National-World

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Belarusians have been voting in a closely managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the rule of Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and Europe’s longest-serving leader. The last time Belarus held a presidential election in 2020, Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory with more than 80%

By Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Among 34,000 people in the town of Oświęcim is just one Jew – a young Israeli named Hila Weisz-Gut. It’s an interesting choice of residence, given the most famous feature of the town is its proximity to the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz – where at least 1.1

CNN By Mitchell McCluskey and Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest the rise of the far-right party. Musk, who spoke to the crowd in a live

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in her family’s café when arsonists set it alight in the early hours one Sunday in late October. The symbol of Jewish faith was badly damaged in the blaze

By Mitchell McCluskey and Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest the rise of the far-right party. Musk, who spoke to the crowd in a live video,

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers in a second round of releases under a ceasefire deal that also saw Israel accusing Hamas of failing to fulfil its obligations to release civilians first. Following their release, Israel has released 200 Palestinian prisoners from detention centers, including 121 prisoners who had

By Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — Theto Ngobeni was just 18 days old when doctors first inserted a shunt into the back of her head to drain excess fluid accumulating in her brain. She was born with a condition known as hydrocephalus, which doctors said was caused by a listeriosis infection that her mother contracted

By Nadeen Ebrahim, Nada Bashir and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jenin, West Bank (CNN) — The sound of gunfire and explosions filled the air as residents of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank hauled their belongings down the muddy pathway. Smoke billowed from multiple areas in the camp’s Al-Hadaf neighborhood, while a bulldozer

CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim, Nada Bashir and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jenin, West Bank (CNN) — The sound of gunfire and explosions filled the air as residents of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank hauled their belongings down the muddy pathway. Smoke billowed from multiple areas in the camp’s Al-Hadaf neighborhood, while a

By Ivana Kottasová, Dana Karni, Kareem Khadder, Jeremy Diamond, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israel is preparing to receive on Saturday four female soldiers held hostage by Hamas. The militant group said Friday that it intends to release Karina Ariev, 20, Daniella Gilboa, 20, Naama Levy, 20, and Liri Albag, 19. Israeli

By Zeena Saifi, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Tareq ElHelou, CNN (CNN) — Thirteen-year-old Zakariya Barbakh had spent most of his life shuffling between hospitals across Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Israel. Born without a lung, he had struggled to breathe. Doctors had predicted he would need a transplant if he were to reach

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel chaos. Storm Éowyn, an extratropical “bomb” cyclone that has formed in the North Atlantic and intensified