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By Issy Ronald, CNN Ashton-in-Makerfield, northern England (CNN) — Far from the gilded halls of Westminster, an unassuming community center – squat, utilitarian, and with a parking lot whose potholes overflow with water whenever it rains – has become the center of power in British politics. Here, in rooms more accustomed to hosting bingo nights,

By Hira Humayun, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized the “reckless” crew of a Russian warship that fired warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel, an incident a British sailor on board described as “completely unnecessary.” Speaking at the G7 summit in France on Wednesday, Starmer called

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan’s government is set to abolish sales tax on sanitary products, in a sweeping new measure that reproductive justice advocates say could de-stigmatize ubiquitous social taboos around sexual health. The planned withdrawal of the 18% sales tax on sanitary items and contraceptives, announced as part of the country’s

By Jack Guy and Max Foster, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince George is set to attend elite UK school Eton College, following in the footsteps of his father, William, the Prince of Wales and a long list of the country’s former prime ministers. Prince George will attend Eton College from September, Kensington Palace confirmed in

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — A Russian artist best known for his unflattering caricatures of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead in Poland, prosecutors said Tuesday, adding that two Belarusian men were arrested in connection with the killing. Semyon Skrepetsky, 44, was killed in a suspected execution on Monday morning in a parking lot

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddled with his security cabinet in a bunker late Sunday night, ready for the potential of Iranian ballistic missiles, when the phone rang. On the line was President Donald Trump, calling with news of a memorandum of understanding between the United States

By Victoria Butenko, Rhea Mogul, Charlotte Reck, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — A prominent Ukrainian monastery complex in the heart of Kyiv was set on fire during a massive Russian attack overnight into Monday that killed at least five people and wounded more than two dozen in the capital, according to local authorities. Images showed flames

By Svitlana Vlasova and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, during which he congratulated him on his 80th birthday and discussed bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington, according to the Kremlin. During the conversation, which lasted just under an hour, Trump

By Tim Lister, Mostafa Salem and Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — With the US and Iran inching towards an agreement to end the conflict that began more than three months ago, it’s clear that some factions in Iran are not happy about what’s on offer. Hardliners have been taking to state-media with harsh criticisms of

By Tim Lister, Oliver Sherwood and Satish Cheney (CNN) — The UK military has intercepted an oil tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet in the English Channel, according to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the first such operation by British forces. “In the early hours of this morning, I directed our Armed Forces to intercept

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — What would you do with an $80,000 bonus, more than quadruple the amount of an average annual salary? Or with $140,000 in debt relief? Those are the questions being posed to men in Russia, as the military advertises multi-million-ruble incentives to fight in Ukraine. Ads plastered on roadside billboards

By Uriel Blanco, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, US President Donald Trump made an unusual announcement on his social media platform Truth Social. Trump said that the US and Venezuela had collaborated to kill Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as “Niño Guerrero” and identified as the top leader of the

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — Switzerland was voting in a referendum Sunday on limiting its population size – a proposal driven by divisions over immigration that could, if approved, set the country on a collision course with the European Union. The Swiss electorate is being asked a simple question: Should Switzerland’s population be capped

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — On board the Iberia Airways flight taking Pope Leo XIV from Tenerife back to Rome, the captain made an announcement. A technical problem had been discovered, and the plane wasn’t able to take off. Moments later the pope and some of his entourage left the aircraft. I was one

By Yumi Asada, Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — When a Japanese court granted Hiromu Sakahara a retrial, there was no defendant in the dock celebrating the prospect of freedom. Instead, family members gathered around his grave to share news that he had longed to hear in life after a decades-long fight for justice. Sakahara

By Maria Santana, CNN After the New York Knicks’ thrilling comeback victory during this week’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Karl-Anthony Towns delivered one of the funniest lines of the night at a press conference. Asked about his Knicks’ teammate José Alvarado’s skill and impact on the court, Towns smiled and said: “It’s tough

By Mostafa Salem, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — When Iranian officials convened in Tehran to discuss the nation’s water crisis this month, President Masoud Pezeshkian asked them to remove their blazers to cope with the sweltering heat instead of switching on the air conditioning. Dressed in a short-sleeved polo shirt, his gesture was meant to

Story by Reuters Seoul (Reuters) — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday over charges linked to military drones sent over Pyongyang to help create a pretext for his failed December 2024 martial law declaration, Yonhap reported. The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon guilty

Story by Reuters Bangkok (Reuters) — Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died at 47, the royal palace said on Friday, after multiple health problems and nearly four years in a coma. The princess was hospitalized in December 2022 after a sudden loss of consciousness caused by

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is facing backlash online after the Hollywood A-lister and lifestyle entrepreneur starred in an advertisement for a luxury Israeli real estate project. The 53-year-old actress appears in the promotion for 51 Park, a 51-story real estate project in the coastal city of Herzliya, just