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By Lucas Lilieholm, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Twelve European countries as well as Canada and Japan have condemned Israel’s decision earlier in the month to approve 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank saying the move harmed the prospects for long-term peace and security in the region. “Such unilateral actions, as part

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Iran has said it will not comply with any demands from the UN’s nuclear watchdog to inspect its bombed nuclear sites, citing the absence of established regulations for inspecting facilities damaged by military strikes. In June, Israel and the United States carried out significant military strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear

By Michael Rios, Mauricio Torres, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — Nasry “Tito” Asfura, a conservative politician backed by US President Donald Trump, has been declared the winner of the Honduran presidential election, narrowly edging out right-leaning centrist Salvador Nasralla in a contest marked by allegations of foreign intervention and voting irregularities. With most ballots counted,

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her daughter Charlotte played a festive piano duet that aired Wednesday as part of an annual Christmas service celebrating “love in all its forms,” according to Kensington Palace. British television viewers saw the “special musical moment” between Catherine and Princess Charlotte on Christmas

By Svitlana Vlasova and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Two police officers were killed early Wednesday by a bomb in Moscow, close to the scene of a car bombing that killed a top Russian general two days ago. The two police officers approached a suspicious person who detonated an explosive device near a police car,

Story by Reuters London (Reuters) — British police said on Tuesday that comedian and actor Russell Brand had been charged with a new count of rape and another of sexual assault. The new charges – authorized by the Crown Prosecution Service – related to two women and followed five charges made in April involving four

By Gul Tuysuz, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Libya’s army chief was killed in a plane crash while returning home from an official visit to Turkey on Tuesday, Libya’s prime minister said. Lt. Gen. Mohamed Al-Haddad was killed along with four of his companions in a “tragic accident” while on flight home to Tripoli from

By Kara Fox, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — A person identified as “A” emailed the disgraced former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell from the British royal family’s Scottish residence in 2001, asking whether she had “found me some new inappropriate friends,” according to newly released documents. The email is part of a series of messages exchanged

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government have reached a new agreement to carry out a large-scale prisoner exchange, marking a significant humanitarian step amid ongoing efforts to de-escalate the conflict. Abdulqader Hasan Yahya al-Murtadha, head of the Houthi National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, said on Tuesday that

By Svitlana Vlasova and Billy Stockwell, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia launched one of its largest aerial attacks this month on Ukraine overnight, killing at least three people and injuring at least 17 others, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Ukraine’s leader received his first face-to-face briefing with his negotiating team on their arrival back

By Sophie Tanno, CNN London (CNN) — For hundreds of years, Britons accused of substantial crimes have had the right to be tried by their peers in a court of law. But now as the country grapples with an acute backlog of cases waiting to be heard, the right to trial by jury is being

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — As authorities investigate the motives behind last week’s deadly Bondi Beach attack, leading criminologists note an unusual characteristic differentiating this mass shooting from others: the suspected gunmen were family members working together. Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram are accused of killing 15 people at the iconic Sydney

By Duarte Mendonca, CNN Lisbon (CNN) — Former neighbors paint a mixed portrait of Claudio Neves Valente, whose motives remain a mystery more than a week after police say he killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor, portraying a “very bright” but reclusive young man who was estranged from his family and whose

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — A British man, along with five others, has been charged with carrying out 56 sexual offences against his now ex-wife over a 13-year period. Philip Young has been remanded in custody in relation to the string of charges, which include multiple counts of rape and administering a substance

By Eyad Kourdi, Nechirvan Mando, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — At least three people were killed and 31 others injured after clashes broke out between Syrian army troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, as high-level talks continued over plans to integrate the SDF into Syria’s

By Tim Lister and Svitlana Vlasova (CNN) — Ukrainian security services have stepped up drone and sabotage operations against Russian combat aircraft and submarines this month, in what analysts see as one way to combat incessant Russian missile strikes against cities and energy infrastructure. In the last three weeks, Ukraine has used long-range drones in

By Tal Shalev and Eugenia Yosef Jerusalem (CNN) — The Israeli government has approved the closure of the country’s Army Radio after 75 years of broadcasting, in a move that shutters one of Israel’s oldest media institutions at a time of mounting concerns over press freedom. Under the proposal, introduced by Defense Minister Israel Katz, the

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A massive sinkhole has developed in a canal in the English county of Shropshire, trapping two boats in deep mud and prompting emergency services to declare a “major incident.” An image released by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service shows the two canal boats trapped in the sinkhole – which

By Billy Stockwell, Betul Tuncer, CNN (CNN) — Denmark’s foreign minister on Monday said he was “deeply upset” by US President Donald Trump’s appointment of a special envoy to Greenland who openly declared that he wished to see the island become part of the United States. Trump announced the appointment of Jeff Landry, the Governor

By Svitlana Vlasova, Todd Symons, Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, with officials pointing the finger at Ukraine for the latest apparent assassination of a senior military officer. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, who ran the armed forces operational training department, died after an explosive

By Helen Regan, Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, in a pivotal moment as the country looks to looks to shift its energy supply away from fossil fuels.

