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By Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis’ condition is “slightly improving” and he continues to have no fever, the Vatican said on Thursday evening, adding that he carried out work activities after receiving Eucharist this morning. A spokesperson for the Vatican said Thursday that the pope’s slight improvement in

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has accused the Trump administration of “serious regression” in its position on Taiwan, after the State Department removed a line from its website stating that the US does not support Taiwan independence. In what it called a “routine” update to its online fact sheet on US

By Yoonjung Seo and Edward Szekeres, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron was found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday, nearly two years after she retreated from the public eye following a drunk driving conviction. She was 24. Kim’s body was discovered by a friend, according to police.

By Christian Edwards, Helen Regan, Michael Rios and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Reeling from shocks delivered by the Trump administration last week, European leaders held emergency talks in Paris on Monday as US and Russian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss ending the war in Ukraine – without European or Ukrainian

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — New photos show the damage to a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision with a merchant ship last week. The warship USS Harry S. Truman docked at a US naval facility in Souda Bay, Greece, for repairs over the weekend following the incident near the entrance to

By Alex Marquardt, Kevin Liptak, Alayna Treene and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Talks between the United States and Russia over the war in Ukraine are set to begin Tuesday, multiple sources have told CNN. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz are all traveling

By Gonzalo Zegarra, Federico Joffre and Sofía Benavides, CNN en Español (CNN) — Argentine President Javier Milei is facing calls for impeachment after promoting a little-known cryptocurrency, whose price soared then collapsed after his endorsement, leading to losses for thousands of investors. The news has caused a major scandal in Argentina, with the opposition accusing

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — It was nearly 30 years ago when Rosember Lopez received a life-altering diagnosis: He was HIV positive. With scant government resources for HIV support at the time in Mexico, Lopez joined advocacy groups to secure the funding he needed for medication to help him survive. “In the first years

By Dana Karni and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Palestinian NGO the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, seeking a warrant for his arrest, the group said on Sunday. In a statement, HRF called for an arrest warrant for Sa’ar for

By Anna Cooban and Niamh Kennedy, and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, has urged people to continue fighting for a “free, peaceful” Russia a year after he died in prison. “We know exactly what we are fighting for – a future Russia that Alexey

By Christopher Lamb and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is in a “stable” clinical condition and rested well overnight as he continues receiving treatment for bronchitis at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican’s press office said Sunday. “This morning he received the Eucharist and followed the Holy Mass on television. In the afternoon

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Washington’s Birthday, a federal holiday commemorating the first president of the US, who served from 1789 to 1797. Many Americans also call it Presidents’ Day, while some states have decided not to recognize the holiday at all. Here’s what else you need to know to Get

Story by Reuters Villach, Austria (CNN) — The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach is believed to be a follower of Islamic State who was radicalized online, authorities said on Sunday. A 14-year-old boy was killed in Saturday’s attack and five other people were

By Eugenia Yosef, Ibrahim Dahman, Irene Nasser, Jennifer Hansler and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “finish the job” against Iran with the support of US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu was speaking alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting Israel in his first official

By Ivana Kottasová and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Iryna Danilovich disappeared while returning from work in April 2022. It would be two weeks before Russian authorities admitted she was in their custody. The human rights activist and nurse was detained in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, accused of illegal possession of explosives and

By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia is open to mediating between the Trump administration and Iran in pursuit of a new deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear program, CNN has learned. The kingdom is concerned that Iran may be more inclined to pursue a nuclear weapon now that its regional proxies – long

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and a love of aviation, is set to become the country’s next chancellor after emerging as winner in the federal election on February 23. But who is the old-school conservative who wants to rid his party,

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — By the time the girl was admitted to hospital, her hair was brittle, her skin was flaking, and she was so malnourished that doctors said she was at risk of cardiac arrest and death. She was 17 but looked much younger. Witnesses at the hospital said her

By Sugam Pokharel and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — European leaders will hold an emergency summit on Ukraine Monday amid growing concern that the Trump administration’s push to work with Russia to end the war has left them isolated. The continent has been scrambling to respond after US President Donald Trump announced negotiations would begin

By Nic Robertson and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The family of a British couple detained in Iran say they are determined “to secure their safe return.” It’s unclear when Iranian authorities arrested Craig and Lindsay Foreman, but reports of their detention were published by Iranian state-run media outlets on Thursday, saying they were being