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By Brad Lendon and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — In the past few days, the Middle East has witnessed an unprecedented US airstrike on Iran with its most powerful non-nuclear weapons, an Iranian retaliatory strike on the largest US air base in the region, to an apparent truce that many hope will see Iran and

By Lisa Klaassen, CNN Paris (CNN) — French police detained 12 people on Sunday after 145 individuals reported being pricked with syringes during a nationwide street music festival, according to France’s interior ministry. The attacks took place across France, with Paris police confirming at least 13 cases in the capital. According to the interior ministry,

By Jack Guy and Lisa Klaassen, CNN (CNN) — A 27-year-old bride was shot to death as she left her wedding celebrations in a small French village in the early hours of Sunday. Authorities have not released the woman’s name. Her husband, 25, and a 13-year-old child were also seriously wounded in the attack, which

CNN By Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Christian Edwards, Thomas Bordeaux and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Warplanes. Submarines. Cruise missiles. Bombs that weigh 30,000 pounds. After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on Saturday night, striking three of the regime’s key nuclear sites. Trump claimed

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch direct strikes against Iranian nuclear sites has sparked a wave of anger in the country, with people on the streets of Tehran telling CNN they expect their country to strike back. “Iranian people are people of honor, and we will definitely

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch direct strikes against Iranian nuclear sites has sparked a wave of anger in the country, with people on the streets of Tehran telling CNN they expect their country to strike back. “Iranian people are people of honor, and we will definitely give

By Eyad Kourdi and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Aleppo, Syria (CNN) — At least 20 people have been killed and 52 more are injured after a “terrorist attack” on a Greek Orthodox church in the Syrian capital on Sunday, according to the country’s health ministry. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but

CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities puts the Middle East in a volatile position, with all eyes now on Tehran’s next move. Speaking in Istanbul, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday his country has “a variety of options” when

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities puts the Middle East in a volatile position, with all eyes now on Tehran’s next move. Speaking in Istanbul, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday his country has “a variety of options” when deciding

By Tamar Michaelis and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of three hostages – an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and two civilians, all killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks – have been recovered from Gaza. In a special operation carried out by the Israel Security Agency (ISA) and the IDF, the bodies

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — In a warehouse in northeast Nigeria, a nonprofit’s stocks of food to treat malnourished children and pregnant women are running low. The organization, Action Against Hunger (ACF), is running a project to combat malnutrition that had been relying on funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to

By Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Christian Edwards, Thomas Bordeaux and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Warplanes. Submarines. Cruise missiles. Bombs that weigh 30,000 pounds. After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on Saturday night, striking three of the regime’s key nuclear sites. Trump claimed Iran’s

By Will Ripley and Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — A draft-dodging scandal in Taiwan allegedly involving a number of actors, influencers, and musicians has cast an unflattering spotlight on the conscript and reservist forces which could one day stand between the island and a possible invasion by China. Taiwan’s military service regime, which

CNN By Frederik Pleitgen and Max Saltman, CNN Tehran (CNN) — The prospect of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” unless Israel stops striking her country, Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told CNN Saturday at her office in northern Tehran. The streets were fairly quiet in the Iranian capital, usually a bustling metropolis of

By Frederik Pleitgen and Max Saltman, CNN Tehran (CNN) — The prospect of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” unless Israel stops striking her country, Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told CNN Saturday at her office in northern Tehran. The streets were fairly quiet in the Iranian capital, usually a bustling metropolis of over

CNN By Zeena Saifi and Clarissa Ward, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Karen and Omri Mamon, dual American-Israeli citizens, traveled to Israel last month to attend the wedding of Omri’s sister. They didn’t know they would end up spending their holiday moving from one house to another, searching for shelter. A week after the

By Zeena Saifi and Clarissa Ward, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Karen and Omri Mamon, dual American-Israeli citizens, traveled to Israel last month to attend the wedding of Omri’s sister. They didn’t know they would end up spending their holiday moving from one house to another, searching for shelter. A week after the wedding,

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — People trying to call friends and loved ones inside Iran have instead been met with strange, pre-recorded voice messages, which some experts believe may be part of the regime’s wider internet blackout. In a recording of a telephone call heard by CNN, a person outside of Iran hoping to

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan has formally recommended US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his “decisive diplomatic intervention” following a spike in violence between India and Pakistan earlier this year. The government praised Trump for leveraging his “pivotal leadership” in May, when several days of cross-border strikes marked