By Paula Hancocks, Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Palestinians in Gaza face an impossible choice this winter. With more than 400,000 homes destroyed in the war, Gazans are being forced to choose between living in tents exposed to the elements or run the risk of living inside the ruins of buildings that could collapse any

By Hilary Whiteman, Dhruv Tikekar, CNN (CNN) — The father and son accused of carrying out Australia’s worst terror attack undertook firearms training at an undisclosed location in the countryside, according to a statement of alleged facts released by a magistrate Monday. The court document, which contains redactions, includes images from a video of Sajid

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Via Arboleda stepped back to admire the six-foot tree glittering in her living room. Though the narra trees along Manila’s sidewalks had yet to shed their leaves, she was among many Filipinos already unpacking their Christmas decorations in eager anticipation of December 25. In September, colorful ornaments began appearing

CNN By Ibrahim Dahman, Max Saltman, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it shot dead a Palestinian “suspected of hurling a block” at soldiers on Saturday during an operation in the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya. Video reviewed by CNN shows a soldier shooting the teen when he is just feet

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State in November have been released, a presidential spokesman said on Sunday, confirming that all abducted pupils are now free. “Another 130 abducted Niger State pupils released, none left in captivity,” spokesman Sunday Dare

By Ibrahim Dahman, Max Saltman, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it shot dead a Palestinian “suspected of hurling a block” at soldiers on Saturday during an operation in the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya. Video reviewed by CNN shows a soldier shooting the teen when he is just feet away.

By Tareq El-Hilou, Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — The most senior Catholic cleric in the Holy Land urged Palestinians “not just to survive” but to “rebuild life” in Gaza as he led Christmas Mass there on Sunday, against the backdrop of apocalyptic destruction and displacement. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin

By Max Foster, Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — The Prince of Wales and his son George volunteered at a homeless charity in London this week, a trip reminiscent of William’s own upbringing having been introduced to the shelter at a similar age by his mother Diana, the late Princess of Wales. On Tuesday morning,

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — It seemed like the solution to Elaine Traverse’s financial problems, and a dog desperately needing a potty break led her to it. “I saw this trail, so I went up there and parked, and he took off running,” Traverse said. Traverse, who is disabled and can’t walk long distances,

By Larry Madowo, Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — At least nine people were killed in a shooting at a tavern outside the South African city of Johannesburg during Sunday’s early hours, police have said. Officers were searching for about a dozen suspects in the shooting, the force said, the motive for which was unclear. The

By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea wants to join the undersea naval elite – and has received the blessing of US President Donald Trump to do just that. Having Seoul become the seventh country in the world operating nuclear-powered submarines – joining the United States, Russia,

From Reuters Milan (Reuters) — Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested 384 people and seized 1.4 tonnes (1.54 tons) of drugs in a large-scale operation against drug trafficking. In addition to the arrests, officers had put under investigation 655 individuals, including 39 minors, and confiscated 35 kilograms of cocaine and more than 40

By Sophie Tanno, and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — A Russian attack on Odesa region on Friday night has killed eight people and injured 27 more, according to Ukrainian authorities, as Moscow continues to target the Black Sea port city. According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, the fatalities occurred as a result of a Russian

By Mostafa Salem, Ibrahim Dahman (CNN) — When Sheikh Mohammed Abu Mustafa stepped out of his mosque in southern Gaza after leading afternoon prayers in early November, a gunman on a motorcycle pulled up and shot him dead. It was a targeted assassination that an Islamist militant group said was carried out by local Israeli-backed

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — An oil and chemical tanker sanctioned by the United States has entered Venezuelan waters, ship tracking data showed, despite US President Donald Trump declaring a “total and complete blockade” of such vessels transiting the country. The Gambia-flagged ship, named the Hyperion, was seen near a refinery off Venezuela’s Amuay

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Bondi Beach, Sydney (CNN) — For Australia’s tiny Jewish population, Bondi Beach was a refuge within a vast country that offered sanctuary to families fleeing a seething hate that killed six million of their kind within the lifetime of some of their oldest members. For decades, they laid roots in a

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — ‘Twas the week before Christmas in a Montreal store, when Santa stole groceries, then walked out the door. A group of thieves wearing Santa Clause and elf costumes stole cartloads of groceries from a supermarket in Montreal on Monday night, with an activist group later claiming credit for what

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Ace Aguirre was just two bites into his oatmeal on the morning of November 4 when he noticed something strange: mud had seeped onto the living room floor of his bungalow in Cotcot, a village in the Philippines’ Cebu province. The moments that followed will be forever seared into