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By Ibrahim Dahman, Pauline Lockwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs,” demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and the disarmament of the militant group. Abbas said the priority is to stop “the Israeli genocide that the Gaza Strip is

By Christopher Lamb and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Rome (CNN) — A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite being listed as a “non-elector.” Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once one of the most powerful figures in the Vatican, was ordered by Pope Francis in

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s Prince Louis turned 7 on Wednesday, and a new photo has been released to mark the occasion. The image was published on the social media accounts of Louis’ parents, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales. “Wishing Prince Louis a very Happy 7th Birthday!” the caption reads.

By Gul Tuysuz and Nadeen Ebrahim CNN (CNN) — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Istanbul on Wednesday leading to scenes of panic in the Turkish metropolis, officials said. The quake occurred in the Sea of Marmara close to Silivri, which lies around 70 kilometers (40 miles) to the west of the city,

By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Multiple people, including children, were injured after a car plowed through a crowd outside a school in eastern China on Tuesday, according to a report from a state-controlled broadcaster. The car knocked down pedestrians and students outside the school in the city of Jinhua in the province of Zhejiang

CNN By Caitlin Danaher, Christopher Lamb, Lauren Kent, Antonia Mortensen, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral Saturday, expected to be attended by world leaders including US President

By Caitlin Danaher, Christopher Lamb, Lauren Kent, Antonia Mortensen, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — In the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica, with the sunshine glinting across the bronze canopy that towers over the main altar, thousands of Catholic pilgrims streamed in to glimpse the body of Pope Francis on

By Todd Symons, Rob Picheta and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump slammed Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday for his comments that Ukraine wouldn’t recognize Russian control of Crimea, calling the remarks “very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia.” “It’s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy’s that makes it so difficult to settle

CNN By CNN’s Abeer Salman and Oren Liebermann (CNN) — The final call lasted 30 seconds. Just enough time to say hello and ask if everyone was okay. But for Gaza’s tiny Christian population, the phone call from Pope Francis was a ray of hope that shone through the horrors of war. Every day since

By CNN’s Abeer Salman and Oren Liebermann (CNN) — The final call lasted 30 seconds. Just enough time to say hello and ask if everyone was okay. But for Gaza’s tiny Christian population, the phone call from Pope Francis was a ray of hope that shone through the horrors of war. Every day since the

By Claudia Rebaza (CNN) — On March 13, 2013, Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican: a new pope was elected. As with millions of Catholics in Latin America, he was curious to know who would succeed Pope

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell and cardinals in the Vatican ready themselves for the millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff. Here’s what