean government. The charges against Iswaran are part of the biggest corruption probe to engulf Singapore’s ruling

CNN By Tara John and Jennifer Griffiths, CNN (CNN) — It has been more than 50 days since Hamas militants released Sharon Aloni Cunio and her twin three-year-old daughters, but she remains haunted by her time as a hostage – most of which she says was spent in a Gaza hospital – and longs for her husband who

By Tara John and Jennifer Griffiths, CNN (CNN) — It has been more than 50 days since Hamas militants released Sharon Aloni Cunio and her twin three-year-old daughters, but she remains haunted by her time as a hostage – most of which she says was spent in a Gaza hospital – and longs for her husband who remains

By Abel Alvarado and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — An Ecuadorean prosecutor, who was reportedly leading an investigation into an attack on a local TV network, was assassinated on Wednesday in Guayaquil, according to Ecuador’s Attorney General Diana Salazar. Cesar Suarez was killed in the northern part of the city, known for being one of

Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The British parliament has approved a controversial bill to allow the country to send refugees arriving in the UK to Rwanda, in east Africa, as the government overcame rebels in its own party and defied critics who warn the bill breaches international law. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government won the vote

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN (CNN) — Attacks by Iranian-backed groups in the Middle East won’t stop until Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza ends, Tehran’s top diplomat warned on Wednesday, as tensions across the region threaten to spiral into wider conflict. “If the genocide in Gaza stops, then it will lead to the end of

By Chris Stern, Sebastian Shukla and Claudia Otto, CNN (CNN) — Josef Fritzl, the infamous Austrian rapist and sex offender, is seeking to be transferred from prison to a nursing home due to his deteriorating health and a recent psychiatric assessment that deemed him to be no longer a danger to society, according to his lawyer. Fritzl’s

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Chris Stern and Jorge Engels, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger will face criminal tax proceedings after failing to declare an item upon arrival to Germany, a Munich Customs press officer told CNN Wednesday. “He did not declare a product. A product that was imported from non-EU countries in order to remain in

By Laura Paddison and Paula Newton, CNN (CNN) — A Canadian man who posted conspiracy theories on social media claiming the government was deliberately starting wildfires has pleaded guilty to starting 14 blazes that forced hundreds of people from their homes. Brian Paré, appearing in a Quebec court Monday, admitted to 13 counts of arson,

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Bank customers in the US are often surprised by $35 overdraft fees, and those who can least afford them are charged the most frequently. That could change, however, after the Biden administration proposed a rule Wednesday that could save consumers more than $3 billion a year in bank

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive species. “The recent heavy rainfall and wild weather in the region could accelerate the spread of fire ants, one

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Climate change might be keeping some people awake at night — it turns out it’s the same for mountain goats. Scientists in Italy have found rising temperatures are forcing mountain goats to live a more nocturnal lifestyle, making them more vulnerable to predators. A team of researchers from the

By Scott McLean, Isil Sariyuce and Umut Sevdi Tangor, CNN (CNN) — The son of Somalia’s president was convicted in an Istanbul courtroom but spared jail time over a collision that killed a motorcycle courier in the city, in a case that has drawn anger and demands for justice across Turkey. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. Personal Birth date: November 14, 1948 Birthplace: Buckingham Palace, London, England Birth name: Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor Father: Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh Mother: Queen Elizabeth II Marriages: Camilla

By Shawn Nottingham and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old Maryland boy was bitten by a shark at a resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, authorities said. The attack happened Monday afternoon while the child was “participating in an expedition in a Shark Tank at a local resort,” a news release from

CNN By Azaz Syed, Adam Pourahmadi, Helen Regan and Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan carried out a series of deadly military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts inside Iran, in the latest incident across their shared border that has sent tensions between the two neighbors soaring. The new strikes

By Anna Chernova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Riot police fired tear gas, flash grenades and used batons to disperse demonstrators in Russia’s Bashkortostan region after a local activist was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison. Videos showed supporters of Fail Alsynov clashing with police near the court where he had been

By Sugam Pokharel, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III will go into hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. Buckingham Palace said the King sought treatment “in common with thousands of men each year” and that his condition is “benign.” The palace

CNN By Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite, David Wilkinson and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, will spend up to two weeks recovering in hospital after successfully undergoing abdominal surgery. “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery,” Kensington Palace said in

By Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite, David Wilkinson and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, will spend up to two weeks recovering in hospital after successfully undergoing abdominal surgery. “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery,” Kensington Palace said in a

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Erosion has carved huge arches and cavernous hollows into the world’s largest iceberg as it floats through the ocean away from Antarctica, spectacular new photos show. The images were captured by photographers aboard a vessel run by the company EYOS Expeditions, which has been cruising along a section of

By Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks depot in central Thailand has risen to at least 21, Thai authorities said Thursday. Police Col. Peerapoj Rawangbarn told CNN the cause is still under investigation following the blast at around 4 p.m. local time (4 a.m. ET)

By Mick Krever, Jomana Karadsheh, Ami Kaufman, and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli soldiers stand rifles in hand, arm over shoulder, speaking to the camera. Behind them is the shell of a Gazan building. “We are here adding light after the black sabbath that the people of Israel had,” one of the men

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Costco is testing out a system that requires members to scan their membership cards at the store entrance — instead of just flashing the card to employees. This comes as the retail giant aims to decrease the number of non-members who are sneaking in with membership cards that

CNN By Jonny Hallam, Asim Khan and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned an Iranian airstrike inside its borders that killed two children, calling it an “unprovoked violation of its airspace” and warning of retaliation. Iran said it used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni

By Jonny Hallam, Asim Khan and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan has strongly condemned an Iranian airstrike inside its borders that killed two children, calling it an “unprovoked violation of its airspace” and warning of retaliation. Iran said it used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni militant group

By Tara John and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Qatar says it has brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas that will see medicines delivered to Israeli hostages in Gaza in exchange for the delivery of medicine and humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians. “Medicine along with other humanitarian aid is to be delivered to civilians

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Elton John, award-winning singer, composer and pianist. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1947 Birth place: Pinner, Middlesex, England Birth name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight Father: Stanley Dwight, a Royal Air Force officer Mother: Sheila (Harris) Dwight Marriages: David Furnish (2014-present); Renate Blauel (1984-1988, divorced)

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Australian Open, one of four competitions that make up the “Grand Slam” in professional tennis. The other three are Wimbledon, the French Open and the US Open. January 12-February 1, 2026 – The 114th Australian Open takes place. January 6-26, 2025 – The 113th Australian

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Winter Olympics, which are held every four years. The 2026 Winter Olympics are scheduled to be held February 6-22, 2026, in Milan-Cortina, Italy. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held February 4-20, 2022, in Beijing, China. Winter Olympics Facts and History January 25, 1924-February 5,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave. Personal Birth date: January 30, 1937 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Vanessa Redgrave Father: Sir Michael Redgrave, actor Mother: Rachel Kempson, actor Marriage: Tony Richardson (April 29, 1962-April 28, 1967, divorced) Children: with Franco Nero: Carlo Gabriel (September

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France. Personal Birth date: January 28, 1955 Birth place: Paris, France Birth name: Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa Father: Pal Sarkozy de Nagy Bocsa Mother: Andrée (Mallah) Sarkozy de Nagy Bocsa Marriages: Carla Bruni (2008-present); Cécilia Ciganer-Albeniz

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Meet Retro, a cloned rhesus monkey born on July 16, 2020. He is now more than 3 years old and is “doing well and growing strong,” according to Falong Lu, one of the authors of a study published in the journal Nature Communications Tuesday that describes how Retro came to

By Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a passionate plea to leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, urging them not to allow Russia’s war in Ukraine to become “frozen.” Speaking in person at the conference for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The UK government approved a £2 billion (around $2.5 billion) project on Tuesday to create a “carbon negative” wood-burning power plant. But some climate experts say it’s a costly experiment for a technology that may not be green. Energy secretary Claire Coutinho’s decision greenlights a plan to bolt carbon

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — In an ancient temperate forest in what is now Oregon, an insect dug deep into a sandy bank near a creek. There, in a damp burrow, she laid dozens of oblong eggs, about 50 in all. Despite her careful work building this underground nursery, none of the eggs would

By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Alleged Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 other suspects will face 10 charges for their involvement in a deadly cult, according to a statement from the office of the director of public prosecutions on Tuesday. The suspects will be charged with murder, manslaughter, and assault

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve been on YouTube lately, you might have come across someone claiming wind and solar energy don’t work, that rising sea levels will help coral reefs flourish, or that climate scientists are corrupt and alarmist. These are all false and misleading statements taken from a handful of thousands

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Across much of northern New England, winter has been painfully late – and rainy. Though the weather is about to turn more solidly cold, hardy New Englanders are bemoaning a start to the winter that’s so far been characterized by fog, rain and warmer temperatures – conditions that have dealt

By Helen Regan and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s war in Gaza has brought famine with “such incredible speed,” the United Nations’ emergency relief chief told CNN on Monday, as he warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are starving in the besieged enclave. The “great majority” of 400,000 Gazans characterized by UN agencies as at

CNN By Helen Regan and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s war in Gaza has brought famine with “such incredible speed,” the United Nations’ emergency relief chief told CNN on Monday, as he warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are starving in the besieged enclave. The “great majority” of 400,000 Gazans characterized by UN agencies as

