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By Sugam Pokharel and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — European leaders will hold an emergency summit on Ukraine Monday amid growing concern that the Trump administration’s push to work with Russia to end the war has left them isolated. The continent has been scrambling to respond after US President Donald Trump announced negotiations would begin

By Nic Robertson and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The family of a British couple detained in Iran say they are determined “to secure their safe return.” It’s unclear when Iranian authorities arrested Craig and Lindsay Foreman, but reports of their detention were published by Iranian state-run media outlets on Thursday, saying they were being

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — At least 18 people were killed in a crowd crush at a New Delhi railway station Saturday as passengers tried to board trains heading to the world’s largest religious gathering, according to local media citing police. “18 people including 9 women and 5 children lost their lives in

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Rebel forces have been seen in the center of Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Sunday, residents told CNN, as the fighters push to expand their foothold in the mineral-rich region. Rebel coalition, Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which includes the M23

CNN By Caitlin Danaher and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s president has warned the days of guaranteed US support for Europe are over, as he urged the continent to band together to create a united army and foreign policy. Volodymyr Zelensky spoke in a week when a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin

By Christopher Lamb and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The Vatican says it is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital and he will not lead Sunday’s Angelus prayer after he was admitted on Friday with a respiratory tract infection. The 88-year-old was admitted to Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome for treatment for

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected “outside” interference in the country’s elections, insisting that Germans would decide their democracy for themselves, as he hit back at comments made by US Vice President JD Vance the day before. Vance delivered a scathing speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday,

By Caitlin Danaher and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s president has warned the days of guaranteed US support for Europe are over, as he urged the continent to band together to create a united army and foreign policy. Volodymyr Zelensky spoke in a week when a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and

By Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman, Eugenia Yosef, Lucas Lilieholm, Mostafa Salem and Tareq El-Helou, CNN (CNN) — Three Israeli hostages have been freed from Gaza in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas after a dispute this week threatened to derail the deal. The hostages –

By Elizabeth McBride, CNN London (CNN) — Two years ago, two days of protests were enough to force Georgia’s government into an embarrassing U-turn. It had tried to introduce a “foreign agents” bill – which critics likened to legislation passed by President Vladimir Putin to stifle dissent in Russia – but backed down after fierce

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s life. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1927 Death date: December 31, 2022 Birth place: Marktl am Inn, Germany Birth name: Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger Father: Joseph Ratzinger, a police officer Mother: Maria Ratzinger Education: University of Munich, Ph.D. Theology, 1953 Religion: Roman Catholic