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By Soph Warnes, Rachel Wilson, Lou Robinson and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Sunday, with the first six-weeks of the deal ushering in a pause to fighting, the staggered release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and an influx of aid to Gaza. The

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued by allegations of abuse from within its community, including allegations related to its founder, for more than a decade. News of the decision to dissolve the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae,

By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country will respond “robustly” if US President Donald Trump follows through with imposing tariffs on Canada, telling reporters on Tuesday that “everything is on the table.” “If there are unfair tariffs, we will respond robustly and we will be there to support

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — “Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. What lies behind the move, and what could the impact be? WHO, the

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Customs officials in France have warned people not to consume so-called “aphrodisiac honey” – illegally imported honey mixed with medicines used to treat erectile dysfunction. The warning was issued in a statement published Monday after customs officers reported record seizures of the products in 2024 following an increase in

By Kareem Khadder, Eugenia Yosef, Mick Krever, Mostafa Salem and Ivana Kottasová (CNN) — The Israeli military killed at least 10 Palestinians, including a child, in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as its prime minister announced the start of a “large-scale military operation” in the restive city of Jenin – just two days after

By Eugenia Yosef, Mick Krever and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, has said he will resign in March over the failure to prevent the October 7 attack. In a letter to Israel’s prime minister and defense minister released by the military, Halevi said: “As a result

By Lucas Lilieholm and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “not confident” the Gaza ceasefire would last, despite claiming credit for brokering the agreement between Israel and Hamas. “I’m not confident. It’s not our war, it’s their war,” he said from the Oval Office, when asked by a

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — World leaders congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration Monday, with many urging stronger alliances or continued cooperation between their countries and the United States, in carefully crafted social media posts and statements. Trump’s return to the White House portends a seismic shakeup in international relations, with the new

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For many of America’s 170 million TikTok users, US President Donald Trump’s move to delay a legal ban of the popular social media platform was cause for celebration. But in China, where TikTok’s parent company is based, the reception has been less positive, largely because Trump has

By CNN’s Gul Tuysuz, Alex Stambaugh and Sana Noor Haq Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — Dozens of people were killed after a fire ripped through a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, forcing desperate holidaymakers to leap from windows to escape from the flames and smoke. At least 79 people were killed in the

By Caroline Jaime and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Migrant shelters in Tijuana – located across the border from San Diego, California – are bracing for a possible surge in the influx of migrants should US President Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation plan. More than 30 shelters operate in the Mexican border city

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — As the Gaza ceasefire takes hold, aid workers caution that the toughest challenges are yet to come, describing the truce as only the first step on a long road to recovery. For humanitarian workers and aid agencies, the road is expected to be long and arduous

By Issy Ronald and Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — How do you perk up a lonely fish? This may sound like the start of a particularly silly joke, but it was a very real challenge faced by staff at a Japanese aquarium when they noticed their sunfish was ailing. Almost as soon as the Kaikyokan

By Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN (CNN) — When Innocent James completed his chores after school, he would light a kerosene lamp and lay down to read his books. There was no electricity in James’ part of Arusha, a region in northern Tanzania, and so his family was forced to burn expensive oil for him to

By Nectar Gan and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has executed a man who killed 35 people by plowing his car into crowds at a sports center in November, in the country’s deadliest known attack against the public in a decade, state media reported Monday. Fan Weiqiu, 62, was executed just over

CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping may not have personally accepted US President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to his inauguration, but Beijing has taken the rare step of dispatching a top official to join the swearing-in ceremony in Washington. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng is expected to attend Monday’s

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping may not have personally accepted US President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to his inauguration, but Beijing has taken the rare step of dispatching a top official to join the swearing-in ceremony in Washington. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng is expected to attend Monday’s inauguration

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has criticized US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport immigrants as a “disgrace.” The pontiff, speaking during an Italian television interview, was asked about the incoming Trump administration’s plans to expel undocumented immigrants through an aggressive slate of immigration executive orders by the incoming president, who will

By Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said. Twenty others were injured in the violence that has forced thousands to flee as Colombia’s army scrambled