By Jessie Yeung and Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Netflix has removed an Indian film from its platform after it sparked backlash and protest from right wing Hindu groups – the latest in several recent controversies where India’s entertainment industry has caved to religious pressure campaigns. The film, ‘Annapoorani: the Goddess of

By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday vowed to remove a massive monument to the possible reunification of the Korean Peninsula that his father constructed in Pyongyang, calling it an “eyesore.” Kim’s call during a speech at a Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA)

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — They rattle through neighborhoods all over the Philippines decked out in gaudy hand-painted liveries featuring everything from the Virgin Mary to NBA stars, shuttling millions of people on their daily commutes to the tune of blaring horns and rumbling engines. Affectionately called “king of the roads,” this form of public

By Hamdi Alkhshali, Nechirvan Mando and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday launched ballistic missiles at what it said was a spy base for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in northern Iraq, and at “anti-Iran terror groups” in Syria, in the latest escalation of hostilities that further risks spiraling into a wider regional

By Andrew Carey, Lianne Kolirin and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Israel said Monday that Hamas is carrying out “psychological torment” as the militant group released a third video in the space of 24 hours featuring the same three hostages being held in Gaza, the last of which appears to show two of the hostages

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Peregrine spacecraft — which launched last week on the first US mission to aim for a moon landing in over 50 years — is headed back toward Earth and expected to make a fiery reentry after a critical fuel leak dashed its lunar ambitions. The failed moon landing attempt

By Jomana Karadsheh, Adam Pourahmadi, and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to an additional 15 months in prison, Mohammadi’s family said in a written statement sent to CNN on Monday. She was charged with “spreading propaganda” against the Islamic Republic regime, her family

CNN By Amir Tal, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A woman in her 70s was killed Monday and 17 other people were injured in twin attacks in the central Israeli city of Raanana, according to hospitals treating the victims. Israeli police said two suspects stole vehicles and ran over a number of people in the city

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Just weeks before Hamas launched its October 7 attack on Israel, Saudi Arabia said it was inching closer to normalizing diplomatic ties with the Jewish state. Despite three months of war that have left more than 23,000 Palestinians dead and the Arab world seething, Riyadh is

By Olga Voitovych, Anna Chernova, Victoria Butenko, Svitlana Vlasova and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claimed it destroyed a Russian spy plane over the Sea of Azov on Monday, in what would be a significant strike against Moscow’s aerial capabilities. Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi initially said on Telegram on Monday that two aircraft had been

By Amir Tal, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A woman in her 70s was killed Monday and 17 other people were injured in twin attacks in the central Israeli city of Raanana, according to hospitals treating the victims. Israeli police said two suspects stole vehicles and ran over a number of people in the city north

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — After a summer of record-breaking heat, vast swaths of the United States are now grappling with extreme cold as a brutal Arctic blast brings snow squalls, deadly ice and life-threatening wind chills. As unprecedented heat makes way for cold, it can provide fuel for climate-change deniers who point to

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Life in the tiny oil-rich kingdom of Brunei came to a standstill Sunday for a grand royal wedding attended by heads of state and royals from Bhutan and Middle Eastern countries, the highlight of 10 days of celebrations. The lavish ceremony saw Prince Abdul Mateen, the tenth child and

By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — Former senior US officials reaffirmed “rock solid” American support for Taiwan in a visit Monday after the self-ruled island defied threats from China by electing a new president loathed by Beijing. Lai Ching-te, a staunch defender of Taiwan’s sovereignty and democracy, on Saturday won

By Nectar Gan, Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — Taiwan has lost another diplomatic ally to China just days after its presidential election in what Taipei said was both sudden and designed by Beijing to suppress the island’s “democratic achievements.” The Pacific Island nation of Nauru on Monday announced it had

By Nadine Schmidt, Claudia Otto and Sophie Tanno, CNN Berlin, Germany (CNN) — Berlin has nearly been brought to a standstill as thousands of farmers rally against tax rises and subsidy cuts, the culmination of a week of protests that have piled misery on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition. Streets leading to Berlin’s Brandenburg

By Christopher Lamb and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis on Sunday said he hopes to make his first trip to his homeland of Argentina since becoming pontiff more than a decade ago, as the South American nation grapples with an economic crisis. New Argentine President Javier Milei, who once called Francis “an envoy of Satan,” last

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Adam Pourahmadi and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Two journalists imprisoned in Iran following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked nationwide protests in 2022, have been temporarily released on bail, according to state-run media. Convicted in October, Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi are currently awaiting a verdict

By Lucas Lilieholm, Chloe Liu and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Indonesia’s Marapi volcano has erupted for the second time in weeks, the country’s geological agency said Sunday. According to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the 2,891-meter-high (9,500 feet) volcano began erupting at 6 a.m. local time (6 p.m.ET). The volcano in West

