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Israel escalated its attacks on the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in recent weeks.

Lebanon ceasefire talks intensify as Hezbollah considers new US-Israeli proposal

By Tamara Qiblawi, Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah is considering a US-Israeli ceasefire proposal, sources told CNN, as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group intensify. The US ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, relayed the proposal to the Lebanese government on Thursday night, a Lebanese

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North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports

By Helen Regan and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country to quickly start mass producing self-detonating explosive drones, calling their development an “essential requirement,” after overseeing a test of the deadly aerial weapon, state media reported Friday. Images published by North Korean state media show Kim

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How a toxic mix of antisemitism, racism and xenophobia culminated in Amsterdam violence

By Lauren Kent, CNN Amsterdam (CNN) — Anger, fear and anxiety are still simmering in Amsterdam. Last week, Israeli soccer fans were attacked in the streets, Palestinian flags ripped off walls and antisemitic slurs yelled during riots. While the Dutch capital now feels calm, residents and legislators fear that tensions still haven’t peaked. “It’s not

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Argentina votes against UN resolution combating online violence against women and girls

By Abel Alvarado and Manuela Castro, CNN (CNN) — Argentina was the only country to vote against a United Nations resolution promoting the end of all forms of online violence against women and girls. During Thursday’s UN General Assembly session, the South American nation argued that the resolution contained ambiguous terms such as “hate speech,”

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Thousands of guns recovered from Caribbean crime scenes came from the US, says government report

By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Nearly three-quarters of firearms recovered in several Caribbean nations with high crime rates were manufactured in the US, according to the US’s Government Accountability Office (GAO). Almost 5,400 firearms recovered from crime scenes from 2018 to 2022 in several Caribbean nations – including Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago

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