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By Svitlana Vlasova and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of killing a former Ukrainian lawmaker, local authorities say, after her fatal shooting in the city of Lviv. Iryna Farion, 60, died in hospital last Friday after she was shot in western Ukraine, the mayor of Lviv,

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Families of hostages held captive in Gaza condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United States Congress, as pressure grows on the Israeli prime minister to agree to a deal to secure their release. “The speech and applause won’t erase the one sad fact: The words ‘Deal Now!’ were absent

CNN By Maija Ehlinger, Lex Harvey, Jerome Taylor, Ivana Kottasová and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A British policeman has been suspended after multiple videos emerged on social media showing officers beating at least three people inside Manchester Airport in an incident the city’s own force has labeled “truly shocking.” The viral videos, in which one

By Helen Regan, Kathleen Magramo and Andee Capellan, CNN (CNN) — Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage. Continuous heavy rains, massive flooding and landslides across the Philippines killed at least

By Maija Ehlinger, Lex Harvey, Jerome Taylor, Ivana Kottasová and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A British policeman has been suspended and is facing criminal investigation after multiple videos emerged on social media showing officers beating at least three people inside Manchester Airport in an incident the city’s own force has labeled “truly shocking.” The viral

By Nick Paton Walsh, Muhammad Darwish, Saskya Vandoorne and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two-thirds of ISIS-linked arrests in Europe in the last nine months have been of teenagers, according to a landmark academic study, as concern grows among European security officials ahead of the Paris Olympics of the growing potency and reach in

Story by AP (CNN) — One person was killed and three others were injured at Cambodia’s famed centuries-old Angkor temple complex when a large tree was blown down onto their vehicle during a fierce rainstorm, the government said Wednesday. The accident occurred late Tuesday afternoon at the southern gate to Angkor Thom, which is near the more

CNN By Helen Regan, Taylor Ward, Eric Cheung and Isaac Yee, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — A powerful typhoon made landfall in northeastern Taiwan early on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring hundreds of others as authorities closed financial markets, schools and offices. Conditions in Taiwan worsened as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rainfall,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the London Underground, also known as “The Tube,” the oldest subway or metro transit system in the world. Facts There are currently 272 stations open and 249 miles (402 km) of active lines. There are a number of old stations and tunnels that are now closed.

By Elizabeth González and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Ten migrants drowned in a flooded river near Panama’s coastal community of Carreto while crossing the Darién Gap, Panama’s National Border Service (Senafront) said Wednesday. Senafront did not specify the nationalities of the migrants or when they drowned. The agency said the case is still under

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — At least 15 people have died and more than 195 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized near Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday. The Mauritanian coastguard has rescued 120 people since the boat capsized Monday, including unaccompanied and separated children, according to

By Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s first and only openly transgender politician has said she is no longer detransitioning, telling CNN that she had been previously driven by fear of Russia’s ban on gender reassignment. Alyoshina said she is now “ashamed” of posts she made earlier this year announcing the move. “I wrote and said this

By Scott McLean and Umut Sevdi Tangor, CNN (CNN) — It’s been well over a decade since millions of Syrians flooded into Turkey en masse, seeking refuge from the civil war at home. But today, there are increasing signs the refugees may have worn out their welcome. This month, anti-Syrian riots took place in several

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A surfer’s leg that was severed by a shark attack on Tuesday later washed up on an Australian beach, where a police officer retrieved it and put on ice. CNN affiliate 7News reported that Kai McKenzie, a 23-year-old surfer, was mauled by a shark in the water off North

By Jose Manuel Alvarez, Duarte Mendonca and Ivonne Valdes, CNN (CNN) — At least six workers have died in an explosion and fire at a tequila factory in Mexico, local authorities said. Two others were injured in the disaster, at a Casa Cuervo distillery in the town of Tequila, Jalisco state. Casa Cuervo is the

By Aishwarya Iyer, Esha Mitra and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — At least 18 people were killed after a small plane skidded off the runway in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, local officials said. The pilot, who has been hospitalized, is the sole survivor of the Saurya Airlines crash, said Gyanendra Bhul, a spokesperson for Tribhuvan

Story by Reuters (CNN) — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed regret on Wednesday after a public enquiry found some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years. Nearly one in three children and vulnerable adults in care from 1950 to 2019 experienced some form

By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Trash-laden North Korean balloons were found on the grounds of South Korea’s presidential office compound, officials said Wednesday, the latest in a series of incidents that have raised tensions and rhetoric on the Korean Peninsula. More than 3,000 North Korean balloons, often filled

By Mariya Knight and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the city of Moscow are offering a record signing-on bonus for new recruits to fight in Ukraine, in the latest sign of a scramble to boost Russian troop numbers. The financial sweetener comes as President Vladimir Putin struggles to recruit soldiers for his army as Russia’s

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A reality show contestant who killed and ate a protected bird has been let off with a warning after New Zealand wildlife officials said cast members were tired, hungry and placed in a “unique” situation. Spencer “Corry” Jones, an American white water river guide, killed and ate the large, flightless weka during