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By Abeer Salman, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Ibrahim Dahman and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinians, including two children and a woman, were crushed to death on Friday while in line outside a bakery in central Gaza amid a worsening food crisis in the enclave, according to Palestinian hospital officials. One of the victims’ father,

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — On a recent Sunday afternoon in the Canadian city of Brampton, just outside of Toronto, a face-off between two religious groups outside a Hindu temple erupted into violence. Pro-Khalistan Sikhs, there to protest a visit by Indian consular officials, clashed with members of the Hindu congregation. Each side hurled

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — British members of parliament have voted to legalize assisted dying, approving a contentious proposal that would make the United Kingdom one of a small handful of nations to allow terminally ill people to end their lives. Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted by 330 to 275 to

By Christian Edwards and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s interior ministry has said that 107 people were arrested during Friday’s protests in the capital Tbilisi sparked by the government’s decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union. The Black Sea nation has been rocked by demonstrations since Thursday, when

By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Next week, Catherine, Princess of Wales is set to make her biggest return to royal duties since revealing that she had completed her chemotherapy treatment earlier this year. Kate, 42, will join her husband and heir to the throne, Prince William, in welcoming the Emir of Qatar to

By Eyad Kourdi, Mostafa Salem, Allegra Goodwin, Christian Edwards, Annoa Abekah-Mensah, Lauren Kent and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Syrian armed opposition forces have entered Aleppo just three days into their surprise offensive, marking the first time they have set foot in the country’s second-largest city since government forces recaptured the city in 2016. Rebel

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with an investigation into suspected sabotage over the sudden disruption of two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this month, after tracking data linked a Chinese ship to the incidents. “Sweden has sent a formal request to

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Australia has warned travelers against drinking spirits made by a Laos distiller, following the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning in the Southeast Asian country. The updated travel advice published Friday cited “serious safety concerns” over Laos’ Tiger-branded vodka and whisky in the wake of a

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — British lawmakers are set to decide Friday whether to legalize assisted dying, a contentious proposal that would make the United Kingdom one of a small handful of nations to allow terminally ill people to end their lives. A passionate debate Friday in Westminster is underway and expected to

By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Hawaii and the US territory of Guam during an upcoming trip to the Pacific, prompting condemnations from China, which could respond by staging a fresh round of military drills near the island democracy. Lai will begin his visit on Saturday to

Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — In a single post, the president–elect told the world what the end of the Ukraine war might look like. And it is going to be a big diplomatic ask, to say the least. “I am very pleased to nominate General Keith Kellogg to serve as Assistant to

By Christian Edwards, Darya Tarasova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised US President-elect Donald Trump as an “intelligent and experienced” politician capable of finding “solutions,” as tensions between Moscow and the West ramp up over the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters in Kazakhstan, Putin also castigated President

CNN By Mauricio Torres and James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine were captured in a Colombian-led international anti-drug operation, authorities in the Latin American nation said Wednesday, as part of a huge global bust. The mission, involving 62 countries, seized more than 1,400 metric tons of drugs – mostly

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Rebels in Syria have made rapid advances towards the country’s second biggest city, Aleppo, reigniting a conflict that had largely laid dormant for years. After making only limited gains in recent years, the rebels have already captured some 60 towns and villages that were controlled by government forces, as