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By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A group of rowdy spectators gathers in a public square, encircling two young men facing each other with intense looks in their eyes. The crowd points their phones at the pair, who are alternating between short dances, rhythmic movements, and striking poses. This is not a scene from “Zoolander;”

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Britain will allow the release of classified technology so that a British/French-designed cruise missile can be manufactured in Ukraine, a boost for Kyiv in its efforts to bring more firepower to bear hundreds of kilometers into Russia. Paris and Kyiv want to set up a Ukrainian production line for

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Is Liberia an American dumping ground — or a place where a new generation of arrivals can build a new life? That’s the question Liberians are asking themselves after the first people to be deported to the West African country from the United States arrived in the capital, Monrovia.

By Mostafa Salem, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — Iran, already drained by years of sanctions and a brutal military onslaught from the United States and Israel, now faces another test as President Donald Trump moves to further tighten the economic screws on the Islamic Republic. The US Treasury Department on Monday threatened sweeping new sanctions

CNN By Aida Karimi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A cultural fault line in Iran has re-emerged in recent months amid the turmoil of war and the revamping of the country’s hardline leadership: how and whether to enforce the wearing of the hijab by women. At the height of the conflict with the United

By Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russia is likely to mobilize another 300,000 troops later this year, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as it tries to complete the capture of a long-coveted region of east Ukraine. In wide-ranging remarks released Sunday, Zelensky said he expected that the Russians would end the

By Chris Lau, Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A man who left his tired 7-year-old son to wait alone on Japan’s Mount Fuji while he continued a family hike has been reprimanded by police. The boy was spotted sitting on his own at a hut about 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level –

By Aida Karimi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A cultural fault line in Iran has re-emerged in recent months amid the turmoil of war and the revamping of the country’s hardline leadership: how and whether to enforce the wearing of the hijab by women. At the height of the conflict with the United States

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — A Belgian car salesman has become a prince at the age of 26 after being acknowledged as the son of the king’s brother, Prince Laurent. Clément Vandenkerckhove’s mother, a Belgian singer who had a relationship with Prince Laurent in the 1990s, only told him who his father was when

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — He became known as “the wolf boy of Sierra Morena.” For most of his childhood, Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja lived in these remote Spanish mountains, isolated from human contact. He spent 12 extraordinary years being raised by wolves, after early tragedy had led to his abandonment. Rodríguez eventually returned to

By Caitlin Stephen Hu, and Etant Dupain (CNN) — Haiti’s northern coast is where the country faces the vast Atlantic with all its baggage. There’s Labadie, the private resort open only to American cruise ships and foreign holiday makers. Just next door is Ile de la Tortue, an infamous way station for human traffickers. And

By Kosta Gak, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to respond to a brutal Russian “double-tap” strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, central Ukraine, that killed at least 16 people. Rescuers have been combing through rubble from Friday’s attack on Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky’s hometown, which has been targeted

By Vasco Cotovio, Jomana Karadsheh, Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Almería province, Spain (CNN) — On a hot sunny summer afternoon, Amoateng Foster leans against a table in a makeshift open-air classroom in southern Spain, facing outward toward the improvised student seats. This is not an unfamiliar setting for Foster, 44, who

By Sadie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oldest person, British woman Ethel Caterham, celebrated her 117th birthday on Friday. Caterham, who lives in a care home in Surrey, about 25 miles outside London, is the first British person ever to live to 117, according to Guinness World Records (GWR). “I’ve had a lovely day

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — A 15-foot python has made an impressive recovery after becoming what is believed to be the first snake in the world to receive a pioneering cancer treatment usually used in humans. The 50-kilogram (110-pound) reticulated python, named after Hollywood star Jodie Foster, lives at Chester Zoo in England’s northwest.

By Issy Ronald, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry and six other high-profile figures will have to make an initial payment of £9.5 million ($13 million) toward the legal costs of a British tabloid publisher after losing a high-stakes case against them last month, a UK High Court judge ruled Friday. The group

By Allie Torgan, CNN Nogales, Sonora, Mexico (CNN) — Francisco “Kiko” Trujillo’s efforts helping disabled patients along the US-Mexico border has saved and changed thousands of lives. It is work that found him and unexpectedly became his life’s mission. In 2008, he was contacted by Dr. Burris “Duke” Duncan, a pediatrician in Tucson, Arizona, who

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — What started as a business dinner between local officials and executives celebrating a lucrative real-estate deal has sparked public outcry in China, after two men were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in their party. Authorities in the affluent tech hub of Hangzhou have placed a senior executive

By Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — Pakistan’s former leader and cricket icon Imran Khan was taken back to prison Friday morning after a medical check at a private hospital in the capital Islamabad, the government said. Khan’s sons told CNN this month they were worried about his health, claiming they were unable to visit

By Nick Paton Walsh, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — A new wave of North Korean troops, already numbering 8,500 in Russia, contains a drone unit that could attack targets inside Ukraine, according to a senior Ukrainian intelligence official. North Korea, who signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with Russia two years ago,

By Diego Mendoza, Ivonne Valdes, CNN (CNN) — Two fishermen were rescued Wednesday after floating adrift more than 100 miles off the coast of Mexico with no food or water for five days, the Mexican navy announced. Search and rescue efforts began on August 14, when the men’s fishing cooperative sent out a distress call

CNN By Diego Mendoza, Ivonne Valdes, CNN (CNN) — Two fishermen were rescued Wednesday after floating adrift more than 100 miles off the coast of Mexico with no food or water for five days, the Mexican navy announced. Search and rescue efforts began on August 14, when the men’s fishing cooperative sent out a distress

By Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — “Don’t forget me.” This is the desperate plea of Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery, who has spent more than two decades documenting life under the Iranian regime, including most recently the bloody crackdown on protests in January, the war with the United States, and a new campaign of repression currently

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two key organizers behind what used to be the only large-scale public commemoration for the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil have been found guilty of inciting subversion by a court in Hong Kong. The verdict is the latest chapter in a years-long crackdown by Hong

By Tal Shalev, Zeena Saifi, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli government advanced an internationally condemned settlement plan in the occupied West Bank that could split the territory and “bury” the possibility of a two-state solution. Israel’s Housing Ministry issued a notice inviting bids for the construction of more than 1,200 housing units in

By Jack Guy and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Police in Australia have apologized after the family of an 18-year-old hiker missing in dense bushland for eight days was mistakenly informed that she had been found alive. In fact, Lily Hooper’s body was found and now an investigation is underway to determine how she went

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming return was plastered across UK’s front pages Thursday, as Britons woke to the surprise news that the couple will move back to the country after six years in the United States. The Sussex family are set to live in

CNN By Jennifer Hansler, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans and the head of Ecuador’s intelligence agency died after a helicopter carrying tourists crashed in central Kenya Wednesday. The aircraft was traveling from the Loisaba wildlife conservancy to the Ewaso Ngiro river area when it crashed around 9:13 a.m. at Mount Ololokwe in Samburu

CNN, POOL, INSTAGRAM, @MEGHAN, @TELEGRAPH By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming return was plastered across UK’s front pages Thursday, as Britons woke to the surprise news that the couple will move back to the country after six years in the United States. The Sussex family

By Kosta Gak, Lex Harvey, Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — At least 17 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a “massive” Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight and on Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said. Attacks also bled into Moldova and Romania on Thursday. Romania said an explosive-laden naval drone believed

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The founder of embattled property behemoth Evergrande and formerly one of China’s richest men was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, according to state media, the latest chapter of ignominy for a one-time symbol of the nation’s economic boom. Hui Ka Yan pled guilty in April

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — One of Australia’s most high-profile murder cases is back in court where a possible retrial, or an even longer prison sentence, awaits the home cook who used toxic mushrooms to kill three lunch guests. Erin Patterson was convicted last year of deliberately lacing a beef wellington meal

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Something weird has been happening on China’s internet. One small and vocal corner has been claiming the country’s most famous historical dynasty never existed. That’s the Tang, which ruled China from 618 AD to 907 AD, a period that saw huge territorial expansion, booming international trade and

CNN By Max Foster, CNN (CNN) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move back to Britain, CNN understands. Prince Harry and Meghan are said to be planning to relocate from the US later this month to a private residence outside London and reportedly have enrolled their children Prince Archie, 7 and

By Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move back to Britain, CNN understands, a shock move that comes six years after the couple stepped back from official duties and fell out with other members of the royal family. Prince Harry and Meghan are said to be

