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By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Former Cuban leader Raul Castro has been indicted for his alleged role in the shooting down of two civilian planes 30 years ago that killed three Americans and sent US-Cuba relations plunging. Here’s what you need to know about the deadly incident. What happened? In the 1990s, a Miami-based

By Max Saltman, Carolina Peguero, Abel Alvarado, CNN Miami (CNN) — As with many other Cubans in their 70s, Alina Fernández’s first memory of Fidel Castro was watching his interminable speeches on television. “My generation used to pray in front of the TV for him to finish, so we would be able to watch our

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two women have alleged they were raped during the filming of Married at First Sight UK, according to a BBC investigation that prompted Channel 4, a British broadcaster, to remove all previous seasons of the reality TV show while it reviews the allegations. The show, known as MAFS, bills

By Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor is seeking a warrant for his arrest in what he called “a declaration of war.” In a speech delivered from his office in Jerusalem, Smotrich did not say why the court is

By Billy Stockwell, Sana Noor Haq, Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday the scale and speed of the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda “warrants serious concern,” as healthcare workers struggle to reach hundreds of thousands of people displaced by conflict

By Christian Edwards, Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of two of the four remaining Italians who died in an underwater cave in the Maldives were recovered by divers on Tuesday, an official said, as efforts continue to retrieve the remains of the two others. A spokesperson for Italy’s Foreign Ministry told CNN

CNN By Lex Harvey, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Deep beneath the crystal turquoise water, white sandy beaches and thatched overwater bungalows of the Maldives lies a deep and narrow system of caves, devoid of light and the colorful marine life that inhabits higher waters. The seas were rough and the wind was picking up

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Less than a week after Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet for US President Donald Trump, the Chinese leader is hosting another guest of honor — and this time it’s a close ally. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Chinese capital Tuesday for a state visit

CNN By Gonzalo Zegarra, Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned Monday that a US military assault on Cuba “will cause a bloodbath with incalculable consequences” amid renewed tension between Havana and Washington. “Cuba poses no threat, nor does it have aggressive plans or intentions against any country. It has none against

By Gonzalo Zegarra, Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned Monday that a US military assault on Cuba “will cause a bloodbath with incalculable consequences” amid renewed tension between Havana and Washington. “Cuba poses no threat, nor does it have aggressive plans or intentions against any country. It has none against the

CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Druzhkivka, eastern Ukraine (CNN) — The “Road of Life” – pockmarked, laden with torched vehicles and covered with netting to block drones – fights its name. A lifeline resupplying Ukrainian troops on the toughest of front lines, sometimes by robotic delivery, the stretch of asphalt from Druzhkivka to Kostyantynivka

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Druzhkivka, eastern Ukraine (CNN) — The “Road of Life” – pockmarked, laden with torched vehicles and covered with netting to block drones – fights its name. A lifeline resupplying Ukrainian troops on the toughest of front lines, sometimes by robotic delivery, the stretch of asphalt from Druzhkivka to Kostyantynivka is

By Sofía Barruti, CNN en Español (CNN) — The water was calm that morning in the Okavango Delta, in Botswana. Belgian diver Alain Brandeleer remembers the visibility was good and that he felt no particular unease. He had spent much of his life seeking ever more extreme experiences in the water, swimming with sharks in

By Simone McCarthy, John Liu, CNN Beijing/Hong Kong (CNN) — When the wheels of Air Force One lifted up from Beijing on Friday, US President Trump was wrapping a three-day visit with many questions still outstanding about what exactly he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had agreed to. Over the weekend, statements from both sides

By Helen Regan, Brenda Goodman, Erikas Mwisi, CNN (CNN) — An international effort is underway to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda that is believed by local authorities to have caused more than 130 deaths, with the United States triggering a public health law to limit entry from

By Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, Matthew Chance Tehran (CNN) — As night falls over Iran’s sprawling capital, and the snowy peaks of the Alborz mountains fade into the darkness, thousands of Iranians have been routinely taking to the streets for state-sponsored rallies aimed at mobilizing supporters against the United States. Near Tajrish Square, an upscale

By Chris Lau, Rae Wang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For the past three decades, China has been a nation of homeowners — supercharging the world’s second-largest economy and fulfilling the dreams of millions. Since the decline and eventual end of a welfare housing policy in the 1990s, government planning has coalesced with deep-seated cultural

Story by AP (CNN) — One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak received a “presumptive positive” test result for the virus, Canadian officials said Saturday. Results from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to confirm the case are expected to come over the weekend, said

By Billy Stockwell, Erikas Mwisi, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern.” The latest epidemic is being driven by the Bundibugyo virus, one of several viruses known as Orthoebolaviruses that can cause