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By Mauricio Torres, Moriah Thomas, Michael Rios, Laura Sharman CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a law change that will make it easier for foreign companies to take part in the country’s oil industry, in a move by Caracas to meet the demands of US President Donald Trump. The reform, backed by acting President

By Donald Judd, Kevin Liptak, Hira Humayun, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump claimed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to a week-long pause in attacks on major Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, as the country grapples with plummeting winter temperatures, with the Kremlin appearing to at least partially confirm Trump’s

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Iran threatened Thursday to unleash “hazardous consequences” after the European Union formally designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Western powers. EU foreign ministers approved the designation at a meeting in Brussels, describing it as a response

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he expects US President Donald Trump to “respect Canadian sovereignty” following reports that Alberta separatists met with US officials numerous times. “I expect the US administration to respect Canadian sovereignty,” Carney said in Ottawa Thursday, flanked by premiers from Canada’s provinces. “I’m always

By Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been mounting Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite systems on its attack drones to strike deeper into Ukraine, extending their potential flight range to well inside NATO territory, analysts and Ukrainian officials have said. Ukraine has collected evidence of “hundreds” of attacks by Russian drones equipped with

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it was “vital” to build a “more sophisticated relationship” with China as he made the first visit of a British leader to the country in eight years. Starmer’s four-day trip comes as he looks to mend strained ties with the world’s second

By Helen Regan, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday. The Ming family was one of the so-called four families of northern Myanmar — crime

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Gaby Duarte believed the United States would offer her family protection after they fled political persecution in Venezuela. “Over there we are going to feel safe, well, we will be safe in the United States,” she recalls, breaking down in tears as she describes how her husband, Carlos García,

By Fernando Ramos, Gonzalo Zegarra, Mauricio Torres, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Colombian authorities found no survivors after a plane with 13 passengers and two crew members crashed on Wednesday, the country’s Civil Aeronautics Authority told CNN. Colombian congressman Diógenes Quintero was among those on board, according to the party that had nominated him for

By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — The US Embassy in Copenhagen has angered Danish veterans by removing flags honoring soldiers killed in Afghanistan from an area outside the building. Video shared by Danish media outlet TV2 showed a security guard removing the flags honoring the 44 Danish soldiers who died in the conflict from planters

By Zeena Saifi, Jeremy Diamond, Cyril Theophilos, CNN Ras Ein al-Auja, West Bank (CNN) — Suleiman Ghawanmeh is tired of talking. For over 10 years, he talked himself hoarse until he realized his words could not save his community from being driven out. After his final appeal for help came to nothing, he, too, left.

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN London (CNN) — A man has been found guilty of assaulting a woman in a case in Britain that unexpectedly involved the US president’s son, who told UK police he’d witnessed the attack during a video call last year. Matvei Rumiantsev, a 22-year-old Russian citizen, was found guilty of assault

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian prosecutors have filed charges against the mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, for his role in organizing the city’s 30th annual LGBTQ+ Pride event despite a controversial ban, the mayor’s office said Wednesday. “The prosecution has filed charges and wants to impose a financial penalty on me without a

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — At least five people were killed in a Russian drone strike on a civilian train in northeastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, describing the attack as an “act of terrorism.” Emergency workers were confronted with scenes of carnage at the site of the attack in

By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — It all started with a designer handbag. Then two, then a luxury necklace, and more. Now, it’s ending in jail time for South Korea’s former first lady. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of disgraced (and also jailed) former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, a rate of casualties for a major military power not seen since World War II, a new report from a prominent international think tank says. And the enormous

By Lex Harvey, Hira Humayun, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump renewed threats to strike Iran if it does not agree to negotiate a new nuclear deal, as US forces conduct a multi-day air exercise in the Middle East, bolstering Washington’s military presence in the region. The drills aim to sharpen the

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has warned Iraq over a reinstatement of Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister, saying that the country “descended into poverty and total chaos” under his previous leadership. “That should not be allowed to happen again” Trump wrote on social media Tuesday. “Because of his

By Pau Mosquera, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — Spain has announced it will grant legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants, in a move that goes against a trend of anti-immigration rhetoric and policies in the United States and much of Europe. The move, announced Tuesday, is aimed at reducing labor exploitation in Spain’s underground economy.

From CNN (CNN) — “Mami, delete the chats.” “Son, that gets recorded.” “Delete your conversations before going out.” These recent WhatsApp messages of a Venezuelan family – who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals – underscore the caution civilians are taking in their daily conversations, on social media and in text messages as