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By Gul Tuysuz, Helen Regan and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Turkish authorities detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – on Wednesday as part of corruption and terrorism investigations. Detention orders were also issued for around 100 others connected to the mayor, including his press adviser

Story by Reuters Seoul, South Korea (Reuters) — The US energy department put South Korea on a watchlist because visitors to its laboratories mishandled sensitive information, Joseph Yun, the acting US ambassador, said on Tuesday. The designation, which relegated the US ally to the lowest tier of a list that includes China, Iran, Israel, Russia,

By Michael Rios and Jimena De La Quintana, CNN (CNN) — A Peruvian fisherman who was rescued after 95 days lost at sea told CNN that his faith and his desire to see his family again kept him going – along with a diet of cockroaches, birds, fish and the occasional turtle. “Firstly, it was

By Jimena De La Quintana and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency on Monday in the provinces of Lima and Callao to stem a rise in crime, in a move that follows the killing of a popular musician over the weekend. President Dina Boluarte also floated the possibility

By Max Saltman and Paula Newton, CNN (CNN) — Canada and Australia are planning to jointly develop a new military radar system in the Arctic amid a global surge of interest in the region, according to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who warned that Canada’s “adversaries are increasingly emboldened.” “Our government will be working with

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A member of a small South African research team at a remote Antarctic base has accused a colleague of assault and pleaded for intervention, officials have said. A “response plan to engage the individuals involved” was “immediately activated,” officials from South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

CNN By Helen Regan, Abeer Salman, Lauren Izso and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Gaza’s fragile ceasefire was shattered early Tuesday as Israel carried out deadly strikes across the enclave and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to use “increasing military strength” against Hamas. Gaza experienced its deadliest day in over 15 months on Tuesday,

By Zahid Mahmood, Abeer Salman and Tareq Al Hilou, CNN. Video by Beatriz Grimalt, CNN Mimicking the motion of combing locks of hair with a brush, Sama Tubail stares at her reflection in a mirror and begins to cry. “I’m just so sad there isn’t a single strand of hair to comb with my brush,”

By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, just two months old, has been shaky for some time. But that was thoroughly shattered by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza starting in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The strikes killed many hundreds of Palestinians. Tuesday was the deadliest day in Gaza since

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A French politician has called on the US to give the Statue of Liberty back after suggesting that some Americans “have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants.” Raphael Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament who represents the small left-wing party Place Publique, made the comments

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The fate of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been a concern since Moscow’s forces stormed the facility in March 2022. The UN’s nuclear watchdog has repeatedly warned about the security dangers facing the plant – the largest nuclear power station in Europe – which sits on the