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By Ibrahim Dahman, Benjamin Brown, Tim Lister and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military strapped an injured Palestinian man to the hood of a military vehicle during an operation on Saturday in the occupied West Bank. Video shows the man lying across the front of the Israeli jeep as it drove through a

By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — As Britain edges closer toward its general election on July 4, the polls tell the same story they have for most of the past three years: This is a country screaming out for change. The situation has been dire for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak since he took office in late 2022. His governing Conservative Party – whose

By Pauline Lockwood and Maija-Liisa Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — Saida Wurie said it was her parents’ lifelong dream to participate in Hajj, the religious pilgrimage that brings Muslims from around the world to Saudi Arabia each year. They’d spent $23,000 on an all-inclusive travel package through a tour company registered in the state of Maryland.

By Lauren Izso and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday to commemorate the 20th birthday of Naama Levy, who has been held captive for 260 days. It was one of the first and most searing viral videos to emerge as the October 7 attack

CNN By Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN (CNN) — There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last week, two pilgrims recently returned from Hajj told CNN, as the official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage soared to almost

By Niamh Kennedy, Rosa Rahimi and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi had his death sentence overturned by the Iranian Supreme Court this week in what his lawyers have deemed a victory for human rights in Iran. Salehi had become a key voice of anti-government dissent in Iran, strongly criticizing the

By Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN (CNN) — There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last week, two pilgrims recently returned from Hajj told CNN, as the official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage soared to almost 500.

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift brought her Eras Tour to London’s Wembley Stadium on Friday with some famous faces in the audience, including the Prince of Wales and two of his children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. William, who was celebrating his 42nd birthday that day, and the children later met Swift and

By Eyad Kourdi and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Fifty-two people have been killed or left missing in Israeli strikes near Gaza city on Saturday, according to the Hamas-controlled Government Media Office (GMO). The GMO said that 38 bodies had arrived at Al Ahli Baptist Hospital and 14 people are still missing under the rubble

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Nigel Farage, a figurehead of the UK’s populist right, has sparked outrage from political opponents after saying the West “provoked” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Farage – who heads the fast-growing Reform UK political party and was a pivotal figure in in Brexit – is seeking to win a seat

By Jomana Karadsheh, Lauren Izso, Eyad Kourdi and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says at least 22 people were killed in a strike that hit civilians sheltering in southern Gaza on Friday. The strike hit the tents of displaced people in the Palestinian town of Mawasi, parts

By Clare Sebastian and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Kateryna Serzhan says the only way to survive Ukraine’s almost daily blackout schedule is to “always have a plan B.” The 35-year-old has had to adapt to life in her high-rise Kyiv apartment block with her active 3-year-old daughter, Varia. Going out to play involves hiking