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By Kit Maher, Michael Rios and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump issued what he said was a “last warning” to Hamas to release all of the hostages in Gaza immediately – in a move that came just hours after the White House confirmed it was negotiating directly with the militant group.

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The Vatican appears to have modified its position against gender-affirming surgery and “gender theory” last year, raising the possibility of “exceptional situations.” This week the Vatican published a speech by doctrine chief Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández where he said, “there are cases outside the norm, such as strong dysphorias

By Eugenia Yosef and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Yariv Levin has initiated proceedings to dismiss the country’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, accusing her of abusing her authority to undermine the government’s policies and destabilize Israel’s rule of law. Right-wing Israeli politicians have long called for her dismissal.

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has only one way to protect itself against Russia’s most powerful ballistic missiles – US-made Patriot defense systems. With the United States now pausing military shipments to Kyiv, they could soon run out of ammo. Kyiv and its allies are scrambling to come up with a plan after

By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Americans applied for British citizenship in record numbers last year, with a historically high volume of applications submitted in the last quarter of 2024 – a period coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s re-election. More than 6,100 US citizens applied for UK citizenship last year, the most since records

By Samantha Waldenberg, Lucas Lilieholm and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has rejected a long-awaited plan for the reconstruction of Gaza endorsed by Arab leaders, saying the president stands by his own vision which includes expelling the territory’s Palestinian residents and transforming it into a “riviera” owned by the United States. “The

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are bracing for the arrival of a very slow-moving storm, the strongest tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall early Saturday with the strength of an Atlantic tropical

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A German tattoo artist who tried to enter the United States from Mexico through the San Diego border has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention for over a month, according to a friend who witnessed her being detained. Jessica Brösche, a Berlin-based tattoo artist, had been vacationing

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico could severely impact the economies of both countries, potentially slowing down production of certain goods, raising prices on products and sparking fears of a recession, analysts warn. The US on Tuesday imposed 25% tariffs on imports from both of its

By Lauren Izso, Caitlin Danaher and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Shin Bet security agency has said it “failed in its mission” to prevent Hamas’ October 7 attack by ignoring repeated warning signs. Shin Bet’s chief, Ronen Bar, said in a statement that if Shin Bet had “acted differently in the years leading up

By Associated Press (AP) — Arab leaders on Tuesday endorsed Egypt’s postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians to remain, in a counterproposal to US President Donald Trump’s plan to depopulate the territory and redevelop it as a beach destination. It was unclear if Israel or the United

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Fidel Castro, former leader of Cuba. Personal Birth date: August 13, 1926 Death date: November 25, 2016 Birth place: Biran, Cuba Birth name: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz Father: Angel Castro, landowner Mother: Lina Ruz, cook and maid to Angel Castro’s first wife Marriage:

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has gone all in with his effort to strongarm Kyiv into peace negotiations with Russia, suspending US military aid to Ukraine with immediate effect. The move has sent shockwaves through the Western world and left Ukraine and its allies scrambling. Trump didn’t explain his decision

By Nick Paton Walsh, Rob Picheta and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his Oval Office meeting last week with US President Donald Trump “did not go the way it was supposed to,” describing the fiery meeting as “regrettable” and noting that Ukraine is ready to negotiate about

By Zeena Saifi and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Haifa, Israel (CNN) — The last image Oran Almog saw before losing his sight was dead bodies covered in glass – five of them, members of his own family. A suicide bomber had detonated an explosive belt at a Haifa restaurant, killing Almog’s father, brother, grandparents and cousin.

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Serbia’s parliament descended into chaos on Tuesday as opposition lawmakers threw smoke grenades and tear gas inside the chamber to protest against the government and support demonstrating students. With dozens of lawmakers gathered in the chamber, opposition MPs lit flares and tossed smoke grenades and eggs, while others leapt

By Becky Anderson, Mostafa Salem, Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — A plan for Gaza formulated by Egypt would exclude Hamas from governance of the enclave once the war ends, a draft of the plan obtained by CNN shows. The plan is being discussed by Arab leaders meeting in Cairo in an

By Kathleen Magramo and Esha Mitra, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Dozens of construction workers have been pulled alive from metal containers after they were trapped by a deadly Himalayan avalanche for around 36 hours, according to authorities in northern India. The Indian Army launched a rescue operation after heavy snowfall triggered the avalanche last

By Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — Warning: This report contains details of sexual assaults. Reader discretion is advised. Armed forces in Sudan’s ongoing civil war are perpetrating systematic sexual violence against young children, with one-year-olds the youngest survivors of rape, according to a new report from UNICEF, the United Nations’ (UN) children’s agency. The UNICEF

By Max Saltman and Angélica Franganillo-Díaz, CNN (CNN) — It’s not unusual to see superheroes in the streets when it’s Carnival time in Brazil. Batman, Superman and Spider-Man are common sights on the streets of São Paulo during what’s sometimes called the world’s biggest party. But among the many people dressed in figure-hugging colorful lycra