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By Clare Sebastian, Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine said Thursday its long-range drones had struck a major offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea this week, in a previously undisclosed mission that signals a new expansion of its target list in a mounting campaign to cut off the Russian energy revenues funding its war.

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, wretched captivity in prisoner-of-war camps and the sinking of his first POW transport ship by his own countrymen. For his bravery in battle, he was given the Medal of Honor,

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 is about protecting them from addictive algorithms, asking: “What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen here by delaying kids’ access to social media?” In the exclusive special, Tapper spoke with

By Kosta Gak, Caitlin Danaher, Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine struck an oil tanker belonging to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Black Sea on Wednesday, according to an official in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). A Ukrainian security source told CNN that Sea Baby maritime drones were used in a joint operation

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week his country could be ready to hold elections in the next 60 to 90 days if security could be guaranteed, seeking to push back on claims by US President Donald Trump that he is using the war with Russia to cling to power. Facing mounting

By Antonia Mortensen, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies, offering more evidence of the increasingly fraught transatlantic alliance between Europe and the US. The report, compiled by the Danish Defense

By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Twenty days, 213 pages. For every 24 hours behind bars, Nicolas Sarkozy wrote more than 10 pages of his new book recounting his stint in Paris’ La Santé Prison. “It could have been a budget hotel, if you ignored the armored door with its eyehole,” the former French

By Cecilia Laurent-Monpetit, Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — France’s first lady Brigitte Macron has sparked outrage among French celebrities and feminists over the use of sexist and derogatory language to describe protesters at a comedian’s show. Brigitte Macron was attending a performance Sunday by Ary Abittan, a stand-up comedian who was accused of rape by

By Lex Harvey, Stefano Pozzebon, Sophie Tanno, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado arrived in Oslo overnight after more than a year in hiding, hours after her daughter accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf. Machado waved to supporters from the balcony of the Grand

CNN By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — For parents and campaigners who’ve long argued that incessant scrolling is damaging young minds, the start of Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s on Wednesday is just the beginning. Wayne Holdsworth, the father of Mac, who took his life at 17 after being

By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — For parents and campaigners who’ve long argued that incessant scrolling is damaging young minds, the start of Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s on Wednesday is just the beginning. Wayne Holdsworth, the father of Mac, who took his life at 17 after being targeted

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy has recovered two aircraft that crashed into the South China Sea in October while flying off the USS Nimitz, the service said in a statement Tuesday. An unmanned system on a contracted vessel was used to lift the aircraft – an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet and

By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to crack down on gangs that move illicit drugs into the United States, with deadly military strikes at sea and measures to toughen up borders taking center stage. But as the US doubles down on overt interventions, experts warn policymakers may be overlooking

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese Defense Ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Two Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable strategic bombers flew from the Sea of Japan toward the East China Sea to rendezvous

By Hira Humayun, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine is ready to hold elections in the next 60 to 90 days if its allies can guarantee security for the vote, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday, following criticism from his American counterpart Donald Trump. “I am ready for the elections,” Zelensky told reporters from

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Jair Bolsonaro is going to the movies. Not literally, as Brazil’s former president is still serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup to remain in power after losing his 2022 reelection bid. But a new film about his career is on the way, according to social media

CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed to shelter those under 16 from addictive algorithms, online predators, and digital bullies. No other nation has taken such sweeping measures, and the rollout of the

By Agustin Milic, Federico Jofre, CNN (CNN) — Police in Argentina raided the country’s national football association headquarters and more than 30 soccer clubs on Tuesday, according to a police source who spoke with CNN. The source said that Federal Judge Luis Armella ordered the raids as part of a case investigating alleged money laundering

CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Children across Australia will wake up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed to shelter those under 16 from addictive algorithms, online predators, and digital bullies. No other nation has taken such sweeping measures, and the rollout of

CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Children across Australia will wake up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed to shelter those under 16 from addictive algorithms, online predators, and digital bullies. No other nation has taken such sweeping measures, and the rollout of

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed to shelter those under 16 from addictive algorithms, online predators, and digital bullies. No other nation has taken such sweeping measures, and the rollout of the tough

