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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — For years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pushed ethnic minority groups like Tibetans and Uyghurs to adopt an identity rooted in Chinese nationality and allegiance to the ruling Communist Party. Now, that push has been codified into a sweeping new law that reaches into classrooms, neighborhoods and homes

By Brad Lendon, Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — More than 80 years after he took off from an airfield in China, a US Army Air Force pilot is going home. The route back to the United States for 1st Lt. Franklin McKinney has been long and paved by the term paper of a US Air

CNN By Max Saltman, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo, Avery Schmitz, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Caracas (CNN) — A week after the deadly twin earthquakes in Venezuela, the official death count still strikes both Venezuelans and outside observers as remarkably low. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday at least 2,595 people were killed in the earthquakes, an

By Max Saltman, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo, CNN (CNN) — As Venezuelans in La Guaira continued to pick through the rubble of downed buildings yesterday, a government excavator stood immobile next to a pile of concrete and bent rebar. There is plenty of work to do nearly a week after two massive earthquakes destroyed much

CNN By Osmary Hernández and Lex Harvey, Stefano Pozzebon, CNN La Guaira, Venezuela (CNN) — Relatives are desperately searching for their loved ones after a hotel holding more than 100 Venezuelans who were deported by the US on Wednesday collapsed during deadly earthquakes that same evening. The deportees were taken to Hotel Santuario in La

By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — A rebel group of traditionalist Catholics has gone ahead with the ordination of four bishops without the approval of Pope Leo XIV, in the first major challenge to his papal authority. The Society of Saint Pius X, a group that rejects reforms made by the Catholic Church in

By Kosta Gak, Clare Sebastian and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine said on Tuesday it hit one of Russia’s largest satellite communication centers for the second time in just over a week, as Kyiv ramps up long-range drone attacks to pressure the Kremlin to end its four-year-old war. The Dubna Satellite Communications Centre to

By Lex Harvey, Ivana Kottasová, Stephanie Halasz, Victoria Butenko, Elina Baudier Kim, CNN (CNN) — An assassination attempt against a Ukrainian-born tycoon has sparked a large manhunt across Monaco and France, with authorities saying three people were injured on Monday when a parcel bomb went off in a residential building in the wealthy city-state. CNN’s

By Osmary Hernández and Lex Harvey, Stefano Pozzebon, CNN La Guaira, Venezuela (CNN) — Relatives are desperately searching for their loved ones after a hotel holding more than 100 Venezuelans who were deported by the US on Wednesday collapsed during deadly earthquakes that same evening. The deportees were taken to Hotel Santuario in La Guaira,

CNN By Max Saltman, Isa Soares, Madelena Araujo, Mary Triny Mena, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Venezuela was broken long before two back-to-back earthquakes ripped the country from its foundations last Wednesday. The effects of more than a decade of government mismanagement and economic sanctions are clear at Dr. José Manuel de Los Ríos Children’s

By Max Saltman, Isa Soares, Madelena Araujo, Mary Triny Mena, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Venezuela was broken long before two back-to-back earthquakes ripped the country from its foundations last Wednesday. The effects of more than a decade of government mismanagement and economic sanctions are clear at Dr. José Manuel de Los Ríos Children’s Hospital

Associated Press New York (AP) — A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China’s wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a US prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. Guo Wengui, who fled China

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the September 11, 2012, attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya. Facts September 11, 2012 – The US mission in Benghazi is attacked and burned. An attack later that night involves mortar and rocket fire against a US diplomatic annex in the city. US

By Sebastian Shukla, Benjamin Brown, Lauren Kent, Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — Four women and two men have been killed in a shooting at a youth welfare facility in the northern German city of Stade, police said on Monday. Stade police said several others were injured in the shooting. Five people died at the scene,

By Issy Ronald, Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, completed Britain’s arduous Three Peaks Challenge over the weekend to support the hospital where she underwent cancer treatment two years ago. She said she undertook the endurance challenge – which involves summitting the three highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales within

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — On the evening of June 8, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party posted four words on its official X account. “There is no Gadi without Tibi.” Accompanying the short message was an AI-generated, 11-second clip showing two politicians – Gadi Eisenkot and Ahmad Tibi – standing

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — For months, anti-migrant rhetoric had been building across South Africa. Then it reached Kaunga Nyirenda’s doorstep. In early June, two men gave the Malawian gardener, who lives in a Johannesburg suburb, a chilling ultimatum: leave now or face death. “They asked me: ‘When are you going to leave the

