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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Khan Younis (CNN) — Scattered around a huge crater are the remnants of a life that is gone. Random pieces of clothing and a red makeup bag lie in the mud. Nearby, an English language textbook, bits of broken furniture and a pillow with floral embroidery are jumbled together in one

By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, Joseph Ataman and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — The worst kept secret in Kyiv has finally been confirmed: the man who led Ukraine’s armed forces for two years is out of his job. President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced General Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Thursday, after 10 days of rumor and speculation – and months of a fraying relationship.

By Yoonjung Seo and Nectar Gan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is months out from a crucial election seen as a barometer of his mid-term popularity, but surveys show he has a big problem – the latest scandal surrounding his wife. Kim Keon Hee, 51, is not a

By Vasco Cotovio and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Satellite images show Venezuela has bolstered its military presence near the border with Guyana, despite Caracas saying it would pursue a diplomatic avenue to try and resolve the long-standing territorial dispute over an oil-rich piece of Guyanese land. Imagery from Maxar collected in January showed an

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A crucial system of ocean currents may already be on course to collapse, according to a new report, with alarming implications for sea level rise and global weather — leading temperatures to plunge dramatically in some regions and rise in others. Using exceptionally complex and expensive computing systems, scientists found

By Sophia Saifi and David Shortell, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — Independent candidates affiliated with jailed Pakistani political leader Imran Khan’s party won the most National Assembly seats in Pakistan’s general election, delivering a surprise victory in a vote marred by a slow count and rigging allegations. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, independent candidates

By Amir Tal, Mick Krever, Abeer Salman, Eve Brennan and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the country’s military to plan for the “evacuation of the population” from Rafah, his office said in a statement on Friday, ahead of an anticipated ground assault on the southern Gaza city. More

By Rob Picheta, Caitlin Danaher and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry will receive a “substantial” payout after settling the remaining parts of his phone-hacking case against the publisher Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), his lawyer told the High Court in London Friday, according to the UK’s PA Media news agency. Lawyer David Sherborne

By Ivana Kottasová and Adi Koplewitz CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The deadly Hamas attacks of October 7 united a shocked, grieving Israel behind its leaders, burying at a stroke the divisions that had riven the country for years. Four months into the war and with hopes for a new deal to return Israeli hostages from

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Travel across China ramped up in recent days as millions boarded trains and planes and braved heavily trafficked roads in what officials have estimated will be a record 9 billion trips surrounding the Lunar New Year on Saturday. Train stations, airports and highways were packed with travelers carting

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Australian police are combing a large swathe of bushland in the state of Victoria for a woman who has been missing without a trace since going for a run six days ago. Samantha Murphy left her Ballarat home for a run in the Woowookarung Regional Park at 7am on

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A young girl was pulled from a deadly landslide in a “miraculous rescue” Friday, authorities in the southern Philippines said, as rescue efforts hampered by poor conditions resumed for more than 110 others who have been missing for days. At least 27 people have been killed and 35 injured,

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Freienthal (CNN) — A village in Brandeburg, north-eastern Germany, made up of a crossroad and 80 residents, became a microcosm of the country last week. As darkness pressed in on Freienthal, protesters whistled and brandished soccer-style red cards at cars heading toward the local village hall. Outside the hall, people grabbed

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping heralded a new year of growing coordination with Russia during a call with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday that comes as the two countries continue to cement their partnership amid frictions with the West. Xi told Putin the two sides should “strengthen strategic

By Sahar Akbarzai and Jeremy Dupin, CNN (CNN) — Elections in Haiti will take place when the security situation improves, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said in a national address on Wednesday evening. Anti-government protesters angered by the gang violence sweeping the country and deepening levels of poverty have been calling on Henry to step

By Nathan Hodge, Katharina Krebs and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested “an agreement can be reached” with the United States to release detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich, as he brought up the conviction of a “patriotic” Russian hitman in Germany. The comments came during a lengthy and at times

By Yulia Kesaieva, Olga Voitovych and Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on Thursday. One hundred Russian service members were exchanged for 100 members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) following negotiations that were mediated by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Ministry of Defence said in

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at WikiLeaks and the trial of Chelsea Manning. Facts WikiLeaks is purportedly an organization that facilitates the anonymous leaking of secret information through its website. It was founded in 2006 by Julian Assange, activist, computer programmer and hacker. Chelsea Manning (born Bradley Manning), a former Army intelligence

By Larry Madowo and Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Boston before fleeing to Kenya has escaped from a Nairobi jail, where he was awaiting extradition after his capture last week. Kevin Kangethe, 42, was being held without bail after officials in the United States filed an extradition

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have discovered a “super-Earth,” or a world larger than our planet, orbiting a star about 137 light-years away. A second planet, thought to be the size of Earth, may also be orbiting the same star. The super-Earth exoplanet, known as TOI-715b, orbits a red dwarf star that is