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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Global stakeholders now have to reckon with the geopolitical impact of a rebel offensive led by an Islamist group in Syria that could potentially threaten President Bashar al-Assad’s hold over the country. Syrian rebels have made a lightning advance in the north of the country, taking two major cities:

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Property tycoon Truong My Lan was one of Vietnam’s richest businesswomen. She amassed an eye-wateringly valuable portfolio of luxury homes, hotels and commercial properties all over the country and abroad – allegedly by effectively turning a major bank into her own personal ATM. On Tuesday, the 68-year-old lost her

By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A military police officer has been arrested in Brazil after a video emerged of him throwing a civilian over a bridge in Sao Paulo on Monday, sparking protests in the city. The video, which was shared widely on social media and the Brazilian press, showed an officer grabbing a

By Yoonjung Seo and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law but his party say they will seek his resignation. In another day of high drama, Yoon avoided being ousted from office after members of his party left parliament

By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Mexican authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 children suspected to be linked to contaminated bags of intravenous nutrition in four hospitals in central Mexico. The children were 14 or younger, say Mexico health officials, who suspect they died from an infection of a multidrug-resistant bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca. The

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A man is recovering from serious injuries after leaping onto a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled by the animal, according to police in Canada’s Ontario province. A man and a woman in the town of Fort Severn had left their home before 5 a.m. local

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Ahmed Al Sharaa, an Islamist militant in his late 20s, moved back to Syria from Iraq in 2011 with six men and a monthly stipend of $50,000 from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who would go on to become the world’s most wanted terrorist. His mission was to establish Al Qaeda’s

By Lauren Izso, Pauline Lockwood and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Elon Musk “in the last few days” to discuss a revival of talks to secure the release of hostages currently held in Gaza, according to a source close to President Herzog. The source told CNN Herzog had made the

By Monica Sarbu and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Romania’s constitutional court has annulled the first round of the country’s 2024 presidential election process, which was narrowly won by far-right ultranationalist candidate Calin Georgescu amid allegations of Russian interference. The historic decision means a second-round runoff that was scheduled for Sunday, when Georgescu would have

CNN By Yoonjung Seo, Ivan Watson, Ava Ko, Alex Stambaugh and Nectar Gan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The leader of South Korea’s ruling party said Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeoul needs to be immediately suspended from duty to protect the country from “grave danger,” in a dramatic reversal of opinion that compounds

By Eyad Kourdi, Christian Edwards and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Syrian opposition forces claim to have taken control of Daraa city in southwestern Syria, inching closer to the capital Damascus. Rebel factions representing the Druze sect in Daraa’s neighboring city of as-Suwayda also launched an offensive against Syrian regime forces there. Syria’s army said

By Kathy Rose O’Brien, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s royals are getting into the Christmas spirit after attending the Princess of Wales’ annual carol concert at Westminster Abbey on Friday evening. It was Catherine’s fourth “Together at Christmas” carol service, which was themed around love and empathy this year. Kate, 42, was joined by her

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Ghanaians will go to the polls on Saturday to elect their next president, as the West African country grapples with its worst economic situation in decades. Twelve candidates are vying for the presidency, as the current incumbent, Nana Akufo-Addo, reaches his two-term limit. But the frontrunners are seen as

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — One protester said his jaw was broken as masked men threw him to the ground, stood on his face and jumped. Another man told CNN he had a bone fractured at the top of his spine. Some, trying to document the violence, said they had their cameras smashed or

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia has come under the control of alleged pirates, a European Union anti-piracy force operating in the area said Thursday. The ship, with up to 18 crew members, had been taken over by the suspected pirates, some of whom

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — An American man abducted in the Philippines is presumed dead after a witness claimed he was shot during a struggle with his captors, the Philippines News Agency reported, citing police. Elliot Eastman, from Vermont, was abducted on October 17, near his home in Sibuco, on the island of Mindanao,

CNN By Jomana Karadsheh, Gul Tuysuz, Brice Laine, Lauren Kent and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Syria (CNN) — The goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, as it wrests another major city from government control this week, is ultimately to overthrow authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the militant leader of the main group driving

By Chris Lau, Lisako Neriki Ancheta and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for government employees, in its latest push to help working mothers and boost record-low fertility rates. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the new arrangement, which begins in April, could give employees three

CNN By Eyad Kourdi and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people appear to have fled the central Syrian city of Homs overnight into Friday, as anti-regime rebels push further south on the road to the capital Damascus. Videos from overnight into Friday showed hundreds of vehicles lining the highway out of Homs, as

By Jomana Karadsheh, Gul Tuysuz, Brice Laine, Lauren Kent and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Syria (CNN) — The goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, as it wrests another major city from government control this week, is ultimately to overthrow authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the militant leader of the main group driving the