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By Masoud Popalzai, Catherine Nicholls and Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — A powerful earthquake has rattled northern Afghanistan, killing at least 27 people and injuring 956 more, according to Dr. Sharafat Zaman Amar, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health. The tremor also damaged one of the country’s most beautiful mosques. Families were jolted

Reuters Mexico City (Reuters) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised on Sunday there would be justice for the brazen murder of a local mayor, Carlos Manzo, an outspoken critic of organized crime who had called on the government to do more to protect him and others. Manzo, 40, was shot on Saturday while attending a

By Tal Shalev, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel on Sunday received the bodies of three more deceased hostages held in Gaza. The remains were transferred to Israel via the Red Cross and taken to the country’s national forensics laboratory for identification. US President Donald Trump said the body of an Israeli-American dual national, Omer Neutra,

By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who now hold sway in many parts of the huge Sahelian country. What’s happening now Fuel is running

By Sophie Tanno, Catherine Nicholls, Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder over a mass stabbing attack on a British train on Saturday evening that targeted passengers as they traveled through central England on their way to London. The attack left eleven people hospitalized with injuries,

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Motaz Azaiza has witnessed the horrors of war. Now he’s trying to restore his faith in humanity. For 107 days, he was a photojournalist on the front lines of a warzone in his own familiar neighborhoods, documenting the carnage wrought by relentless Israeli airstrikes in such raw and unedited

By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — A fire at a general store in northern Mexico has killed at least 23 people, the state governor said Saturday. The blaze happened at an outlet of the Waldo’s chain in the city of Hermosillo, capital of Sonora state, Governor Alfonso Durazo said in an online video address. “So

By Jonny Hallam, Todd Symons, James Legge, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Nine people suffered life-threatening injuries on Saturday night after a stabbing attack on a train in central England that Prime Minister Keir Starmer described as “deeply concerning.” Two people were arrested after the attack, which British Transport Police (BTP) declared “a major incident,”

Associated Press Nairobi, Kenya (AP) — At least 21 people have died and 30 others are missing after a landslide on Saturday in Kenya’s western Rift Valley region, where heavy rains have battered the area for days during the country’s ongoing short rains season. More than 1,000 homes were destroyed by the mudslides in the

By Tim Lister, Kosta Gak and Victoria Butenko, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Fighting for control of the strategic hub of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is intensifying, with the Russian Defense Ministry claiming to have eliminated a group of Ukrainian special forces sent to help defend the area. In recent weeks, Russian units have begun

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The rapid fall from grace of the now former Prince Andrew, culminating in his humiliating exile by King Charles III to the Sandringham estate, has been no less than stunning. His titles and honors are in the process of being formally stripped – he will henceforth be known

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — More than a month after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire in Gaza, a key component of his plan has yet to materialize. The 20-point plan calls for a multinational force to stabilize the battered enclave, but potential participants say critical details about its mandate are still not

Associated Press Ankara, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Friday sentenced the owner of a ski resort hotel and 10 others to life in prison after convicting them of severe negligence in connection with a deadly fire that swept through the property, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The blaze hit the 12-story Grand Kartal