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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1949 Birth place: Tel Aviv, Israel Birth name: Binyamin Netanyahu Father: Benzion Netanyahu, a historian Mother: Cela (Segal) Netanyahu Marriages: Sara Ben-Artzi (1991-present); Fleur Cates (1981-1988, divorced); Miriam Haran (divorced) Children: with

By Eyad Kourdi and Jennifer Deaton, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly twin blasts near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani in southern Iran. At least 84 people were killed and 284 injured in the blasts on Wednesday, state-run news agency IRNA reported, in what was the deadliest

By Ayurella Horn-Muller, CNN (CNN) — Rammed earth portions of the Great Wall of China — built by compressing natural materials with soils — have been regarded as a weak point in its structure. But these swaths of the iconic landmark developed a natural line of defense against the looming risk of deterioration, a new

By Abbas AlLawati and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadliest attack in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution, which has shaken the Islamic Republic and led to angry calls for vengeance. On Wednesday, at least 84 people were killed and 284 others injured in the Iranian city of Kerman

By Laura Paddison and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Parts of Europe are experiencing an extreme start to the new year’s weather. As some countries struggle with devastating floods, others have been plunged into extreme cold, causing chaos. Hundreds of flood warnings are in place in the UK after heavy rainfall battered swaths of the

By Christian Edwards and Bianna Golodryga, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Doron Katz Asher said her daughters can “remember every little detail” about October 7. How they woke to the sound of sirens and hid in their shelter. How the gunshots got nearer. How, when the doors burst open, their grandfather rushed out of the shelter

By Niamh Kennedy, Olga Voitovych and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine and Russia have each exchanged over 200 prisoners of war in what Kyiv called the largest prisoner swap between the two countries since the war began in February 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the news in a social media post Wednesday, heralding the return of

By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — When South African startup Renergen bought the production and exploration rights for some grassy fields near Virginia, a town in the country’s Free State province, the founders were expecting to find small natural gas reserves that could power nearby mining opportunities. They paid $1 for the rights in 2013,

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A fisherman who fell overboard and spent nearly 24 hours in cold, choppy waters — rousing a shark’s attention — was rescued off New Zealand’s coast Wednesday after using his watch reflection to signal for help. Whangamatā Police Sergeant Will Hamilton said in a statement that the “absolute miracle” rescue

CNN By Mostafa Salem, Abbas Al Lawati and Rob Picheta, Tara John and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people were killed Wednesday in the Iranian city of Kerman after twin blasts near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani, in what officials called a terror attack. The blasts, at least

By Emi Jozuka and Pete Muntean, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A Japanese coast guard aircraft which was struck by a passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport was instructed only to “taxi to holding point” and had not been cleared for takeoff, an official transcript of air traffic control communications released Wednesday suggests. The fatal

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — January kicks off with the Quadrantids, one of the quickest yet strongest meteor showers of the year. The shower is expected to peak overnight between January 3 and 4, according to the American Meteor Society. Sky-gazers in the Northern Hemisphere can best view the shower between the late-night hours

By Mostafa Salem, Abbas Al Lawati and Rob Picheta, Tara John and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people were killed Wednesday in the Iranian city of Kerman after twin blasts near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani, in what officials called a terror attack. The blasts, at least one

CNN By Abeer Salman, Nada Bashir, Tamara Qiblawi, Tara John and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said Tuesday that one of its senior leaders has been killed in an attack in the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut, raising fears of a potential escalation in fighting in the region. Hamas media outlet Al Aqsa

CNN By Helen Regan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — When Japan Airlines flight 516 touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport carrying hundreds of people on Tuesday it erupted into a terrifying fireball. The Airbus A350 passenger plane had collided with a coast guard aircraft on the runway – killing five people – and the crew had

By Helen Regan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — When Japan Airlines flight 516 touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport carrying hundreds of people on Tuesday it erupted into a terrifying fireball. The Airbus A350 passenger plane had collided with a coast guard aircraft on the runway – killing five people – and the crew had just

By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Nanao, Japan (CNN) — Minae Akiyama had traveled from southern Japan to Ishikawa prefecture to celebrate New Year’s with her family, when the ground began to shake. “Thinking about it now still makes me tremble. My heart was pounding, my mind went blank, we just scrambled,” she

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the Princess of Wales, the former Catherine (Kate) Middleton. Personal Birth date: January 9, 1982 Birth place: Reading, Berkshire, England Birth name: Catherine Elizabeth Middleton Father: Michael Middleton, former airline pilot, now mail-order business owner Mother: Carole (Goldsmith) Middleton, former flight attendant

By Abeer Salman, Nada Bashir, Tamara Qiblawi, Tara John and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said Tuesday that one of its senior leaders has been killed in an attack in the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut, raising fears of a potential escalation in fighting in the region. Hamas media outlet Al Aqsa TV

TV ASAHI By Mayumi Maruyama, Teele Rebane, Tamara Hardingham-Gill and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — Five people were killed when a Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers collided with an earthquake relief aircraft and burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday. All 379 people on JAL flight 516, including eight