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By Larry Madowo and Nimi Princewill, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Sixteen people have been killed and about 400 injured after thousands of people took to the streets in Kenya on Wednesday to protest against the government, Amnesty International Kenya has said. The death toll was confirmed to CNN Thursday by Irungu Houghton, who heads

By Jaya Sharma, Ken Olshansky, Ivana Kottasová and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Canada believes US President Donald Trump is no longer interested in turning it into the 51st state, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. Asked by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in the Netherlands whether Trump is still

By Veronica Calderon and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A Venezuelan influencer who criticized both gangs and allegedly corrupt cops was shot and killed on Monday while livestreaming on TikTok, authorities said. Venezuela’s Ministry of Public Safety said in a statement on Instagram that influencer Gabriel Jesús Sarmiento died in the city of Maracay. Sarmiento

By Vasco Cotovio, CNN NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands (CNN) — The United Kingdom is to purchase 12 F-35A jets, which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, from the United States. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will make the announcement during Wednesday’s NATO summit, as he calls on NATO members to do more to support the alliance.

By Lisa Klaassen and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN (CNN) — It was around 1.30 a.m., after the crowds had thinned from the streets of Bordeaux, when Manon felt the prick of a hypodermic needle going into her arm. “Someone tapped my left forearm. I started to feel numb in the muscle, like you do when you

By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — After 12 days of intense strikes between Israel and Iran – punctuated by the United States’ bombing of Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend and Tehran’s performative retaliation – a US-brokered ceasefire is holding. But in Gaza, Israel’s offensive has shown no signs of abating, with Israeli fire killing

By Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina and James Frater, CNN (CNN) — Russia killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians in less than 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials, two of the deadliest days in many months. A five-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were among the victims of the Russian attacks, launched just

By Brad Lendon and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — In the past few days, the Middle East has witnessed an unprecedented US airstrike on Iran with its most powerful non-nuclear weapons, an Iranian retaliatory strike on the largest US air base in the region, to an apparent truce that many hope will see Iran and

By Lisa Klaassen, CNN Paris (CNN) — French police detained 12 people on Sunday after 145 individuals reported being pricked with syringes during a nationwide street music festival, according to France’s interior ministry. The attacks took place across France, with Paris police confirming at least 13 cases in the capital. According to the interior ministry,

By Jack Guy and Lisa Klaassen, CNN (CNN) — A 27-year-old bride was shot to death as she left her wedding celebrations in a small French village in the early hours of Sunday. Authorities have not released the woman’s name. Her husband, 25, and a 13-year-old child were also seriously wounded in the attack, which

CNN By Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Christian Edwards, Thomas Bordeaux and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Warplanes. Submarines. Cruise missiles. Bombs that weigh 30,000 pounds. After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on Saturday night, striking three of the regime’s key nuclear sites. Trump claimed

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch direct strikes against Iranian nuclear sites has sparked a wave of anger in the country, with people on the streets of Tehran telling CNN they expect their country to strike back. “Iranian people are people of honor, and we will definitely

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch direct strikes against Iranian nuclear sites has sparked a wave of anger in the country, with people on the streets of Tehran telling CNN they expect their country to strike back. “Iranian people are people of honor, and we will definitely give

By Eyad Kourdi and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Aleppo, Syria (CNN) — At least 20 people have been killed and 52 more are injured after a “terrorist attack” on a Greek Orthodox church in the Syrian capital on Sunday, according to the country’s health ministry. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but

CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities puts the Middle East in a volatile position, with all eyes now on Tehran’s next move. Speaking in Istanbul, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday his country has “a variety of options” when

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities puts the Middle East in a volatile position, with all eyes now on Tehran’s next move. Speaking in Istanbul, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday his country has “a variety of options” when deciding

By Tamar Michaelis and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of three hostages – an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and two civilians, all killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks – have been recovered from Gaza. In a special operation carried out by the Israel Security Agency (ISA) and the IDF, the bodies

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — In a warehouse in northeast Nigeria, a nonprofit’s stocks of food to treat malnourished children and pregnant women are running low. The organization, Action Against Hunger (ACF), is running a project to combat malnutrition that had been relying on funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to

By Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Christian Edwards, Thomas Bordeaux and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Warplanes. Submarines. Cruise missiles. Bombs that weigh 30,000 pounds. After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on Saturday night, striking three of the regime’s key nuclear sites. Trump claimed Iran’s