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By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military ground operation in southern Lebanon has been expanded, the country’s defense minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday. Katz did not clarify when the decision to expand operations was taken and did not offer any details on what the expansion entails. Israel launched what it

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Japan’s former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Personal Birth date: December 6, 1948 Birth place: Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan Father: Wasaburo Suga, strawberry farmer Mother: Tatsu Suga, schoolteacher Marriage: Mariko Suga Children: Three sons Education: Hosei University, B.A. in Law, 1973 Other Facts Suga

By Betiana Martino, Nacho Giron, Stefano Pozzebon and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Argentine delegates at the COP29 United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, have been ordered to withdraw from negotiations and return home, according to a source at the country’s foreign ministry. The delegates took part in the first two days of the

By Allison Chinchar, Caitlin Danaher, Mia Alberti, CNN, and Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español (CNN) — Severe thunderstorms and torrential rain have again battered coastal Spain, causing thousands of people to be evacuated just two weeks after the country experienced deadly flooding in Valencia and other nearby communities. Over 4,000 people and a thousand homes

By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s border guards cannot trademark the anti-Russian wartime insult, “Russian warship, go f**k yourself,” because it is a political slogan, an EU court ruled Wednesday. The cry was the defiant response of Ukrainian defenders to a Russian warship calling for surrender in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion

By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Dana Karni, Tim Lister and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — A US deadline for Israel to improve getting humanitarian aid into Gaza has expired, with the Biden administration assessing that Israel is not blocking aid and so is not violating US law governing foreign military assistance. The State

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations has accused Israel of “severe violations” of a 50-year-old agreement with Syria, saying it has engaged in “engineering groundwork activities” that encroach on a key buffer zone in the Golan Heights. “Violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement have occurred where engineering works have encroached into the

By Amarachi Orie, CNN London (CNN) — Deception, disguise and finally a disappearance. This might sound like the premise of a magic trick, but it’s actually the story of a woman who managed to fool a male-only, world-famous magic society into admitting her, before being unceremoniously kicked out when she revealed her true identity. Now,

By Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean actor Song Jae-lim, a former model who rose to prominence in K-dramas, was found dead in Seoul on Tuesday. He was 39. Song’s body was found in his apartment by a friend, who had planned to have lunch with him that day, according to

By Kathy Rose OBrien, CNN (CNN) — The Princess of Wales will host her annual Christmas carol concert on December 6, with a focus on “how much we need each other, especially in the most difficult times of our lives,” Kensington Palace has announced. It will be the princess’ fourth “Together at Christmas” carol service

By Ivonne Valdés, CNNE (CNN) — At least 15 people have been killed and 14 injured in clashes between inmates at one of Ecuador’s largest and most notorious prisons, local authorities say. The violence broke out early Tuesday in one of the pavilions at Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil, according to national