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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani told CNN Israeli strikes on Syria after the fall of the Assad regime “stunned” his country making discussions about normalization “difficult.” In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria at the Council on Foreign Relations, aired Sunday, al-Shibani criticized Israel for having “obstructed” the

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Israel is becoming increasingly isolated on the world stage as the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza continue, with the backlash seeping into economic, cultural and sporting arenas. International condemnation has soared since Israel announced a ground assault on Gaza City and conducted an unprecedented strike against Hamas leadership

By Victoria Butenko, Kosta Gak, Tim Lister, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia fired more than 600 drones and missiles at targets across Ukraine in the early hours of Sunday morning – one of the largest barrages of the war. At least four people were killed in Kyiv during the overnight attacks, according to

Laura Sharman, Esha Mitra (CNN) — Tragedy hit a campaign rally for a popular Indian actor turned politician on Saturday, when at least 41 people were killed and nearly 100 injured in a crowd crush. Tens of thousands of people had gathered at a public event in the southern state of Tamil Nadu where Vijay,

By Sophia Saifi, CNN Lahore, Pakistan (CNN) — On a wet monsoon evening in Pakistan’s bustling city of Lahore, the generators sputter and the lights flicker in Maniax, a grimy but legendary gaming arcade powering the country’s unlikely dominance of a lucrative corner of the Esports world. Three out of the world’s top 10 players

Associated Press Milan (AP) — The devil wore Dolce & Gabbana on Saturday, with Meryl Streep taking a front-row seat at the designing duo’s Milan theater in character as Miranda Priestly for “The Devil Wears Prada” sequel. Streep wore Priestly’s customary sunglasses and a Dolce & Gabbana vinyl trenchcoat as she entered the theater escorted

By Jennifer Hansler and Tim Lister (CNN) — The Trump administration has proposed a 21-point Gaza peace plan that calls for all hostages held by Hamas to be released within 48 hours of an agreement and sets out a roadmap for Gaza once the war ends, according to a source familiar with the proposal. US

By Dana Karni and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of Israeli citizens have received calls from Iran’s intelligence service in attempts to recruit them, the country’s police force said Saturday. “Hundreds of citizens” reported that they received phone calls from an unknown number on Saturday morning, Israel Police said in a statement. When they

By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Iran was hit with so-called snapback sanctions on Sunday local time, at a time of high tension in the Middle East. But what does that mean? The term is used for the reimposition of United Nations sanctions against Iran a decade after they were suspended as part of a

By Lex Harvey, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Russia has agreed to help China equip and train an airborne battalion, according to leaked documents reviewed by a leading think tank, illustrating the ever-deepening military partnership between Beijing and Moscow. Russia in 2023 agreed to sell a suite of military equipment to China’s People’s Liberation Army

By Diego Mendoza, Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — The United States announced it would cancel the visa of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro on Friday, after he publicly called on its soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump, further straining relations between Washington and Bogota. Petro, who has previously clashed with the Trump administration on migration and

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — A major fire at South Korea’s national data center has halted hundreds of online government services including postal and tax facilities, Reuters reported. The blaze likely began with an explosion of a battery at the National Information Resources Service in Daejeon city, about 85 miles (130 kilometers) south of

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Without firing a shot, Russian President Vladimir Putin has over the past week managed to bring the war in Ukraine to millions of Europeans largely untouched by the conflict. And it started not with a bang but a whimper. As Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, told anxious Danes