By Jennifer Hansler, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans and the head of Ecuador’s intelligence agency died after a helicopter carrying tourists crashed in central Kenya Wednesday. The aircraft was traveling from the Loisaba wildlife conservancy to the Ewaso Ngiro river area when it crashed around 9:13 a.m. at Mount Ololokwe in Samburu county,

By Gawon Bae, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said she is “completely unaware” whether her brother communicated with US President Donald Trump, as Trump claimed this week. Kim, one of North Korea’s top officials, acknowledged that her brother has a “great relationship”

By Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it opened fire on the vehicle carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza and said it had opened a criminal investigation into the killing. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had previously denied involvement in the

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Queen Camilla has spoken about how she struggled to keep King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis a secret during a visit to a cancer support center, which took place days before the news was officially disclosed. Camilla recounted how it was “quite difficult” not to mention her husband’s diagnosis

By Lex Harvey, Gawon Bae, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The joint military drills between the United States and South Korea have been cut in half at Washington’s request, days after President Donald Trump called for their reduction, citing his close relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Oman, a historic partner for the United States and proven mediator to Iran, was once again threatened by President Donald Trump over its negotiations with the Islamic Republic, leaving many in the region confused. Trump’s warning on Monday reiterated a threat he issued in May to “blow up” Oman

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A stag at one of London’s royal parks has been shot dead by a wildlife officer after injuring a man who was having a picnic, as park authorities warn against feeding the animals. The Royal Parks charity, which manages Richmond Park, where the incident took place over the weekend,

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank have announced that their third child is named Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank. The couple made the announcement in a post on Instagram on Monday. “2 weeks ago today we welcomed our girl to the world. And since then we’ve had the most

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A stand-up comedian, considered one of China’s most influential cultural figures, has been placed under investigation and had performances cancelled after he joked about a communist party song. Guo Degang, China’s best-known comic, was accused of violating public morals after he improvised his own lyrics to a

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Two students were killed in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, one of them the gunman, and the situation was now under control, officials said, in the second such incident in the country in less than two months. The shooting took place at a

By Anna Chernova, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Andrey Klepach, one of Russia’s top economists, has been replaced as chief economist of the country’s national development bank shortly after a speech was made public in which he reportedly said Russia’s economy was being damaged by the war in Ukraine. Russia’s state news agency TASS confirmed

By Nick Paton Walsh, Victoria Butenko, Natalie Wright, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Near Kyiv (CNN) — It is the most sought-after weapon in the world, but sits idle, in a cornfield, its cannisters empty, last fired 10 weeks ago. The US-made Patriot interceptor is the focus of a global supply crunch as dozens of countries scramble

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating the White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who is one of US President Donald Trump’s closest advisers, a source with knowledge told CNN. It’s unclear when the exchange happened or what was discussed but Politico, which first

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy guided-missile destroyer spent four days last month without working toilets, galley services and air conditioning in the blistering heat of the South China Sea after the warship lost power. The incident was due to an engineering failure aboard the warship, the US 7th Fleet said in

By Chris Lau, Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Forget overtime. This construction crew hit the mother lode. Eight construction workers uncovered gold coins and bars worth 9 million euros ($10.5 million) in Belgium last Tuesday while at work, according to authorities. They made the golden discovery underneath a building they were performing renovation work on

By Aileen Graef and Gawon Bae, CNN Washington DC and Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States would reduce military exercises with key regional ally South Korea, just hours before they were due to get underway, citing his positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and

By Rupert Neate, CNN (CNN) — Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor in the University of Cambridge’s 817-year history, is dead. But the intense public debate over his life and work, and what it means for a society grappling with multiculturalism, is continuing – perhaps even more furiously. Arday’s death, on Friday aged 41, followed

By Paula Hancocks, Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The judge who sentenced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia last week was himself sentenced to death in absentia by the same regime years earlier. Irony in its purest form. Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan defected from the Ministry of Justice in 2013 joining the judicial

By Uriel Blanco, CNN (CNN) — Ana María Saavedra Caycedo lay under the rubble for hours reeling from arm injuries and a fractured pelvis. When she was finally pulled out, it was into a harsh new reality: one where she was the sole survivor of her immediate family. When the 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook western

By Michael Rios, Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Hernán Flores says he remembers the shock he felt when a sudden blast rocked his fishing boat in the Pacific. “We heard the explosion – boom! It was the kind of blast that left my ears ringing. Right then, I felt blood running down me,” he recounted.