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By Angus Watson, Jessie Yeung, Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said he believes Russia wants to end its war with Ukraine, but suggested Moscow could be “dragging their feet” after the Kremlin disputed accounts of agreements made with the US. “I think that Russia wants to see an

By Lex Harvey and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — As the fallout over top US officials sharing military operation details inside a messaging app reverberates inside Washington, the leaders of two key foreign intelligence allies said lessons need to be learned. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said it was “a serious, serious issue and all

By Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday, as authorities struggle to contain “unprecedented” deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country’s southeast, destroying a centuries-old Buddhist temple. The helicopter crashed while working to contain a fast-spreading

By Stefano Pozzebon and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — The two most important things in Jerce Reyes’s life, according to those who know him best, are family and soccer. The former professional soccer player’s tattoos are a testament to those passions: of a soccer ball and other symbols on his left arm, as well as

By Jimena De La Quintana and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has called for general elections to be held on April 12, 2026, saying she hopes the call can “put an end to a period of instability” that the country has experienced in recent years. “We hope for the good of

By Yong Xiong, Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — From a chain of massive barges stretching from a Chinese beach into the sea, to a powerful new design for cutting undersea cables at record depths, China’s latest maritime innovations have captured the attention of defense experts – fueling concerns about their

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Facts The purpose of OPEC is to “coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of

CNN By Abeer Salman and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Palestinians demonstrated against Hamas in northern Gaza on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest protest against the militant group since its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. Video obtained by CNN showed large crowds, estimated to be thousands of people by a

By Isil Sariyuce and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A Turkish court on Tuesday placed seven journalists in custody after they were arrested while covering the protests in Istanbul, including a photojournalist for French news agency AFP, according to a media-freedom nonprofit and AFP. “AFP strongly condemns the detention of its journalist and photographer Yasin

By Abeer Salman and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Palestinians demonstrated against Hamas in northern Gaza on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest protest against the militant group since its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. Video obtained by CNN showed large crowds, estimated to be thousands of people by a CNN

By CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne and Lisa Klaassen (CNN) — The grandparents of a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago have been arrested on suspicion of his murder, prosecutors said Tuesday. Two-year-old Émile Soleil disappeared from his grandparents’ garden in Le Haut-Vernet, a hamlet in the French Alps, in July 2023. Nine months

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, while the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with a drawn-out respiratory illness. Professor Sergio Alfieri told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera the most critical moment came on February 28 when

By Ivana Kottasová, Christian Edwards, Anna Chernova, Svitlana Vlasova, Kevin Liptak and Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — Russia will only implement a White House-brokered agreement to stop using force in the Black Sea when sanctions imposed on its banks and exports over its invasion of Ukraine are lifted, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding further uncertainty

By Chris Lau and Yumi Asada Tokyo (CNN) — A Japanese man who spent more than 40 years on death row until he was acquitted last year has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, a court said on Tuesday – roughly $85 for each day he was wrongfully convicted. Former professional boxer Iwao Hakamata, 89,

By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — A prominent Indian comedian is standing by his right to make jokes after an angry mob attacked a comedy club where he had made an onstage jibe at a right-wing politician. Kunal Kamra, known for his quips about popular culture and politics, is under investigation for

By Merlin Delcid and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A team of lawyers representing the families of 30 Venezuelans sent by the United States to a mega prison in El Salvador asked the Salvadoran Supreme Court of Justice on Monday to evaluate the legality of their detention. One of the attorneys, Jaime Ortega, said they

By Kareem Khadder, Kara Fox, Hira Humayun and Max Saltman, CNN Susya, occupied West Bank (CNN) — The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, taken away by Israeli soldiers and detained overnight, according to his family, friends, colleagues, eyewitnesses and

By Ivana Kottasová and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The family of Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot made an emotional plea to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump after Hamas released a new propaganda video featuring him and another captive begging for their lives. “Please, imagine this is your son, the father

By Jeremy Diamond and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel is making plans for a potential major ground offensive in Gaza that would involve sending tens of thousands of troops into combat to clear and occupy large swaths of the enclave, an Israeli official and a second source familiar with the matter said. The potential

By Niamh Kennedy and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — More than a thousand people have been detained during protests following the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Monday. In a post on X, Yerlikaya said that “1,133 suspects were detained in illegal activities carried out between March 19