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CNN By Brad Lendon, Maria Kostenko, Darya Tarasova and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday said it had destroyed one of Russia’s newest and most advanced fighter jets in a drone strike on a military base deep inside Russia. The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter, nicknamed the “Felon” by NATO, was struck on

CNN Analysis by Elliott Gotkine, CNN (CNN) — Gone from the war cabinet. Gone from the government. Benny Gantz is back where he was at the start of the war Hamas launched on October 7: an ex-defence minister, ex chief of staff – and Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu’s chief political rival. You can’t say

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Far-right parties are predicted to win a record number of seats in the European Parliament, a result that, if confirmed, would deliver a stinging rebuke to Brussels’ political mainstream and add uncertainty to Europe’s future direction. After three days of voting across the European Union’s 27 member states, an

CNN By Joseph Ataman and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — It was a stinging blow and a shocking parry. French President Emmanuel Macron saw his party fall into second place in European Parliament elections in France on Sunday, with the two main far-right parties together taking close to 40% of the vote. When Jordan

By Niamh Kennedy, Christian Edwards and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the country’s parliament, the National Assembly, and called a snap election after an exit poll showed his Renaissance party is set to be trounced by the far-right opposition in European parliamentary elections on Sunday. After initial projections, the

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, delivering a blow to the prime minister who has been celebrating the rare rescue of hostages held in Gaza. “Netanyahu prevents us from moving forward to a real victory [in Gaza],” Gantz said in a televised statement

By Chris Liakos and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley’s wife has paid tribute to her husband after a body was found in Greece, saying it was “devastating to have lost Michael, my wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant husband.” Mosley, who gives health advice on British media, disappeared on Wednesday

By Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul (CNN) — North Korea has yet again sent hundreds of trash-laden balloons toward its southern neighbor, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange after South Korean activists sent floating packages in the other direction carrying K-pop and K-dramas on USB sticks. About 330 balloons carrying bags of trash had been

By Sophie Tanno and Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — Conscription, rationing, and subway stations turned into bunkers. For the first time since the Cold War, Germany has updated its plans should conflict erupt in Europe, with ministers citing the threat posed by Russia. The 67-page document, known as the Framework Directive for Overall Defense and released

By Kathleen Magramo, Benjamin Brown, Abeer Salman, Eve Brennan, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Four hostages have been rescued in an Israeli operation that took weeks of planning – but killed scores of Palestinians in Gaza and left behind a trail of devastation. At least 274 Palestinians were killed in the operation

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — They hire their Uber through the app just like any other passenger, and hop in the back of the car. But halfway through the ride, the mood changes and they reveal their identity. “Pull over here. It’s you. You are in trouble for driving an Uber,” the passenger tells

By Svitlana Vlasova, Daria Markina Tarasova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has stabilized the northern Kharkiv front after Moscow launched an offensive a month ago, thanks to more weapons and permission to use them to target positions within Russia. But its forces are being stretched elsewhere along the 1,000km (620 miles) long front line and are defenseless against Russia’s deadly aerial glide bombs.

By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — The daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin rarely make public appearances, but this week they took part in panels at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, believed to be in their mid to late 30s, are Putin’s daughters from his marriage to former wife

CNN By Benjamin Brown and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Four hostages have been freed in a special operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Israel’s military says, as Palestinian officials reported more than 50 people killed in strikes in the same area. Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27,

By Benjamin Brown, Niamh Kennedy, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Tamar Michaelis, Lauren Izso and journalist Mohammad al-Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military rescued four hostages in a special operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, that Gazan authorities said killed 236 people and injured more than 400 others. Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan,

By Mariya Knight and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Russia accused Ukraine of shelling the Russian-occupied eastern territories of Kherson and Luhansk on Friday, leaving at least 25 dead. Kherson and Luhansk were among four Ukrainian territories Russia claimed to have annexed in September 2022 following its full-scale invasion. The international community, aside from North Korea and Syria, does not recognize the annexation. Vladimir

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — When Elana Milman published an autobiography last year about her lifelong quest to find her birth parents, she had accepted she would never know the identity of her father. But thanks to a DNA test and some serious “genealogical detective work,” Milman, a 77-year-old retired teacher born in a

By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Yu felt a rush of excitement as she walked into his bar for the first time – eager to meet the charming young host she’d been following for years online. On that cold January night last year, they chatted over champagne – the

By Richard Roth and Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel’s military to a global list of offenders that have committed violations against children, his spokesman confirmed on Friday. Israel had been told it is being placed on the list in the secretary-general’s annual report on children in armed

By Duarte Mendonca, Gonzalo Zegarra and Gerardo Lemos, CNN (CNN) — Panamanian figures show at least 174,513 migrants crossed the treacherous Darién Gap, a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America, from January to June 6 of this year. The latest figures are higher than around the same period in 2023, when more than