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By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Newly freed Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander provided new information about Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, confirming that he is alive but suffering from significant weight loss, abdominal pain and mental distress, according to Zangauker’s family. Zangauker was held by Hamas alongside Alexander from October 7, 2023, until Alexander’s

By Gerardo Lemos and Ivonne Valdés, CNN (CNN) — The private secretary and an adviser to the mayor of Mexico City were gunned down in an attack in the Mexican capital Tuesday. Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada said Ximena Guzmán and José Muñoz died “during a direct attack,” in the Moderna neighborhood. Brugada, as mayor

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he does not expect negotiations with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program to “reach a conclusion” as Washington toughens its conditions for a deal. “During (former President Ebrahim) Raisi’s time there were also indirect negotiations that didn’t result in anything, and

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — International pressure is mounting on Israel amid its renewed military operation in the Gaza Strip, as both the United Kingdom and the European Union announced measures distancing themselves from the country on Tuesday. The UK paused trade negotiations with Israel and sanctioned West Bank settlers, as Britain’s top diplomat

CNN By Tareq Al Hilou, Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The bright pink jumper with a picture of Cinderella hangs off Jana’s skinny shoulders as she walks through the northern Gaza moonscape, piles of rubble, dirt and dust all around her. Clutching a large tub in her hand, the 12-year-old

By Tareq Al Hilou, Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The bright pink jumper with a picture of Cinderella hangs off Jana’s skinny shoulders as she walks through the northern Gaza moonscape, piles of rubble, dirt and dust all around her. Clutching a large tub in her hand, the 12-year-old is

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Indian police have arrested a travel vlogger on suspicion of spying for Pakistan, as tensions between the two countries simmer following a dayslong conflict between the two neighbors. Jyoti Malhotra, an influencer from the northern state of Haryana, has been accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistan, a senior

By Barbie Latza Nadeau Rome (CNN) — Salvage crews have recovered the boom from the $40 million Bayesian luxury yacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily in August 2024, killing seven people, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah. The boom, a long pole that controls the sail, was connected

By Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Until last week, a secretive fleet of ships ferrying Russian oil around the world showed no clear links to the Kremlin. That changed when, in a dramatic escalation, Russia used a fighter jet in an apparent effort to protect one of the tankers thought to be in the fleet.

By Svitlana Vlasova and Ross Adkin, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine and Russia accused each other of launching attack drones on one another overnight, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with his US counterpart Donald Trump – and again refused an immediate ceasefire. Russia launched 108 Shahed drones and “various types of decoy

By Jessie Yeung and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Think of Japan’s famed yakuza gangs and you might think of heavily tattooed men getting into bloody fights – the stuff of action films and video games. But last week four men were arrested in Tokyo for a more mundane crime – operating a yakuza

By Merlin Delcid, Ivonne Valdés and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in El Salvador have arrested a prominent attorney critical of President Nayib Bukele, in a move criticized by rights groups who say it reflects an increasing trend of “authoritarianism” in the country. Ruth Eleonora López, the head of the Anti-Corruption and Justice Unit

By Michael Rios and Elvin Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — The first flight carrying migrants who chose to self-deport from the United States as part of a new Department of Homeland Security initiative offering free flights and $1,000 stipends has landed in Honduras. A group of 38 Hondurans arrived at Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport on