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By Dana Karni, Abeer Salman, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Dozens of Israeli settlers set Palestinian vehicles and homes on fire in a village in the occupied West Bank on Monday after Israeli forces tore down settlers’ illegal outpost structures in the area. Two videos geolocated by CNN show multiple vehicles and a building

By Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — For a year, Mohamed Saad’s family had no idea whether he was alive or dead. The 28-year-old Egyptian fisherman had gone out on a routine trip off the coast of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and never returned. Relatives searched for months with no word from authorities. When

By Joseph Ataman and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine will purchase “up to 100” French-made Rafale fighter jets as well as anti-air defenses and drones from France, the Elysee Palace confirmed, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Paris on Monday. “We will have the greatest air defense system, one of the greatest in the

By Catherine Nicholls, Antonia Mortensen, Charlotte Reck, and Char Reck, CNN (CNN) — Polish officials have pointed the finger at Russia after a key train track was destroyed in what Warsaw said was an “unprecedented act of sabotage” committed by two Ukrainian citizens who were “collaborating with Russian services.” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said

By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity for the violent suppression of student protests last year that led to the collapse of her government. A panel of three judges from the International

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — When Sergiy Klimov speaks about wine, his excitement is infectious, even to those with a less than sophisticated palate. Since 2014, Klimov has championed Ukrainian-made wine in numerous ways. He runs a chain of wine bars in the capital city, Kyiv, stocking only Ukrainian-produced wine. He is an ambassador

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — To combat a severe water crisis, Iranian authorities have begun cloud-seeding operations to induce rainfall, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported on Saturday, amid the driest fall in half a century. Iran’s National Weather Forecasting Center of the Meteorological Organizations said Saturday that rainfall across the country has decreased

By Nina Subkhanberdina, Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday said it had arrested a man accused of helping plan last week’s deadly car bombing near Delhi’s Red Fort, which killed at least 10 people and injured more than 30. In a statement posted on social media, the NIA said

By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo and Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español (CNN) — Wilmer Geovanny Chavarría Barré, known as “Pipo,” the alleged leader of drug trafficking gang Los Lobos – Ecuador’s most powerful and violent criminal organization – has been arrested in Spain, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced on Sunday. “Today we captured ‘Pipo’ Chavarría, the

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has described his country’s nuclear program as still “intact” despite admitting that US and Israeli strikes badly damaged facilities earlier this year. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen Sunday, Khatibzadeh said Iran’s “peaceful nuclear program is intact, as we are speaking,”

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — “Do you really think, Mr. Netanyahu, that you can rename wars, hand out medals, tell tales of your heroism – and still avoid investigating the greatest national failure in Israel’s history?” Eyal Eshel’s voice cracked with rage as he stood on stage in Tel Aviv Saturday

By Christian Edwards, Laura Sharman, CNN London (CNN) — Britain plans to carry out the most significant reform of its asylum policy in modern times by making refugee status temporary and quadrupling the wait for permanent settlement to 20 years, as the Labour government confronts a “broken” asylum system that has fueled support for right-wing

Story by the Associated Press A group of suspected Haitian gang members fired this week on American forces protecting the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince, a spokesman said Saturday, in an incident that highlighted the tense security situation in the Caribbean nation. Capt. Steven J. Keenan, a spokesman for the US Marines, wrote in an email

By Esha Mitra, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — One of India’s most prestigious universities has been accused of compromising its academic freedom by cancelling a seminar on democracy the same day it issued a directive to staff to promote a summit on cow welfare. Cows are revered as sacred by many Hindus, but critics say

By Michael Rios, Cristopher Ulloa, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Chile faces a stark range of candidates in Sunday’s presidential election where the frontrunners include a longtime Communist Party member and two ultraconservatives. As the country grapples with growing crime rates, surging immigration and discontent with the policies of the leftist President Gabriel Boric, some

By Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova, Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — On the frontlines in Ukraine, changing weather has brought treacherous conditions – but also opportunities – for both sides. Although swathes of fog are limiting the use of drones by both the Russians and Ukrainians, both sides have also managed to turn the mist to

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood stars met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, where the pontiff called cinema a “workshop of hope” and lamented declining audiences. The line-up of film stars and directors meeting the first American pope on Saturday included Oscar-winners Cate Blanchett, known for “Aviator” and “Elizabeth”, and Spike Lee, who

By Eugenia Yosef, Tal Shalev, Ibrahim Dahman, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Deep underneath the wreckage of Rafah, southern Gaza, the war is not over. Scores of Hamas militants, split up into independent cells, are trapped in tunnels underground behind Israeli lines, as mediators try to find a solution that doesn’t collapse the month-old ceasefire

By Michael Rios, Sophie Tanno, Mary Trina Mena, and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro criticized “irresponsible” plans for the United States to hold five days of military drills in Trinidad and Tobago beginning on Sunday. Supporters of the regime gathered on Saturday to watch Maduro’s address in the eastern Caracas neighborhood

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump says he intends to sue the BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion “probably sometime next week” despite the broadcaster’s apology to him over a documentary Trump’s lawyers described as defamatory. “I think I have to do it,” Trump told reporters. “They’ve even admitted