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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has released the crew of a cargo ship more than a year after its fighters hijacked the vessel in the Red Sea, as part of its campaign of attacks in support of Hamas in its war against Israel. The Galaxy Leader’s 25-strong crew – 17

By Dana Karni, Kareem Khadder, Lucas Lilieholm and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he says are targeting “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian officials warned of a “man-made disaster.” Israel’s military is using lessons from its offensive in Gaza in its new West

By Kocha Olarn and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Hundreds of same-sex couples are tying the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality. The landmark bill marks a momentous win for the LGBTQ+ community, which has fought for more than a decade

By Helen Regan and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur men held in detention for more than a decade, following reports the Thai government planned to deport the group to China. United Nations experts on

By Abel Alvarado, CNN Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (CNN) — When Jose Guillermo Cabrera arrived last weekend in Ciudad Juarez, a city along the US-Mexico border, he was full of hope. “I felt like every migrant, excited, after so much time waiting,” Cabrera, 33, told CNN. Ciudad Juarez was meant to be a city of passage

KPHO, KTVK, CNN By Abel Alvarado, CNN Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (CNN) — When Jose Guillermo Cabrera arrived last weekend in Ciudad Juarez, a city along the US-Mexico border, he was full of hope. “I felt like every migrant, excited, after so much time waiting,” Cabrera, 33, told CNN. Ciudad Juarez was meant to be a

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to take his country’s ties with Russia to a new level this year in a video conference with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, hours after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. The two leaders have made it an annual tradition to

By Soph Warnes, Rachel Wilson, Lou Robinson and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Sunday, with the first six-weeks of the deal ushering in a pause to fighting, the staggered release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and an influx of aid to Gaza. The

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued by allegations of abuse from within its community, including allegations related to its founder, for more than a decade. News of the decision to dissolve the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae,

By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country will respond “robustly” if US President Donald Trump follows through with imposing tariffs on Canada, telling reporters on Tuesday that “everything is on the table.” “If there are unfair tariffs, we will respond robustly and we will be there to support

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — “Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. What lies behind the move, and what could the impact be? WHO, the