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By Christopher Lamb and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — As world leaders gather in Italy for a summit addressing entrenched global crises, Pope Francis hosted an international gathering of a different sort on Friday to broadcast his own message – of the importance of humor. The leader of the Catholic Church hosted the equivalent of

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump turns 78 today — a milestone that also begs the question of whether the US should impose age limits for politicians. It also comes as President Joe Biden, at 81, is seeking to dispel concerns about his state of mind and fitness amid a

By Ben Wedeman, Muhammad Darwish and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — The fate of the 120 remaining hostages in Gaza is crucial to any deal to end the protracted and bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas. But a senior Hamas official has told CNN that “no one has an idea” how many of

By Sophie Tanno, Ivana Kottasová and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — A group of international human rights lawyers has accused Russia of intentionally starving the civilians of Mariupol as a method of warfare during its 85-day siege of the Ukrainian city in early 2022. A 76-page dossier published Thursday by the Starvation Mobile Justice Team

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines. Wife of the late Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines for 20 years until he was ousted in 1986. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1929 Birth place: Manila, Philippines (some sources say Leyte Province)

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — A global gathering of comedians was taking place Friday in an unlikely venue: the Vatican. Pope Francis hosted the equivalent of a “conclave of comedians” by inviting Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and others to Rome. Over 200 people were in the audience, with more than 100

By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War, will stand trial in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg after prosecutors formally accused him of spying for the CIA. The Russian Prosecutor General’s office said Thursday

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Armenia will leave a Russia-led military alliance, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed Wednesday, accusing members of the bloc of plotting with bitter rival Azerbaijan to start a war against them. Pashinyan has for months accused the Kremlin’s Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) of failing to protect Armenia from resurgent

By Amy Cassidy, Stephanie Halasz and Mariyah Knight (CNN) — Two tourists, one from the United States and one from the Netherlands, have disappeared while hiking separately in Greece, authorities in the Mediterranean country have revealed. The news of the disappearances comes just days after the body of British TV personality Michael Mosley was discovered

CNN By Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Central Ukraine (CNN) — Battalion commander Dmytro Kukharchuk speaks quietly but firmly. Holding his tattooed hands behind his back, he tells the men – all convicts – about his experience fighting for Ukraine in Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Kukharchuk, 34, is at a prison in central Ukraine, trying to recruit physically

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Central Ukraine (CNN) — Battalion commander Dmytro Kukharchuk speaks quietly but firmly. Holding his tattooed hands behind his back, he tells the men – all convicts – about his experience fighting for Ukraine in Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Kukharchuk, 34, is at a prison in central Ukraine, trying to recruit physically strong,

By Angus Watson and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Australian authorities are investigating the distribution of deepfake pornographic images of around 50 schoolgirls, allegedly created by a teenager using artificial intelligence. The discovery comes as the federal government pushes for new laws to impose prison sentences on offenders who create and share images made

By Lucas Lilieholm (CNN) — Israel’s military denied striking a designated “safe zone” in Gaza on Thursday after the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said a region filled with refugees was hit by “land, sea and air strikes.” Al-Mawasi, a coastal region west of Rafah previously designated by Israel as a safe zone for Palestinians

By Osmary Hernández, Mauricio Torres, CNNE, and Michael Rios, CNN Buenos Aires (CNN) — Police in Argentina clashed Tuesday with anti-government protesters outside Congress, where senators were scheduled to debate a bill on government and economic reforms proposed by libertarian President Javier Milei. A CNN en Español team on the ground witnessed police using water

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of soccer player Lionel “Leo” Messi, who plays for Argentina’s national team and Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami. Personal Birth date: June 24, 1987 Birth place: Rosario, Argentina Birth name: Lionel Andrés Messi Father: Jorge Messi, factory worker Mother: Celia Cuccittini

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Wimbledon tennis championships. June 30-July 13, 2025 – Wimbledon takes place in London. July 1-14, 2024 – Wimbledon takes place in London. 2025 Results Jannik Sinner defeats Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the men’s final, to win his first Wimbledon title. Iga Świątek

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Tour de France. July 5-July 27, 2025 – The 112th Tour de France is scheduled to take place. June 29-July 21, 2024 – The 111th Tour de France takes place. Tadej Pogačar wins his third Tour de France title. Facts The Tour de France is

By Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — A shipwreck in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed more than 80 people, the Congolese president’s office said Wednesday. “The President of the Republic is calling for an investigation into the true causes of this unfortunate incident, to prevent such a disaster from happening again in the

By Paula Hancocks, Madalena Araujo, Eugenia Yosef, Florence Davey-Attlee and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The family of one of the hostages rescued in an Israeli operation over the weekend has said that he experienced psychological abuse over the hands of his Hamas captors during the eight months that he was held in Gaza. Andrey Kozlov, 27,

CNN By Patrick Oppmann, AnneClaire Stapleton, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Sergey Gudkov and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A group of Russian Navy ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, arrived in Cuba on Wednesday morning in a sign of strengthening ties between the two Cold War allies. Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov – the first of a