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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc. The expansion was officially introduced at midnight on Wednesday and was marked by celebrations at some of the countries’ border posts. “Welcome to Schengen, Bulgaria and Romania!”

By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South Korea will be sent to the United States for analysis, Seoul’s transport ministry said Wednesday, as bereaved families began visiting the crash site. The recorder is one of

By Reuters Dhaka, Bangladesh (Reuters) — Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied at a ‘March for Unity’ in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the student-led uprising five months ago that led to the ouster of longstanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and remember the more than 1,000 killed in the violence. The Students Against Discrimination (SAD)

By Kareem El Damanhoury, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Deir Al-Balah, Gaza (CNN) — Standing barefoot in the mud with an empty container in hand at a crowded water station in central Gaza, Palestinian Alaa Al-Shawish is fearing the winter weather and looking for clean water for her family. Her family are living in

Osmary Hernández, CNN en Español (CNN) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has fined TikTok $10 million, accusing it of failing to control the spread of viral challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three children. Magistrate Tania D’Amelio said Monday the company had eight days to pay the fine to the National Communications Commission

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Khaled Meshaal, former political leader of Hamas. Personal Birth date: 1956 Birth place: Silwad, West Bank Birth name: Khaled Meshaal Father: Imam, name unavailable publicly Mother: Name unavailable publicly Marriage: Name unavailable publicly, (1981-present) Children: Seven Education: Kuwait University, Bachelor of Science

By Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Just two days after undergoing prostate removal surgery, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left a Jerusalem hospital against his doctor’s orders to help his party pass a divisive budget law. Hours later, with the parliamentary crisis averted, he returned to continue his recovery. Netanyahu spent the day at the

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find an alternative stopover for its growing military involvement in Africa – and a way to retain

By Christopher Dawson, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Carter redefined what a post-presidency could be after he lost re-election in 1980. From the Carolina Lowcountry to the Ethiopian highlands, Carter’s humanitarian work eventually eclipsed his White House accomplishments and continues to enrich the world today. In 1982, the former president and his wife Rosalynn founded the

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from the start of the pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan. On December 31, 2019, the WHO’s China office noted a cluster of “pneumonia” cases in

By Kendall Trammell, CNN (CNN) — When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world will already have welcomed the new year. Kiribati is an island country in the central Pacific Ocean, and its

By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul (CNN) — A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago. It is the first time a

By Eve Brennan and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Police are searching for a burglar who stole more than £10 million ($12.5 million) worth of bespoke jewelry in north-west London in what is thought to be one of the biggest thefts from a British home. London’s Metropolitan police said an intruder targeted a home in

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency after a spate of killings over the weekend added to what was already an exceptionally deadly year for the Caribbean nation. Under emergency powers announced Monday by the office of the Prime Minister Keith Rowley, the police will be able

By Larry Madowo and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of protesters have been arrested in Kenya during nationwide clashes between police and demonstrators, according to rights groups, as anger swells over a wave of alleged abductions of government critics. Over the weekend, Kenyan President William Ruto promised to put an end to the abductions

Associated Press HELSINKI, Finland (Associated Press) — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized. The discovery heightened concerns about suspected sabotage by Russia’s “shadow fleet” of fuel

CNN By Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Muan County, South Korea (CNN) — The sounds of sobbing, prayers and anguish echoed through the departures hall of an airport in southwestern South Korea on Monday as families of the victims killed when a passenger jet crash-landed over the weekend waited for

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran has confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, state news agency IRNA said, citing the Iranian Ministry of Culture. Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday that Sala was detained in Tehran. IRNA said Monday that Sala had been detained on December 19 after “violating the

CNN By Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Muan County, South Korea (CNN) — The sounds of sobbing, prayers and anguish echoed through the departures hall of an airport in southwestern South Korea on Monday as families of the victims killed when a passenger jet crash-landed over the weekend waited for

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Northern Gaza’s last remaining major hospital is now out of service after a raid by Israeli forces severely damaged the building and emptied its wards of patients and doctors. On Friday, Israeli forces raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, putting some 75,000 Palestinians remaining