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Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The British parliament has approved a controversial bill to allow the country to send refugees arriving in the UK to Rwanda, in east Africa, as the government overcame rebels in its own party and defied critics who warn the bill breaches international law. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government won the vote

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN (CNN) — Attacks by Iranian-backed groups in the Middle East won’t stop until Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza ends, Tehran’s top diplomat warned on Wednesday, as tensions across the region threaten to spiral into wider conflict. “If the genocide in Gaza stops, then it will lead to the end of

By Chris Stern, Sebastian Shukla and Claudia Otto, CNN (CNN) — Josef Fritzl, the infamous Austrian rapist and sex offender, is seeking to be transferred from prison to a nursing home due to his deteriorating health and a recent psychiatric assessment that deemed him to be no longer a danger to society, according to his lawyer. Fritzl’s

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Chris Stern and Jorge Engels, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger will face criminal tax proceedings after failing to declare an item upon arrival to Germany, a Munich Customs press officer told CNN Wednesday. “He did not declare a product. A product that was imported from non-EU countries in order to remain in

By Laura Paddison and Paula Newton, CNN (CNN) — A Canadian man who posted conspiracy theories on social media claiming the government was deliberately starting wildfires has pleaded guilty to starting 14 blazes that forced hundreds of people from their homes. Brian Paré, appearing in a Quebec court Monday, admitted to 13 counts of arson,

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Bank customers in the US are often surprised by $35 overdraft fees, and those who can least afford them are charged the most frequently. That could change, however, after the Biden administration proposed a rule Wednesday that could save consumers more than $3 billion a year in bank

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive species. “The recent heavy rainfall and wild weather in the region could accelerate the spread of fire ants, one

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Climate change might be keeping some people awake at night — it turns out it’s the same for mountain goats. Scientists in Italy have found rising temperatures are forcing mountain goats to live a more nocturnal lifestyle, making them more vulnerable to predators. A team of researchers from the

By Scott McLean, Isil Sariyuce and Umut Sevdi Tangor, CNN (CNN) — The son of Somalia’s president was convicted in an Istanbul courtroom but spared jail time over a collision that killed a motorcycle courier in the city, in a case that has drawn anger and demands for justice across Turkey. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. Personal Birth date: November 14, 1948 Birthplace: Buckingham Palace, London, England Birth name: Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor Father: Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh Mother: Queen Elizabeth II Marriages: Camilla Parker

By Shawn Nottingham and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old Maryland boy was bitten by a shark at a resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, authorities said. The attack happened Monday afternoon while the child was “participating in an expedition in a Shark Tank at a local resort,” a news release from

CNN By Azaz Syed, Adam Pourahmadi, Helen Regan and Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan carried out a series of deadly military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts inside Iran, in the latest incident across their shared border that has sent tensions between the two neighbors soaring. The new strikes

By Anna Chernova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Riot police fired tear gas, flash grenades and used batons to disperse demonstrators in Russia’s Bashkortostan region after a local activist was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison. Videos showed supporters of Fail Alsynov clashing with police near the court where he had been

By Sugam Pokharel, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III will go into hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. Buckingham Palace said the King sought treatment “in common with thousands of men each year” and that his condition is “benign.” The palace

CNN By Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite, David Wilkinson and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, will spend up to two weeks recovering in hospital after successfully undergoing abdominal surgery. “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery,” Kensington Palace said in

By Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite, David Wilkinson and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, will spend up to two weeks recovering in hospital after successfully undergoing abdominal surgery. “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery,” Kensington Palace said in a