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By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones firing from above. Soldiers in military gear engaged in violent combat. Bodies scattered on blood-slicked streets. These could be scenes from a war zone.  But on October 28, they unfolded not on a desolate battlefield but on the outskirts of Rio

CNN By Sophie Tanno and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN London (CNN) — Two top leaders at the BBC resigned on Sunday amid an escalating scandal over impartiality and bias that plunged Britain’s public broadcaster into one of its biggest crises in recent years. The BBC’s most senior executive, director general Tim Davie, and the chief executive

By Sophie Tanno and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN London (CNN) — Two top leaders at the BBC resigned on Sunday amid an escalating scandal over impartiality and bias that plunged Britain’s public broadcaster into one of its biggest crises in recent years. The BBC’s most senior executive, director general Tim Davie, and the chief executive of

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — When Germany opened its doors to refugees escaping war in the Middle East, more people arrived from Syria than any other country – finding homes, getting jobs, starting families. A question mark now hangs over their future, after Germany’s government – which has hardened its stance on immigration amid

By Ivana Kottasová, Ibrahim Dahman, Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israel has confirmed the body it received on Sunday afternoon is that of Lt. Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier killed more than a decade ago in Gaza, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Sunday. Goldin was killed in the final days of the 2014 war

By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Germany and the United Kingdom have warned of the growing threat posed by Russian and Chinese space satellites, which have been regularly spotted spying on satellites used by Western powers. The countries have in recent weeks highlighted frequent instances of Russia stalking, jamming and interfering with their satellites

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese coffee chain has apologized and changed its name after state media roasted it for misusing a word revered by the nation’s communist government. People’s Cafe decorates most of its branches in bright red, often with a star on their storefront, evoking a very Chinese Communist

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — A 2014 security report resurfaced this week showing that the password for the server managing the CCTV network at the Louvre – Paris’ art museum which suffered immense financial loss after a heist team successfully targeted historical jewels last month – was, in fact, just “LOUVRE.” But predictable passwords

By Rhea Mogul and Ayushi Shah, CNN Mumbai, India (CNN) — The ritual begins, as it always does, with a pilgrimage. People pour in from the dense warrens of India’s financial capital and from dusty villages thousands of kilometers away, all flowing towards the fortified, sea-facing Mumbai home of actor Shah Rukh Khan. The crowd

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV spent almost three hours on Saturday with 15 victims of clerical sexual abuse from Belgium. The Holy See Press Office described the pope’s meeting with the survivors, each of whom was abused by a member of the clergy as a minor, as “profound and painful.” The

From Lucas Schroeder and Flávio Coelho, CNN Brazil São Paulo (CNN Brazil) — A deadly tornado tore through a state in southern Brazil, killing six people and injuring at least 750, local authorities said. Paraná Governor Ratinho Júnior described the tornado as an “unprecedented catastrophe in the history” of the state. Winds may have topped

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV, who on Saturday marked six months since his election, has in recent weeks stepped up his criticism of the Trump administration while bringing a distinctively American flavor to the papacy. The Chicago-born pontiff was elected on May 8, becoming the first US-born pope in the Catholic

By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Ukrainians are enduring cold temperatures and darkness after a wave of Russian attacks against energy facilities caused widespread power outages across the country. Ukrainian authorities have warned that the large scale of the damage means it will take time to restore energy flows. Electricity

By Laura Sharman, Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Typhoon Fung-wong triggered floods and landslides, cut power to entire provinces and killed at least four people, including two children, before barreling out of the Philippines on Monday. Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, follows on the heels of Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed almost 200 people in the

Story by Associated Press Wellington, New Zealand (AP) — There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride. Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia have captured rare footage that shows clutches of the freeloading fish peeling away from their host in what

By Anabella González, Sol Amaya, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A video of a Miss Universe contestant being berated by a male pageant director in Thailand has sparked widespread allegations of misogyny as well as global discussions about women empowerment and merits of the international beauty pageant. Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of Miss Grand International (MGI),

By Mike Valerio, CNN Chongqing, China (CNN) — Employing the casual hyperbole of his presidential idol, the “Chinese Trump” gave our interview a 67 out of 10. He said it calmly. Cheerfully. With absolute confidence. Like people do when they’re standing in a megacity with fans seemingly on every street corner. Here in Chongqing, central

