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By Nadeen Ebrahim and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — For weeks, US airstrikes have pounded Houthi targets in Yemen, hitting oil refineries, airports and missile sites, with President Trump vowing to use “overwhelming force” until the US achieves its goal of stopping the Houthis from targeting shipping in the Red Sea. The Houthis began the

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The dramatic arrest of the Philippines’ controversial former president in March sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who was whisked off to the Netherlands to

By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Erik Prince, founder of the controversial security contractor formerly known as Blackwater, joined in law enforcement operations on Saturday in Guayaquil, one of Ecuador’s most violent cities, according to local officials. The operations saw 10 houses raided and 40 people detained, Ecuador’s Interior Minister John Reimberg said. “Since early

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The Canadian government is warning citizens visiting the United States that US border officials have the authority to search travelers’ electronic devices – including phones, laptops, and tablets – without providing a reason. In a revised travel advisory posted online, it urges Canadians to “expect scrutiny” when crossing the

By Abeer Salman, Tim Lister, Jeremy Diamond and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — A video has emerged showing the final moments of more than a dozen Palestinian emergency workers shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza last month, casting doubt on Israeli claims that soldiers opened fire on vehicles “advancing suspiciously.” The video is filmed

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Millennials will soon have their first video-gamer saint when Carlo Acutis is canonized later this month, but auctioning off relics purported to be tied to “God’s influencer” online is a no-go, according to an Italian archbishop. The statement comes after an anonymous vendor tried to sell strands of

By Eve Brennan, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Andrew’s links to an alleged Chinese spy were detailed in documents released Friday by British courts, which included a statement from a former close aide to the prince about the duke’s line of communication to China’s president Xi Jinping. The 10-page statement from Dominique Hampshire in May

By Mariya Knight, Max Saltman, Sophie Tanno and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian president’s home city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday killed at least 19 people, including nine children, one of the deadliest strikes this year in a conflict that shows no sign of a swift end despite

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A British woman was found guilty Friday of breaching a buffer zone outside a UK abortion clinic, in a case that attracted concern from the Trump administration over “freedom of expression” in the country. Livia Tossici-Bolt, 64, from Bournemouth, a town on the southern English coast, was convicted of

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — A hawk that terrorized a sleepy English village for weeks was finally captured on Thursday, ending a string of around 50 attacks that landed a 75-year-old man in the hospital, disrupted postal deliveries, and stole two woollen beanies belonging to a 91-year-old man. The male Harris’ Hawk was

By Helen Regan, Su Nandar Kyaw, Ross Adkin and Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown of Sagaing, the epicenter of the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar in a century. The journey from Mandalay normally takes

By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind another embattled far-right European leader, backing Marine Le Pen after French presidential hopeful was convicted of embezzlement and barred from political office. “FREE MARINE LE PEN,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday, calling the court ruling a “Witch Hunt.”

By Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that backfired spectacularly for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. With Friday’s guilty impeachment verdict from the country’s Constitutional Court, the former prosecutor and conservative firebrand’s political career is

By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and plunged the nation into political turmoil. The court’s decision on

From Reuters Nuuk, Greenland (Reuters) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called Thursday for increased Arctic defense collaboration with the United States during a visit to Greenland, and firmly dismissed the US desire to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Frederiksen’s visit follows months of tension between Washington and Copenhagen over US President Donald Trump’s repeated

By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — In the Pacific island nation of Samoa, residents have been grappling with rolling blackouts for weeks that have plunged villages into darkness and caused major disruptions to businesses and daily life. On Upolu, the nation’s most populous island frequented by tourists for its white sand beaches, some have reverted

By Verónica Calderón and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s economic minister Marcelo Ebrard praised the “preferential treatment” received by Mexico after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new global tariffs. On Wednesday, Trump detailed new tariffs on many countries including a minimum 10% “baseline” tariff on imports. Neighboring Mexico and Canada, though still subject

By Lauren Izso, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Ibrahim Dahman and Pauline Lockwood, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that the country’s forces would be “switching gears” in Gaza, dividing and seizing more parts of the strip, moves experts say point to deeper, long-term Israeli control over the territory. Israel says it will escalate its

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The miraculous rescues of the two men offer rare moments of hope in the Southeast Asian country, where the ruling

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest. Speaking alongside Netanyahu in Budapest, Orban said his government decided to leave the court because it has become