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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The US said it struck military targets on the key Iranian oil export hub of Kharg Island, although the strikes did not target oil facilities, according to one US official. Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the recent US strikes on Kharg Island but said they did not mark “a

By Jessie Yeung, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Talks between the United States and Iran are ongoing – though both sides are describing things very differently. US President Donald Trump kept changing tack on Thursday, initially saying Tehran was “begging” for a deal behind closed doors, before telling reporters at a briefing in the White

By Mostafa Salem, Becky Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Before the Iran war, US President Donald Trump’s Gulf Arab allies lobbied hard against strikes, fearing the attacks Tehran is now unleashing on them. As the war drags on, they fear a quick exit could leave them worse off than before it began. Over the past week,

By María Santana, CNN (CNN) — As ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro prepares for his next court hearing in the US, his son is projecting an optimistic and defiant image of how his father and First Lady Cilia Flores are coping with life behind bars. However, people with access to the notorious Brooklyn jail where

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — British police have arrested two men following a suspected antisemitic arson attack in which several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire in north London. The pair, British nationals aged 47 and 45, were arrested at two separate addresses in the capital on suspicion

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The opening strikes of the war with Iran shouldn’t have been necessary if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to be taken at his word. After the 12-day war with Iran in June, Netanyahu declared unequivocal victory. Israel had “removed two existential threats,” eliminating Iran’s ballistic missiles

By Stephanie Yang, CNN (CNN) — As the war with Iran drags on, energy-starved nations in Asia –– including close US allies –– are resorting to increasingly extreme measures to keep their economies afloat. On Tuesday, the Philippines became the first country to declare a state of national energy emergency. South Koreans have been advised

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s military has mocked the Trump administration’s efforts to strike a deal to end the war, saying the United States is only “negotiating with yourselves.” Despite President Donald Trump’s optimism that a deal with Tehran is in sight, sources have told CNN that around 1,000 US soldiers with the

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Haiti is about to get a new set of foreign boots on the ground. The goal sounds simple: fight the gangs that have brought life to a standstill. But the violence-wracked nation has been here before and Haitians could be forgiven for wondering whether the outcome this time will

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Hira Humayun, Tim Lister, Lauren Kent, and Darya Tarasova-Markina (CNN) — Russia launched a series of large-scale attacks on Ukraine this week, firing more than 1,000 drones in the last 36 hours, as Moscow launches a new campaign on the battlefield. Some 392 were launched Monday night into Tuesday, the Ukrainian Air

By Tim Lister, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — The Iranian official talked of as a potential interlocutor with the Trump administration once boasted that he personally beat protesters as a young police commander in the Islamic Republic. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, has never been shy about his role in suppressing challenges

By Sarah El Sirgany and Nic Robertson Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Jeddah is bracing for an increase in business over the next two weeks. On a breezy Sunday afternoon, the five ships on its platforms were fewer than its usual traffic, but with the near-closure of the Strait

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian source told CNN there has been “outreach” between the United States and Iran and that Tehran is willing to listen to “suitable” proposals to end the war. That tentative acknowledgement came a day after Tehran strongly denied holding talks with Washington, contradicting US President Donald Trump’s claim

By Gonzalo Zegarra, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — At least 69 people were killed and 57 injured after a Colombian military transport plane crashed on takeoff in the south of the country on Monday, according to the country’s armed forces. The C-130 Hercules aircraft broke into pieces on impact and caught fire after going down

CNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — British police have arrested two men following a suspected antisemitic arson attack in which several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire in north London. The pair, British nationals aged 47 and 45, were arrested at two separate addresses in the capital on

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — “Safe through uncertain times.” That’s the message of stability that Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen staked her campaign on ahead of Tuesday’s general elections, as she tries to capitalize on her handling of the showdown with the Trump administration over Greenland. Frederiksen – whose international profile has been boosted

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has abruptly announced that the United States and Iran are discussing ending the war and said he will hold off military strikes against Iranian power and energy sites for five days. Trump made the early morning announcement after he had threatened to pummel Iran’s power plants

By Laila Shahrokhshahi, Clare Sebastian, Lianne Kolirin, Laura Sharman, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire outside a synagogue in a neighborhood home to London’s largest Jewish community early on Monday, in an antisemitic attack. Flames lit up the night sky and residents of

By Tim Lister, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have begun a spring offensive in eastern Ukraine, including the use of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, according to the Ukrainian military and analysts. The assault is gathering pace as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has a “very bad feeling” about the consequences

By James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Iran has vowed a heavy retaliation if US President Donald Trump carries out a threat to bomb Iran’s power plants, with Tehran warning that critical infrastructure across the region may be “irreversibly destroyed.” Trump said he would order the bombardment if the Strait of Hormuz was not fully open