By Christian Edwards, Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions for buying Russian oil and gas, a White House official told CNN Friday, after Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the US President in Washington. For months, Trump has berated European Union countries for continuing to

By Anabella González, Sol Amaya, CNN (CNN) — Spanish police say they have arrested 13 people suspected of belonging to the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua, in what would be the first time one of its cells has been dismantled in the country. Most of the arrests during the operation last week took place

By Hira Humayun, Betül Tuncer, Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Turkey on Friday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and dozens of other Israeli officials on “genocide” charges. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said it has issued warrants against 37 people. Besides Netanyahu, warrants target Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz, National

By Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann, Kareem El Damanhoury, Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Israel has received remains of one of the last deceased hostages held in Gaza, in the fourth such transfer this week. On Saturday morning, the Israel Defense Forces said the remains were identified as Command Sergeant Major Lior Rudaeff. The 61-year-old was

By Jennifer Hansler, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — An elite Iranian military unit plotted to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico, according to a US official familiar with the matter. The plan, hatched by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, was initiated at the end of 2024 and was active through the first

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday that it used “professional marksmen” to kill a flu-exposed ostrich herd in British Columbia, bringing to an end a nearly year-long legal saga that had attracted attention from conservatives in the United States, including US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “As

By Cecilia Laurent Monpetit, Joseph Ataman, Philippe Cordier, CNN Paris (CNN) — Protesters disrupted a performance by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris three times Thursday as flares, smoke bombs and physical clashes broke out in the concert hall. In video of the event shared on social media, several members of the audience could be

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The horrifying reports of the massacre of hundreds of Sudanese civilians after the Darfur city of El Fasher was captured by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last week were the latest chapter in a brutal conflict that has killed more than 150,000 people over the past two and

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry jokingly apologized to Canada on Thursday for wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap when he watched the team take on the Toronto Blue Jays during the World Series. “I was under duress,” he explained in an interview with Canadian broadcaster CTV News after apologizing. “There wasn’t

By Zeena Saifi, Jeremy Diamond, Cyril Theophilos, CNN Hamra, West Bank (CNN) — Umm Shukry inspects her olive trees one by one, just as she did every year for a decade. But this olive harvest season is different. Nearly all her trees are damaged; their branches bare and brittle. Examining each limb, she feels exhausted

By Laura Sharman, Brad Lendon, Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has officially entered service, a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the United States on naval supremacy. Chinese leader Xi Jinping attended the commissioning ceremony for the Fujian at a military port

Story by Associated Press Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) — The wives of a missing Malaysian Christian pastor and a Muslim activist, both abducted years ago in cases that drew international concern, won a landmark lawsuit after a court ruled the government and police were responsible for the men’s enforced disappearances. The High Court on Wednesday

By Jessie Yeung, Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – one with fuzzy ears and up to 220 pounds of mass. This mountainous region is known for its lush forests, lakes and valleys –

Story by Associated Press Vienna (AP) — Austria’s domestic intelligence service has uncovered a weapons cache in Vienna that is believed to be linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas for use in “possible terrorist attacks in Europe,” the government said Thursday. A 39-year-old unidentified British citizen allegedly “having close ties to the weapons cache”

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are requesting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor come to Washington to be questioned as part of the panel’s investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplices. In a letter to Andrew on Thursday – published soon after he was formally

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Canada’s Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on the proposed culling of a British Columbia ostrich herd, in a case that has attracted the attention of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” movement. The court’s dismissal paves the way for the

By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — It’s the smoking gun behind the most spectacular heist this side of the Millennium. A French court released a report Thursday slamming the leadership of the Louvre for its focus on headline-grabbing purchases and renovation projects over maintaining the security of on of the world’s largest museums. The

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian court has found a Russian soldier guilty of killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war in a January 2024 incident and sentenced him to life in prison, in the first ruling of its kind. Dmitriy Kurashov, 27, was convicted by a court in Ukraine’s southeastern city

By Dana Karni, Tal Shalev, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military carried out a series of strikes across southern Lebanon on Thursday, saying it was targeting Hezbollah in response to what it described as the militant group’s attempts to rebuild operations in the region. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strikes targeted

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Typhoon Kalmaegi damaged homes and uprooted trees in central Vietnam this week after cutting a path of destruction through the Philippines, where it killed nearly 200 people. Kalmaegi, one of the strongest typhoons on record to hit Vietnam, brought torrential rains and destructive winds to an area already saturated