By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Armed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia continued on Wednesday in defiance of calls from the United States to stop fighting and adhere to a months-old Trump-backed peace deal that now looks on the brink of complete collapse. At least eight people have been killed since the latest

By Lex Harvey, Maria Santana, Ruben Correa, CNN (CNN) — Honduras’s attorney general said he has issued an arrest warrant for former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was freed from US federal prison last week after being pardoned by President Donald Trump. Attorney General Johel Antonio Zelaya Alvarez said on X Monday that he had

By Tamar Michaelis, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli authorities raided the compound of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, took down the UN flag, and raised Israel’s flag, UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X. Lazzarini said Israeli police, accompanied by Jerusalem municipal officials, “forcibly”

By Ana María Cañizares, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — At least 13 inmates were found dead Sunday at a southern Ecuadorian prison ravaged by violence in recent months, the country’s prison service SNAI announced on Monday. The bodies were found after an explosive device detonated outside the Machala prison, SNAI said, but it’s unclear if

CNN By Billy Stockwell, Yumi Asada, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, injuring more than two dozen people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. The earthquake struck at 11:15 p.m. local time around 44 miles off the northeast coast of

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — International leaders and philanthropists, including Bill Gates, announced $1.9 billion Monday in funding to advance polio eradication, but a large funding gap remains after high-income countries’ reductions in foreign aid. The funding gap for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative through 2029 now stands at $440 million, according to a

By Tala Alrajjal, CNN Damascus, Syria (CNN) — “Raise your head up high, you’re a free Syrian” goes the chorus of the Arabic song that has become the unofficial anthem of the new Syria. It’s everywhere in the capital Damascus – blasted out from loudspeakers in the markets, chanted at celebrations in the main square

By Billy Stockwell, Yumi Asada, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, injuring more than two dozen people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. The earthquake struck at 11:15 p.m. local time around 44 miles off the northeast coast of the

CNN By Kocha Olarn, Rhea Mogul and Ally Barnard, CNN (CNN) — Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodia on Monday as a new wave of fighting erupted between the Southeast Asian neighbors, leaving a peace plan presided over by US President Donald Trump just two months ago in danger of collapse. Both sides accused the other

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Indigenous leaders waited on the snowy tarmac at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Saturday as the precious cargo was unloaded from an Air Canada jet. The boxes contained more than 60 precious cultural artifacts, including a rare Inuit sealskin kayak, which were taken from First Nations, Inuit, and

By Kara Fox, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Tim Lister, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed that Ukraine is not willing to concede territory to Russia, as talks over a US-proposed peace plan continue without a clear end in sight. “We definitely do not want to give anything up. That is what we are

By Kocha Olarn, Rhea Mogul and Ally Barnard, CNN (CNN) — Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodia on Monday as a new wave of fighting erupted between the Southeast Asian neighbors, leaving a peace plan presided over by US President Donald Trump just two months ago in danger of collapse. Both sides accused the other of

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Hamas is willing to discuss “freezing or storing” its weapons, a senior official said on Sunday, amid concerns that the nascent ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant group could collapse. Speaking to the Associated Press in Qatar on Sunday, Bassem Naim said that Hamas is “very open minded”

By Inés Capdevila, CNN (CNN) — Nicolás Maduro believed that his predecessor and political father, the late Hugo Chávez, appeared before him in the form of a small bird and a butterfly. He also though that celebrating Christmas two months early – by presidential decree – would help “lift the spirits of Venezuelans.” He confused

By Laura Sharman and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — A nightclub fire in the popular Indian resort region of Goa has killed at least 25 people including five Indian tourists, officials said. The state’s Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the fire was likely started by indoor fireworks at the nightclub in Arpora village around

Story by The Associated Press Tokyo (AP) — Japan said Monday that Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though there was a safe distance between them, denying Beijing’s accusation of interference and renewing its protest over the incident. “The Self Defense Force (fighter jets) were maintaining safe distance during their mission,”

CNN By Kathleen Toner, CNN New York (CNN) — Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit transforms vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms that employ at-risk young people to grow, arrange and sell the flowers, is the 2025 CNN Hero of the Year. Online voters selected him from this year’s Top 5 CNN Heroes, everyday