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By Eric Cheung and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Australia has vowed it will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed one of its nationals captured fighting for Ukraine, after reports emerged the prisoner of war may have been killed. Oscar Jenkins was captured by Russian forces last month, after which a video

By Nectar Gan, Joyce Jiang and Kocha Olarn, CNN Hong Kong/Bangkok (CNN) — For three days, Wang Xing lived in fear. His head had been shaved. He couldn’t sleep and was in a strange place where his captors forced him to type – the first phase of training for an unwanted role. The 31-year-old Chinese

By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo, Simone McCarthy, Lex Harvey and Max Saltman, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has so far refused to cooperate with investigators after he was arrested for questioning on Wednesday, the country’s anti-corruption agency said. His arrest – the first time such an action has

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of artist, musician and activist Yoko Ono. Personal Birth date: February 18, 1933 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Birth name: Ono Yōko (in Japanese) Father: Yeisuke Ono, bank executive (also spelled Eisuke) Mother: Isoko (Yasuda) Ono Marriages: John Lennon (March 20, 1969-December 8, 1980, his

By Sophie Tanno, Lauren Kent and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Three hostages were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza and dozens of Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel on Sunday, as a highly anticipated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect. The agreement delivers the first reprieve for the people of Gaza in more

CNN By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners said, after local authorities cut off vital supplies in a dramatic bid to crack down on

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners said, after local authorities cut off vital supplies in a dramatic bid to crack down on the

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase onto the papal plane. With the release of a new autobiography Tuesday, titled “Hope,” Francis

By Rebecca Cairns, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Surrounded by forest-covered mountains cloaked in mist, a patchwork quilt of green farmland and steel-blue waves breaking on mangrove-strewn mudflats, Lai Chi Wo does not look like it belongs in Hong Kong. The remote 300-year-old village is one of the city’s oldest settlements — and one of

By Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the country’s diplomatic facilities in five nations. Foreign Minister Yvan Gil in a statement said the vandalism was coordinated by grassroots groups known as “comanditos” – meaning small commandos – but

By Jeremy Diamond, Becky Anderson and Hira Humayun, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging ceasefire agreement being finalized by negotiators in Doha, two Israeli officials said, the first positive sign in months that a truce in the Israel-Hamas war may be in sight.

CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — The past few years have marked the advent of a new lunar space race, with a fleet of robotic spacecraft from various companies and countries trying — and mostly failing — to reach the moon and carry out their missions. But 2025 may offer a second chance for

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN (CNN) — The top judge at the International Court of Justice Nawaf Salam has been designated Lebanon’s next prime minister in a surprising turnaround for the crisis-ridden country. On Monday, the office of newly minted President Joseph Aoun asked Salam to form a government, after the judge was endorsed by a

By Jack Guy and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Items belonging to missing British hiker Aziz Ziriat have been found in the Italian Alps, close to where the body of his hiking partner Samuel Harris was discovered last week, rescue teams said Sunday. More than 100 rescuers took part in Sunday’s operation, using shovels to

By Sana Noor Haq, Hanako Montgomery and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a.m. ET), the agency said, triggering an advisory for Miyazaki prefecture, in the island

By Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — Taiwan has seen a “significant rise” in the number of individuals charged with spying for China in recent years, according to new data released by the island’s security bureau, amid escalating intimidation by Beijing. In a report released Sunday, Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) said the number of individuals

By Helen Regan, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Lex Harvey, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of evading arrest, delaying what is set to be a

By Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian foreign ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known to have been kidnapped in the conflict-hit West African nation since a military junta took power in 2023.

By Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović, a critic of the European Union and NATO, overwhelmingly won reelection for another five-year term on Sunday, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in a runoff vote, official results showed. Milanović won more than 74% of the vote compared to his