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By Alex Hardie and Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to “thoroughly overhaul” its laws on asylum and migration, a move being hailed as a landmark but which could face challenges when each member state comes to approve it. The deal covers the political elements of five EU laws that “touch upon all stages of asylum and migration management,” the European Council said in a statement,

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Scientists in California shooting nearly 200 lasers at a cylinder holding a fuel capsule the size of a peppercorn have taken another step in the quest for fusion energy, which, if mastered, could provide the world with a near-limitless source of clean power. Last year on a December morning,

By MJ Lee and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Israel has proposed a fresh pause in fighting in exchange for Hamas releasing hostages that are still held captive in Gaza, a source familiar with the negotiations told CNN. The development would mark a significant shift since Israel’s military operations resumed in the war and formal

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas are fighting a war that has killed thousands and resulted in a devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Israeli military began an offensive on the Palestinian enclave after Hamas militants launched a brutal assault on Israel on October 7 – the biggest

By Sophie Tanno and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Hopes that residents in an Icelandic fishing town could celebrate Christmas at home have been dashed after the violent eruption of a nearby volcano on Monday night. The volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula erupted at around 10 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET), spewing lava and

CNN, ICELANDIC COAST GUARD, @L0RDSTANLEY VIA X, TIKTOK, ELLERTSSON.MUSIC, TikTok/ellertsson.music By Sophie Tanno and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Hopes that residents in an Icelandic fishing town could celebrate Christmas at home have been dashed after the violent eruption of a nearby volcano on Monday night. The volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula erupted at around

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN London (CNN) — On the roof of the O2 Arena, one of London’s largest indoor venues, there’s a small cluster of very peculiar wind turbines. They look nothing like the tall, imposing ones that are increasingly deployed both inland and offshore around the world — at less than six feet (1.8

By Angus Watson and Nectar Gan, CNN Sydney (CNN) — An Australian businessman has been found guilty by a Melbourne court of covertly working for the Chinese Communist Party, the first verdict of its kind under the country’s foreign influence laws. Di Sanh Duong, 68, a prominent figure in the Chinese community in Melbourne, was convicted

By Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — A United States court on Tuesday sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in federal prison over his role in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Joseph Joel John was sentenced by the Miami federal court after he pleaded guilty in October to three charges, including conspiring

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Malaysia’s government announced Wednesday that it was imposing a ban on all Israeli owned and flagged ships, as well as any vessels headed to Israel, from docking at its ports. The announcement by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s office said the ban would take place with immediate effect and was in

Analysis by Elliott Gotkine, CNN (CNN) — From the United Nations to NGOs and even influencers, critics of the way Israel is waging war against Hamas in Gaza are not in short supply; even US President Joe Biden has decried its “indiscriminate bombing.” But if there’s one area where Israel is arguably beyond reproach, it’s in

By Rhea Mogul and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Opposition lawmakers are accusing India’s government of an attack on democracy after dozens of them were suspended from parliament this week, the latest twist in a historic dispute between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a newly formed alliance that is seeking to

By Chris Lau, Junko Ogura and Saki Toi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is facing its biggest scandal in decades, involving millions of dollars in undocumented political funds. Two of the most influential factions in the LDP, which has held power almost continuously since its founding in 1955, have been accused