National-World

By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” While still a minority, these names have grown in popularity over recent decades as parents reject traditional Japanese names for something more

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Mexico is scheduled to hold its first-ever judicial elections on Sunday, with hundreds of judges, magistrates and justices on the ballot across the country. It’s an unprecedented contest that supporters say will democratize the courts, but critics fear it could make them more susceptible to the influence of politicians

By Uriel Blanco, CNN (CNN) — A year ago, Andry José Hernández Romero left Venezuela to seek a better future in the United States. He wanted to continue growing his career as a makeup artist. He left behind his lifelong home in the little town of Capacho Nuevo, where he lived with his mother, father,

By Djenane Villanueva, Max Saltman and Ivonne Valdes, CNN (CNN) — Costa Rican authorities said they arrested 19 people accused of trafficking hundreds of predominantly Asian migrants to the United States. The arrests Wednesday came during multi-city raids aimed at disrupting what Costa Rica’s immigration police call “a transnational organized crime structure” dedicated to human

By Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Two Brazilian nuns have gone viral after dropping an impromptu beatbox and dance session during a Catholic television program. Sisters Marizele Cassiano and Marisa de Paula, members of the “Copiosa Redenção” congregation, were talking about a vocational retreat on Brazil’s Pai Eterno — Eternal Father — TV channel

By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — A hungry crowd of Palestinians broke into a United Nations warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, resulting in at least two deaths and multiple injuries as famine conditions worsen in the Strip. “Hordes of hungry people broke into the WFP’s Al-Ghafari warehouse in Deir Al-Balah, Central

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will leave Berlin with a new €5 billion ($5.7bn) arms package as he seeks to build his country’s arsenal, and its ability to produce weapons at home. The standout agreement in the package announced in the German capital on Wednesday centers around Germany financing

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have confirmed that they previously authorized charges including rape and human trafficking against self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan. The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said for the first time on Wednesday that it had authorized 21 charges against the pair. Tristan

By Mostafa Salem, CNN Dubai, UAE (CNN) — Israel’s military occupation in parts of southern Lebanon is undermining Beirut’s attempts to restore sovereignty over a nation reeling from decades of conflict, the country’s prime minister has told CNN. Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he would like to see the current United States administration put

By Anna Chernova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — A top Kremlin aide has accused Donald Trump of being “not sufficiently informed” about the situation in Ukraine after the US president said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire.” Putin aide Yury Ushakov was reacting to Trump’s Truth Social post on Tuesday, in which

By Oren Lieberman, Tim Lister and Eugenia Yosef, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that a recent airstrike killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’ elusive de facto leader in Gaza, the latest in a string of assassinations that have dealt a serious blow to the group’s top brass but are yet to

By Oren Liebermann and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has blasted the country’s political leadership and the conduct of its military, telling CNN he is no longer able to defend Israel against accusations of war crimes. Olmert, who led the country from 2006-2009, pointed to Israel’s 11-week blockade of