Story by Reuters Bangkok (Reuters) — The family of a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya said they were devastated by her death, for which an Australian man has been arrested and charged with murder. Thai police said they arrested an Australian man in his 40s at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi

CNN By Billy Stockwell, Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were killed ‌on Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to a regional official. The aircraft – which was carrying 11 people – crashed at 11 a.m. local time during a skydiving session, according to Yves Séguy,

By Billy Stockwell, Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were killed ‌on Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to a regional official. The aircraft – which was carrying 11 people – crashed at 11 a.m. local time during a skydiving session, according to Yves Séguy, the

Written by Flora Charner from reporting by Osmary Hernández and Camille Rodríguez Montilla, CNN Caracas and La Guaira, Venezuela (CNN) — Venezuelans are grappling with a stark question: after years of economic and political strife and now devastating twin earthquakes, can their country recover, or are the cracks just too deep? Rescue teams and neighbors

CNN By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The small drones cruise – undetected – over the skies of southern Lebanon and northern Israel, searching for targets. Footage recorded by the explosive-laden devices shows them, one after another, finding and striking their targets: the weak spot on an Israeli Merkava tank. An Iron Dome

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The small drones cruise – undetected – over the skies of southern Lebanon and northern Israel, searching for targets. Footage recorded by the explosive-laden devices shows them, one after another, finding and striking their targets: the weak spot on an Israeli Merkava tank. An Iron Dome air

By Magdalena Sofia Vitores Moreno, Max Saltman, Jimena De La Quintaña, Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — The last time Norma saw her son was in late January, when she dropped him off at an airport in Peru’s capital, Lima. He told her he found a job as a cook for the Russian army advertised on

By Sophie Tanno, Kevin Liptak, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A tanker reported being struck in the Strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran traded attacks, with tensions over the critical waterway straining a peace deal between the two nations. In the first exchanges since the memorandum of understanding was signed last week, Iran’s

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN (CNN) — On Friday afternoon a small plane appeared to evade some of the world’s strictest aviation controls and slam into the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, the 109-story CITIC Tower that dominates the city’s skyline, killing the pilot and injuring 13 other people. The crash sent shards of glass and aircraft

By Mostafa Salem and Eleni Giokos, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — “If any vessel attempts to transit in the Strait without our permission…or outside of the designated route, it is responsible for any consequences.” The warning was broadcast on Thursday by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital

By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — For as long as there have been tests in schools, students have found ways to cheat, whether it is peeking over a classmate’s shoulder or scribbling notes on a palm or crib sheet. But as technology evolves and pressure builds for a top grade, students are now turning to

By Max Foster, Caitlin Danaher, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry and Meghan will stay in royal residence next month during their first trip to the United Kingdom in four years, raising hopes of a potential rapprochement with the rest of the royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be joined by their

By Oren Liebermann, Sean Lyngaas, and Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — Israel will withdraw from two areas in southern Lebanon, transferring the sites to the Lebanese military, under an initial agreement signed Friday after four days of talks in Washington. The deal, which both sides framed as a first step, comes as Israel has been

By Steven Jiang, Mike Valerio, CNN Beijing (CNN) — A small aircraft appeared to have struck the tallest building in China’s capital on Friday afternoon, in a shocking incident in one of the world’s most fortified cities. Dramatic footage from Beijing posted on social media showed debris falling from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known

By Uriel Blanco, Mary Triny Mena, Hira Humayun, Camille Rodríguez Montilla, CNN (CNN) — In Venezuela’s coastal state of La Guaira, which was hardest hit in the massive twin earthquakes on Wednesday, residents said they spent the night awake and reported that several people remained trapped in the rubble after severe damage to dozens of

By Zahra Ullah, Katharina Krebs, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russian-installed authorities declared a state of emergency in Crimea on Friday, as repeated, intensified Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula lead to widespread power outages and fuel shortages. Blackouts have plagued Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea, for days. The Kremlin-installed governor of the city,

By Rhea Mogul, Deepak Rao and Vijay Bedi, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — What started as an online joke has now spilled onto the streets of India’s capital. Since Saturday, Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party, has been camped out in the heart of New Delhi, leading a crowd of protesters

Story by Reuters London (Reuters) — King Charles will not live at Buckingham Palace after its 10-year refurbishment finishes next year, royal officials said on Thursday, ending nearly two centuries of the central London landmark serving as the British monarch’s primary residence. Officials at the same time disclosed the king paid £12.9 million ($17.04 million)

