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By Antonia Mortensen, Christopher Lamb and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is in stable condition after his episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday, the Vatican said Tuesday. Francis, who the Vatican said remained alert and cooperative, received high-flow oxygen therapy after being on non-invasive ventilation on Monday. An earlier Vatican update said

By Max Saltman, Jennifer Hauser, CNN and Sebastian Jimenez, CNNE (CNN) — Mexico has extradited 29 alleged criminals to the United States, among them the so-called “narco of narcos” Rafael Caro Quintero, many accused of murder and several alleged members of cartels now designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. The accused men were taken from prisons

By Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — “Are we going to war?” asks a worried Cairo saleswoman upon learning that she’s speaking to a journalist. The ominous question about the prospect of war between Egypt and Israel has crept into many conversations in the country. These murmurs of war reveal growing concerns among a population

By Nadeen Ebrahim, Mick Krever, Ibrahim Dahman and Mike Schwartz, CNN (CNN) — A delicate truce between Israel and Hamas hangs by a thread after Israel blocked humanitarian aid into Gaza, in response to Hamas rejecting a new Israeli proposal to extend the ceasefire without any commitment to end the war or fully withdraw troops.

By Benjamin Brown and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — German authorities say a car-ramming incident in the southwestern city of Mannheim that killed two people Monday was a deliberate attack but it does not appear to have been politically or religiously motivated. Police said Monday night the two dead were an 83-year-old woman and a

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — When emergency workers arrived at the home of Tetyana Kulyk and her husband Pavlo Ivanchov shortly after it was hit by a Russian drone on Wednesday, all they could do was recover their charred bodies. Kulyk, a renowned Ukrainian journalist, and Ivanchov, a surgeon and university professor, were killed

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — It was a weekend for the history books. What began with US President Donald Trump furiously berating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House ended with a show of European unity in London and vows to wrestle negotiations over the Russia-Ukraine war away from the US. Here are

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Massive snowstorms and record heat hit eastern China over the weekend, with residents of one province wrapping up against driving snow and their compatriots down the coast heading outdoors to enjoy ice cream. Blizzards on Sunday swept across the eastern province of Shandong, south of Beijing, with

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A contentious law that allows South Africa’s government to expropriate land – without compensation in some cases – has enraged the United States, triggering aid cuts by Washington and outbursts from President Donald Trump. Many fear that the African nation could now potentially lose some of its US trade

By Mike Schwartz, Ibrahim Dahman, Tim Lister and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Israel will stop the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza to pressure Palestinian militant group Hamas into accepting new terms for an extension of the ceasefire agreement, officials said on Sunday, a day after the initial phase of the truce expired.

By Rob Picheta, Michael Rios and Hira Humayun, CNN London (CNN) — The West is at a “crossroads in history,” Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer told European leaders at a pivotal summit in London on Sunday, as the continent sought to wrestle control of negotiations over the Russia-Ukraine war away from the US and present

By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the United States after passing crucial intelligence on a top-secret program that would alter the course of Taiwan’s history. Colonel Chang Hsien-yi was a leading figure in Taiwan’s nuclear weapons project, a closely guarded secret

CNN By Christopher Lamb, Sharon Braithwaite and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis is in stable condition and does not have a fever, the Vatican said on Sunday, days after he suffered from a sudden respiratory episode in hospital where he has been battling double pneumonia. While there are currently no direct impacts

By Ibrahim Dahman, Tim Lister, Tamar Michaelis, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — The first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, under which dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed, reached its expiration date on Saturday — with Israel and Hamas split on what comes next. In

By Catherine Nicholls and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN London (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says US support is “crucial” a day after cutting short a visit to Washington DC following an extraordinary public argument with Donald Trump. A meeting intended to discuss a natural resources deal imploded, with Trump and Vice President JD Vance berating

By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the Vatican is whether his successor Pope Francis might do the same. “I think the only circumstances

By Eyad Kourdi, Lucas Lilieholm and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia on Saturday declared an immediate ceasefire, two days after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the group. If accepted by Turkey, the declaration could bring about the end of

By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Western leaders scrambled to back Ukraine after Friday’s acrimonious meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky deepened the already yawning fault lines between Washington and many of its key allies. The remarkable Oval Office exchange highlights a tricky balancing act facing Western capitals since Trump’s return to office in

By Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN Nur Shams, West Bank (CNN) — Fatima Tawfeeq, 63, has lived through numerous Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank. She witnessed Israel’s takeover of the Palestinian territory in 1967 and lived through Israel’s crackdown during the first and second intifadas, the fierce Palestinian uprisings

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — As consumers face skyrocketing egg prices, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports an increase of people attempting to smuggle eggs across the border from Mexico. The CBP’s San Diego Field Office reported Thursday seeing a 158% increase in egg interceptions since the fiscal year of 2024. A CBP