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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian NHL hockey star Alexander Ovechkin is facing a wave of criticism after appearing in an election ad for President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party. A video released ahead of Russia’s parliamentary elections this weekend shows the hockey star endorsing Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is one of the

By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — When Earl Charles Spencer delivered his powerful eulogy for the late Princess Diana, he pledged to protect her sons – whom he referred to as “blood family” – from the anguish that regularly drove his sister “to tearful despair.” Nearly 30 years on, claims made in his new

By Juan Carlos López, CNN Juraguá, Cuba (CNN) — In Cuba, blackouts like the one that happened this Friday are nothing new. In fact, they have been a feature of life here for decades — even if US President Donald Trump’s ban on oil sales to Havana has deepened the crisis. With its limited domestic

By Jessie Yeung, Junko Ogura, and Mirai Katagiri, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — The fruit hanging on the branch looks tantalizingly good – round and plump, with a fragrant, deep orange skin. But this isn’t just any fruit. The Beni Princess is a prized citrus with a signature jelly-like texture and sweet juice that took 20

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Only a few extracts from a new book by Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Charles Spencer, have published so far. But they have sparked a firestorm for Britain’s royal family, dredging up painful memories of Diana’s unhappy marriage to King Charles III, and provoking a rare, forceful rebuke from Buckingham

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The body of a ninth woman has been found in the space of just two months in an area east of South Africa’s largest city, stoking fears in a country already facing dire levels of violence against women. The latest body was found Thursday morning in Dawn Park, Ekurhuleni,

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Two deadly US strikes on Iran during the opening salvo of the war, including one that hit an elementary school, may have been war crimes, a United Nations fact-finding mission concluded in a new report. The report by the independent investigators also found that Iran may have committed crimes

By Helen Regan, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US officials made a rare visit to Myanmar this week to secure the release of an American businessman who had been detained in the war-torn country since June. The delegation met with officials of Myanmar’s military-backed government in the capital Naypyidaw on Tuesday, according to a US

By Zahra Ullah, CNN Moscow (CNN) — “The candidates have not shown up at our studio, so I’ll say goodbye for now,” Elizaveta Dorokhina, a Russia-1 state TV anchor, told viewers, with three empty podiums visible either side of her in the studio. The broadcast switched to a commercial break. All six registered candidates in

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A woman from a low-income family in China crossed over into Hong Kong to get to a concert she had spent months saving up for. It was a trip that Beijing’s vast surveillance apparatus didn’t miss. Now her family face the prospect of losing their government benefits

By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles wanted all eyes on AI, as he prepared to host a major summit to discuss the controversial technology. But those hopes were shattered after a fresh royal scandal hit the front pages hours before Thursday’s meeting started, threatening to overshadow the tech gathering and throwing the

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Protesters in South Africa have given migrants living illegally in the country until the end of the month to leave. If that sounds familiar, it comes months after another deadline came and went. And while the threat carries no legal force, it is causing major ructions between

By Brad Lendon, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Wednesday released video they said showed the wreckage of was a Saudi F-15 fighter jet shot down over Yemen, as their lightning advance adds further pressure on global energy supplies. According to a Houthi statement, the sophisticated US-built jet “was downed using a

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A prestigious London university will re-enrol an Egyptian student who was suspended following his participation in pro-Palestinian protests, after senior leadership initially enforced disciplinary action that could have triggered his deportation from the UK. Usama Ghanem, 22, will return to King’s College London (KCL) this fall, nearly 18

CNN By Lex Harvey, Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Wednesday that Canada become the bloc’s first “associate member,” provoking a fresh tariff threat from US President Donald Trump. The move is aimed at shoring up their economies in the face of increasing trade tensions with the United

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — When teenagers went back to school in China earlier this month, one book on their new mandatory reading list stood out: the 19th century English novel “Jane Eyre.” The literary classic, originally considered a trailblazing tale of female empowerment, might seem a surprising choice in a country

CNN By Issy Ronald, Jomana Karadsheh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — During her incarceration at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi would smuggle out fragments of writing with the help of her friends and fellow inmates. The risks were enormous; Mohammadi, 54, has suffered violent beatings, fallen gravely ill and

By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — The brother of the late Princess Diana, Charles Spencer, has claimed in his forthcoming memoir that King Charles told him days after her death that “we’ll forget her soon enough,” according to an extract published on Wednesday by the Daily Mail. Spencer claimed that Charles – then Prince

By Issy Ronald, Jomana Karadsheh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — During her incarceration at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi would smuggle out fragments of writing with the help of her friends and fellow inmates. The risks were enormous; Mohammadi, 54, has suffered violent beatings, fallen gravely ill and spent

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — A tiny rural village in central England has voted to secede from the United Kingdom in protest over plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a former military site nearby. The referendum took place on Tuesday in Piddington, Oxfordshire, with an overwhelming majority of voters backing the