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By Esha Mitra and Kathleen Magramo, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Nights are getting uncomfortably and dangerously hotter in India’s capital as people in the world’s most populous nation feel little respite from unrelenting temperatures. Northern India has endured a scorching summer, with one part of Delhi reached 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in

By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A luxury cruise ship rescued 68 migrants drifting off the Spanish Canary Islands on Wednesday, Spain’s maritime rescue agency said in a statement on X. The bulk carrier Philipp Oldendorff spotted a canoe-shaped boat adrift with people on board roughly 440 nautical miles, or about 815 km, south of

By Niamh Kennedy, Emmanuel Miculita and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN (CNN) — The alleged gang-rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in northern France has triggered an outcry over surging antisemitism in the country, a key issue in the looming French parliamentary elections this month. Politicians from all sides have weighed in on the alleged attack, with French

By Christian Edwards and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s top military spokesman has said Hamas cannot be made to “disappear,” casting doubt about whether the government’s war aim of defeating the militant group can be achieved and drawing a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The idea that it is possible to destroy

By Michael Rios and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Turks and Caicos is revising part of its firearms law that recently caused legal trouble for several Americans carrying ammunition into the British Overseas Territory, House of Assembly member Edwin Astwood said in a statement Friday. The revision comes weeks after a bipartisan US congressional delegation traveled

CNN By Sophie Tanno and Tal Alroy, CNN (CNN) — Hamas’s surprise October 7 attacks stunned Israel. But not everyone was caught unaware. When he learned the news, Dr. Yuval Bitton says he felt it was coming – and knew immediately who was behind it. “I know the person who planned and conceived and initiated

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were seen laughing as they took turns to drive each other around in a Russian-built limousine during Putin’s first visit to Pyongyang in 24 years. In footage released by North Korean state media agency KCNA on Thursday, the

By Sophie Tanno and Tal Alroy, CNN (CNN) — Hamas’s surprise October 7 attacks stunned Israel. But not everyone was caught unaware. When he learned the news, Dr. Yuval Bitton says he felt it was coming – and knew immediately who was behind it. “I know the person who planned and conceived and initiated this

By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, is now set to become the next NATO secretary general. Romania, the only member of the alliance holding out on his candidacy, removed its objection and was set to withdraw its own candidate for the job on Thursday. NATO officials

By Larry Madowo, Caitlin Danaher and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Violent clashes between police and protestors have broken out in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday as a government vote on a controversial finance bill gets underway. A CNN team on the ground witnessed chaotic scenes as protestors were tear gassed by police, with one journalist left bloodied

By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party has been rocked by a gambling scandal in the middle of the campaign for an election that it is expected to lose. The UK’s PA Media news agency reported on Thursday that Conservative candidate Laura Saunders is facing a gambling watchdog investigation into alleged betting

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The trial of a US-Russian dual citizen, accused of committing treason by fundraising for Ukraine’s military, has begun in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. Ksenia Karelina, 33, was detained in Yekaterinburg earlier this year while visiting her grandparents. She is accused of donating $51.80 to a Ukrainian charity in

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is the 2024 summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s also the first official day of summer — although swaths of the US have been baking in unseasonably high temperatures for weeks. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

By Nectar Gan and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The Philippines has accused China’s Coast Guard of launching a “brutal assault” with bladed weapons during a South China Sea clash earlier this week, a major escalation in a festering dispute that threatens to drag the United States into another global conflict. Footage released

By Helen Regan, Gawon Bae and Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — North Korea and Russia have pledged to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event the other is attacked, according to the text of a new landmark defense pact agreed by the two autocratic nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin and

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Wednesday, fresh from a rare meeting in North Korea with counterpart Kim Jong Un in which the two leaders agreed a new strategic partnership driven by Moscow’s need for weapons for its war in Ukraine. Considered a pariah by

By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — An ancient beach that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago has reopened to the public after restoration works. The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park is thought to be the site where more than 300 men tried in vain to save themselves from

By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Colombia plans to issue special stay permits to the guardians of more than 270,000 migrant minors from Venezuela currently living in Colombia with a Temporary Protection Permit, Colombian officials announced on Tuesday. The purpose of the permits is to fundamentally integrate those guardians into Colombian society, allowing them to

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Personal Birth date: January 8 (Widely believed to be in his mid-30s, though birth year is publicly unavailable.) Father: Kim Jong Il Mother: Ko Yong Hui Marriage: Ri Sol Ju Children: Ju Ae, reportedly two others

By Abel Alvarado, Tara John and Ana María Cañizares, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador was hit with an hours-long nationwide blackout on Wednesday that left the South American nation’s 17 million people without power. The blackout — which affected hospitals, homes, and a major subway system — was caused by maintenance and transmission issues in the