By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Former US President Donald Trump briefly returned as a central character in European politics earlier this week. According to the European Union’s internal market chief, Thierry Breton, Trump told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2020 that “if Europe is under attack, we will never come to help you and to

Analysis by Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea on Monday claimed to have again tested a missile that could become one of the world’s fastest and most accurate weapons – with the potential to ultimately be fitted with a nuclear warhead. Kim Jong Un’s regime successfully tested a hypersonic

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Radina Gigova and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Denmark’s King Frederik X has taken the throne after the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II, looking emotional as he waved to the thousands who gathered in the capital Copenhagen to witness the start of a new era. For many in Denmark, his

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — For the families of those seized by Hamas, Sunday marks a grueling milestone. The hostages have been held for 100 days by the militant group – and while some families have had proof of life, others still don’t know their loved ones’ fate. A hostage release deal agreed between

By Heather Chen and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — All prison guards and administrative employees held hostage by inmates at correctional facilities across Ecuador have now been freed, the national prisons agency said Saturday night. The prisons agency, SNAI, did not specify how many people had been freed but said they were undergoing medical evaluations

By Shirin Zia Faqiri, Michael Rios, Heather Chen and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland, sending molten lava into a nearby town and setting houses ablaze, authorities say, in the second eruption the area has seen in weeks. There was no immediate threat to the residents of Grindavik, a small

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Lai Ching-te, a former doctor from a poor mining family, was propelled into politics by a military crisis in the Taiwan Strait 27 years ago. Now, the soft-spoken political veteran is tasked with preventing another one from happening as the newly elected leader of the self-ruled island that China’s

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than four years after Costco’s first store in the country caused a stir, shoppers in the southern metropolis of Shenzhen this week flocked to the US retailer’s latest outlet on Chinese shores. Costco unveiled its new 44,500-square-meter store in the city often dubbed China’s “Silicon Valley” on

By Gerardo Lemos, Sahar Akbarzai, Jose Alvarez, Heather Chen and Juan Carlos Paz, CNN (CNN) — Landslides in Colombia’s northwestern area of Chocó have killed at least 37 people, authorities from the Prosecutor’s Office told CNN en Español on Saturday. The latest report did not say how many had been injured. “We are experiencing a

By Lauren Izso, Heather Law and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN (CNN) — The border between Egypt and Gaza “must” be closed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday – a move that would give Israel complete control over the Palestinian enclave’s access to the world. During a press briefing, Netanyahu said that Israel would not consider the

CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Lai Ching-te, a former doctor from a poor mining family, was propelled into politics by a military crisis in the Taiwan Strait 27 years ago. Now, the soft-spoken political veteran is tasked with preventing another one from happening as the newly elected leader of the self-ruled island that

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Ron Davis Álvarez stood on a train platform in Stockholm, stunned by what he saw. The Venezuelan orchestra conductor was visiting Sweden as part of a university exchange program. He’d expected his time passing through a train station on the way to visit a student group that day

Story by Reuters (CNN) — A large protest was held in Tbilisi on Saturday to demand harsh punishment for a woman accused of defacing a religious icon depicting Josef Stalin which was recently-installed in the Georgian capital, as tensions over the incident remained high. The woman is alleged to have splashed paint on the icon, which was

By Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Jerome Taylor, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party pulled off a historic third consecutive presidential victory on Saturday as voters shrugged off warnings by China that their re-election would increase the risk of conflict. Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s current vice president, declared victory on

By Maria Kostenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia unleashed another large barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine on Saturday, the fourth such attack since December 29, amid concerns that Moscow is trying to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defence. The Russian assault was comprised of 40 attack weapons including cruise, aeroballistic, ballistic, aircraft, anti-aircraft guided missiles as well as strike UAVs, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Ukraine managed to take down eight missiles,

By Maurizio Torres, Gerardo Lemos and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 900 people have been arrested in Ecuador since Tuesday in a national security operation to stop an outburst of gang violence, Ecuador’s presidency said. The presidency says 94 of the 859 people detained are members of what they call “terrorist” groups. Ecuador has been rocked by blasts, police kidnappings and prison disturbances in

By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — People starving and dead bodies left in the streets: This is the dire picture of conditions in northern Gaza painted by a top UN official in charge of relief operations in the enclave. “Colleagues who have managed to make it to the north in recent days describe scenes of

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — He’s been known as the Crown Prince of Denmark since the age of three, but on Sunday, he left Copenhagen’s Christiansborg Palace as King Frederik X, sovereign of Europe’s oldest monarchy. Denmark’s royal transition was sparked just weeks ago by the bombshell announcement from Queen Margrethe II on New