CNN – Europe/Mideast/Africa

By Abeer Salman, CNN A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli police early on Saturday at the entrance to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, frequently a flashpoint in tensions between Israel and the Palestinians. Palestinian and Israeli sources disputed the circumstances that led to the killing of 26-year-old Muhammad Al-Osaibi at the

By Nic Robertson, CNN A tiny Jerusalem gas station was an unlikely setting for a cautionary tale about Israel’s political evolution. The station is just a short stroll from the seat of the Israeli government, where full-throated passions played out on the streets on March 27 as pro- and anti-government protesters waved flags and shouted

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Andrew Tate, the controversial former kickboxer turned social media influencer, and his brother Tristan will be moved out of jail and placed under house arrest in Romania, amid an ongoing criminal probe into allegations of organized crime, human trafficking and rape. The move was ordered by a Romanian court on Friday,

By Delia Gallagher, Antonia Mortensen, Alessandro Gentile, Niamh Kennedy and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pope Francis joked that he is “still alive” as he left the hospital in Rome where he spent the past few days being treated for a respiratory infection. He stopped to talk to well wishers and journalists after being discharged from Rome’s

By Nimi Princewill and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Disgraced South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was denied parole on Friday, according to local authorities who said he has yet to complete his minimum sentence. According to South African law, inmates can be considered for parole after serving half of their sentence if they meet conditions, like

By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN Lesya Belinska is proud of her son. She stands next to Roman Belinsky at her home and hugs him with one arm. Belinsky waves her away, embarrassed. Belinsky’s face is badly disfigured from a serious combat injury. The 42-year-old was discharged from duty recently, but still

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Turkey has finally approved Finland’s application to join NATO, putting an end to months of delays while also continuing to block Sweden from joining the military alliance. The Turkish Parliament voted unanimously in favor of Finland’s membership on Thursday, clearing the last hurdle in the accession process. The vote fulfills Turkish

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN King Charles III on Thursday became the first British monarch to address the Bundestag, the German parliament, paying tribute to the deep historical bonds and longstanding ties between the two nations. The British sovereign is in Germany on the inaugural state visit of his reign with the Queen

CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN King Charles III on Thursday became the first British monarch to address the Bundestag, the German parliament, paying tribute to the deep historical bonds and longstanding ties between the two nations. The British sovereign is in Germany on the inaugural state visit of his reign with the

By Laura Paddison, CNN Lake Montbel is a shimmering, turquoise lake, stretching across 1,400 acres of southwest France, in the foothills of the Pyrenees — a haven for wildlife, a vital source of irrigation for farmers and water for local rivers, and a tourist paradise. But after the driest winter in more than six decades,

CNN By Saskya Vandoorne and Melissa Bell, CNN Olesya Krivtsova thinks it’s because she was neither the first, nor the last, to criticize the war in Ukraine that she scared Russian authorities as much as she did. Her social media posts were neither particularly strident nor unusual, she told CNN, reflecting those of so many

By Saskya Vandoorne and Melissa Bell, CNN Olesya Krivtsova thinks it’s because she was neither the first, nor the last, to criticize the war in Ukraine that she scared Russian authorities as much as she did. Her social media posts were neither particularly strident nor unusual, she told CNN, reflecting those of so many other

By Delia Gallagher and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pope Francis will be hospitalized for “a few days” for the treatment of a respiratory infection, the Vatican said on Wednesday, raising concerns over the health of the 86-year-old pontiff. “In recent days Pope Francis complained of some respiratory difficulties and this afternoon he went to Policlinico A.