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By Radina Gigova and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — Slovenia has become the latest European country to formally recognize Palestinian statehood, after the country’s parliament approved the move with a majority vote on Tuesday. The decision follows those of Spain, Ireland and Norway, who formally recognized Palestinian statehood in late May. The growing momentum in

By Jhasua Razo, CNN (CNN) — When Mexico’s recently elected first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, takes office October 1 she will join a group of more than two dozen women serving as heads of state or government worldwide. CNN has compiled a list of the countries with women at the top. Learn more about each

By Louis Mian, Sean Lyngaas and Andrew Raine, CNN (CNN) — A cyberattack on a contractor to England’s National Health Service has forced several major hospitals in London to cancel operations, blood tests and appointments and send patients elsewhere. King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ have all been affected, as have numerous primary care providers in

By Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military launched a new ground and air assault in central Gaza on Tuesday, as its forces ramp up attacks amid a deepening humanitarian crisis. The IDF claimed Tuesday afternoon local time that fighter jets were attacking Hamas targets in the Bureij area “at

By Rhea Mogul and Kunal Sehgal, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s transformative yet divisive Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory in national elections on Tuesday evening, but his goal of winning an unassailable majority was left in tatters after voters delivered a shock result that reduced the extent of his party’s grip on power. “Today is

CNN By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — June 6, 2024 marks 80 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation Overlord – saw of tens of thousands of troops from countries including the United States, the United

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — June 6, 2024 marks 80 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation Overlord – saw of tens of thousands of troops from countries including the United States, the United Kingdom

By Mostafa Salem, Nadeen Ebrahim and Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes near the Syrian city of Aleppo early Monday killed an Iranian military adviser, Iranian media reported, two months after the Middle East came to the brink of a major war as Israel and Iran engaged in unprecedented direct attacks on each other’s

By Mostafa Salem and Mike Schwarz, CNN (CNN) — Large fires broke out in northern Israel overnight, Israeli police said early Tuesday, attributing the blazes to rocket fire from southern Lebanon. The flames consumed some 4,000 dunams (1,000 acres or 400 hectares) of the northern region, chief of the Tiberias fire station Boris Eisenberg said.

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to meet with the country’s prime minister and defense minister, as Washington becomes increasingly concerned that Phnom Penh may grant China’s military exclusive access to a key naval base. Austin’s trip to the Cambodian capital marks

By Robert Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Police are searching for the parents of three babies who were wrapped in shopping bags and blankets, then abandoned in east London over the past seven years. A court revealed on Monday that baby Elsa, who was found left in a park in cold weather in January, is

By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe departed from the far side of the moon on Tuesday, moving a step closer to completing an ambitious mission that underlines the country’s rise as a space superpower. In a symbolic moment before takeoff, China also reportedly became the first country

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of residents living near Mount Kanlaon in the Philippines were ordered to evacuate Tuesday after the volcano erupted, sending a three-mile tall (five-kilometer) ash column into the sky that caused dozens of flights to be canceled. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Mount Kanlaon erupted

By Mike Chinoy and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The shot is iconic: an unidentified man in a white shirt, hands full of bags, facing off against a column of tanks on Beijing’s Avenue of Eternal Peace, after the Chinese Communist Party ordered a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. The photo and footage of

By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Claudia Sheinbaum won a landslide victory to become the first female president of Mexico and first Jewish person in the role, adding to the growing list of accolades to the climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City. But when she formally takes office in October, how will she tackle the biggest challenges facing the

By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Burkina Faso has been named the world’s most neglected displacement crisis by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) for the second year. In its annual report, released Monday, the NRC said the West African country saw a record-high 707,000 new displacements in 2023, driven by escalating violence and a worsening humanitarian

By AnneClaire Stapleton and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces claimed Monday that they had successfully hit a Russian S-300 missile system using Western-supplied weapons inside Russian territory. “It burns beautifully. It’s a Russian S-300. On Russian territory. The first days after permission to use Western weapons on enemy territory,” Ukrainian government minister Iryna Vereshchuk

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of millions of votes cast, more than six weeks of polling, and billions of dollars spent: India on Tuesday will declare a new leader after a mammoth nationwide election that has become a referendum on the last decade of leadership by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His powerful right-wing

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A fresh salad sounds appetizing today — minus the cucumber. According to the FDA, cucumbers in 14 states have been recalled due to possible contamination with salmonella. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Hunter Biden Opening statements

By Lauren Izso and Larry Register, CNN (CNN) — The Israel Defense Forces says its representatives have informed the families of four hostages being held in Gaza “that they are no longer alive.” The IDF said it had told the families of Chaim Peri, Yoram Metzger, Amiram Cooper, and Nadav Popplewell “who were brutally abducted