Story by Reuters Seoul / Beijing (Reuters) — As Europe sweats through record-breaking temperatures, Asian makers of air conditioners, like South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, China’s Midea and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric, are enjoying a boom in sales. Air conditioning is common throughout buildings, transport and homes in major cities across Asia, but it is rare in

CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — The death toll from last week’s twin quakes in Venezuela has risen to more than 1,700 people and thousands have been injured, according to the country’s top lawmaker. The second quake was the country’s most powerful in more than a century. Search and rescue efforts continue, and charities are

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Zachary Cohen, Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Iran struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, forcing a pause on evacuations of stranded seafarers and demonstrating its continued ability to restrict the critical waterway, despite the agreement reached last week with the United States. A US official told CNN the

By Becky Pinnington, Lou Robinson, Annette Choi, Rosa de Acosta, Curt Merrill, Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Two major back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday, June 24, leaving thousands dead and many more injured. CNN is tracking developments, with maps and satellite imagery. The coastal state of La Guaira has been designated a “disaster zone”

By Hira Humayun, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Haitian fans emerged in force in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, donned in red and blue jerseys to watch the Caribbean nation’s last match of this year’s World Cup. While Haiti didn’t win its match against Morocco, fans were jubilant about being able to cheer on their team, which

CNN By Jessie Yeung, Michael Rios, Taylor Ward, Issy Ronald, Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are desperately searching through piles of rubble in Venezuela after the country was rocked by two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday, leaving scores of people dead and widespread destruction in a country already beset by economic and political turmoil. At

By Brad Lendon, Sylvie Zhuang, Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — In a span of just a few weeks, China’s ships have carried out “law enforcement” activities farther from its mainland than ever before, mapped a highly sensitive seabed and conducted “research” inside a highly contested lagoon more than 500 miles from its shores. China has

By Jessie Yeung, Michael Rios, Taylor Ward, Issy Ronald, Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are desperately searching through piles of rubble in Venezuela after the country was rocked by two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday, leaving scores of people dead and widespread destruction in a country already beset by economic and political turmoil. At least

By Kara Fox, Andrew Freedman, Issy Ronald and Laura Paddison (CNN) — The United Kingdom has broken its record for hottest June temperature with the mercury hitting 96.4 degrees Fahrenheit (35.8 Celsius) in Wiggonholt, in the south of the country, according to provisional figures from the UK Met Office. This broke the previous June record

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Lianne Kolirin (CNN) — Police divers have discovered more than half a million dollars worth of hashish hidden in a cave on the picturesque Italian island of Ponza. The authorities on the island — a popular vacation spot for the rich and famous — said they seized 330 blocks of

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia is still inching forward in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where it has concentrated the bulk of its troops, as it continues efforts to encircle the key “fortress belt” city of Kostyantynivka and the city of Lyman. But outside experts and Ukrainian soldiers who spoke

By Lauren Kent, Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — A patient in France has tested positive for Ebola after returning from a humanitarian mission in an area where the virus is circulating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the French Health Ministry said on Wednesday. It marks the first reported case in France and

By Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces continue to commit genocide against Palestinians by deliberately targeting children in the Gaza Strip, an independent United Nations Commission of Inquiry has found. In a report published Tuesday, the commission — which last year concluded Israel had committed genocide in Gaza — found that Israeli military operations

By Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — In the spring of 1990, Cuban President Fidel Castro was grappling with the likelihood of conflict with the United States — for the first time without the promise of Russian help. Backed into a corner, Castro reportedly declared that Cuba would rather become another “Numancia” than be conquered. He

By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — North Korea on Tuesday commissioned its largest-ever warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer that military analysts say could give Pyongyang’s adversaries something more to think about in a time of crisis. In a speech at Nampho Shipyard on the country’s west coast, leader Kim Jong Un said the

By Chris Lau, Yoyo Chow, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The buzzing of needles and gasps of pain fall silent, replaced by the clacking and rattling of steel and plastic colliding. Normally, visitors to this small tattoo parlor tucked away in the backstreets of Hong Kong’s bustling nightlife district, are looking to be inked with

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Vatican’s timetable and process for choosing a new pope. Burial & Mourning upon Death of a Pope Cardinals decide, after the death of the pope, when funerals and conclave begin. Universi Dominici Gregis (hereafter referred to as Law) dictates that: – There must be

CNN By Sebastian Shukla, Sophie Tanno, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Authorities across Germany have been battling an aggressive outbreak of poisonous caterpillars, which can cause severe health issues and have led to the closure of parks and other outdoor spaces, including in Berlin. The oak processionary moth caterpillars are covered by microscopic, barbed hairs containing