By Sophie Tanno, Stephanie Halasz and Fred Pleitgen, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Five people have been killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents involving fireworks marred New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany. Despite calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, they continue to be a
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Cigarettes have long been associated with fashion so much so that they remain an occasional feature of runways. Smoking, like the color black, seems to never go out of style in the fashion world. But stylish or not, as of Jan. 1, 2025, smoking is outlawed in
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc. The expansion was officially introduced at midnight on Wednesday and was marked by celebrations at some of the countries’ border posts. “Welcome to Schengen, Bulgaria and Romania!”
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The beating and death of an inmate at a New York prison last month has sparked a firestorm of criticism over the violence and brutality some inmates experience at the hands of corrections officers. But inside Marcy Correctional Facility, the news of Robert Brooks’ death –
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, Jillian Sykes and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A 23-year-old man faces attempted murder and assault charges after he allegedly pushed another man onto New York City subway tracks, police say, adding to a string of recent violent encounters across transit stations during the holiday season. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South Korea will be sent to the United States for analysis, Seoul’s transport ministry said Wednesday, as bereaved families began visiting the crash site. The recorder is one of
Continue Reading By Reuters Dhaka, Bangladesh (Reuters) — Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied at a ‘March for Unity’ in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the student-led uprising five months ago that led to the ouster of longstanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and remember the more than 1,000 killed in the violence. The Students Against Discrimination (SAD)
Continue Reading By Kareem El Damanhoury, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Deir Al-Balah, Gaza (CNN) — Standing barefoot in the mud with an empty container in hand at a crowded water station in central Gaza, Palestinian Alaa Al-Shawish is fearing the winter weather and looking for clean water for her family. Her family are living in
Continue Reading Osmary Hernández, CNN en Español (CNN) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has fined TikTok $10 million, accusing it of failing to control the spread of viral challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three children. Magistrate Tania D’Amelio said Monday the company had eight days to pay the fine to the National Communications Commission
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Southerners in the US eat a heaping bowl of Hoppin’ John, people in Japan slurp up soba noodles
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Southerners in the US eat a heaping bowl of Hoppin’ John, people in Japan slurp up soba noodles and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Khaled Meshaal, former political leader of Hamas. Personal Birth date: 1956 Birth place: Silwad, West Bank Birth name: Khaled Meshaal Father: Imam, name unavailable publicly Mother: Name unavailable publicly Marriage: Name unavailable publicly, (1981-present) Children: Seven Education: Kuwait University, Bachelor of Science
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Just two days after undergoing prostate removal surgery, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left a Jerusalem hospital against his doctor’s orders to help his party pass a divisive budget law. Hours later, with the parliamentary crisis averted, he returned to continue his recovery. Netanyahu spent the day at the
Continue Reading WFTV, CNN By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Florida court has dismissed charges against a 79-year-old man who invoked a controversial self-defense law after fatally shooting his neighbor’s adult son as he trimmed tree limbs — and threatened him — from the defendant’s side of a shared fence. The case drew attention as another
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Florida court has dismissed charges against a 79-year-old man who invoked a controversial self-defense law after fatally shooting his neighbor’s adult son as he trimmed tree limbs — and threatened him — from the defendant’s side of a shared fence. The case drew attention as another seemingly ordinary
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The woman who was killed when a man intentionally set fire to her while she was sleeping on a New York City subway train earlier this month has been identified as Debrina Kawam, police said. The 57-year-old woman resided in New Jersey, the New York Police Department told CNN.
Continue Reading By Veronica Calderon, CNN en Español (CNN) — As Puerto Ricans welcomed 2025, many faced the grim-reality of celebrating in the dark as outages lingered following another massive failure of its power grid that impacted the majority of the island Tuesday. The outage stemmed from long-lasting structural issues with both generation and distribution, involving GeneraPR,
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find an alternative stopover for its growing military involvement in Africa – and a way to retain
Continue Reading CNN By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Brown, the renowned CNN anchor who gained prominence for his coverage of the September 11 attacks and his pivotal role in shaping the network’s evening news format, died Sunday at 76, his family said. Brown’s career in journalism began in local television in Seattle before becoming the
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, Zoe Sottile, Raja Razek and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Protesters in New York gathered Monday at separate demonstrations in Manhattan and Albany, holding up signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “Justice for Robert Brooks” days after a disturbing video of the Black inmate’s fatal beating at the hands of correctional officers
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