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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Anzoátegui State, Venezuela (CNN) — It’s a scenario that seemed impossible just 40 days ago: A high-ranking US official walking side by side with Venezuela’s leader to discuss investments in the country. Yet that was the scene Thursday when US Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured oil producing facilities in the South

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Switzerland is to hold a landmark vote on a right-wing party’s proposal to restrict the nation’s population to 10 million, amid divisions over immigration. The proposal, put forward by the country’s largest political grouping the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), would require the government to act before the population –

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Only one image was released from Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting Wednesday: a handshake in the Oval Office, distributed by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. Beyond that single frame, there were no reporters, no statements, no spontaneous gaggle with shouted questions. The discretion added intrigue to what was

By Lex Harvey, Sandi Sidhu, Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in Canada’s Tumbler Ridge mass shooting posted about guns and hunting on her YouTube channel and appeared to have written about her struggles with mental health online, according to social media posts. Canadian police named 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the shooter who

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, has sparked widespread outrage for claiming the United Kingdom has been “colonized by immigrants,” with club supporters condemning his language as dangerous and divisive and the prime minister demanding an apology. Ratcliffe, who founded petrochemical company Ineos and is one of

CTV NETWORK, FILE, CNN By Lex Harvey, Max Saltman, Caitlin Danaher, Hira Humayun, Billy Stockwell, Christian Edwards, Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The tiny Canadian mountain town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, suffered one of the country’s worst school shootings in recent history on Tuesday, when an 18-year-old woman killed at least eight people and

By Brad Lendon, Trista Kurniawan (CNN) — Indonesia is embarking on a plan to make toll roads across the country into emergency runways for its fighter jets, giving it the equivalent of multiple aircraft carriers across the vast archipelago. The chief of staff of the Indonesian air forces, Marshal Tonny Harjono, said Wednesday that he

By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — Gisèle Pelicot emerged as a global feminist hero in 2024 by transforming her horrific, personal story into a public battle against rape culture. On December 19, 2024, her former husband, Dominique Pelicot, was convicted of orchestrating her rape dozens of times by various men over nearly a decade

By Lex Harvey, Max Saltman, Caitlin Danaher, Hira Humayun, Billy Stockwell, Christian Edwards, Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The tiny Canadian mountain town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, suffered one of the country’s worst school shootings in recent history on Tuesday, when an 18-year-old woman killed at least eight people and wounded dozens. Police say

By Christiane Amanpour, Mostafa Salem, Jomana Karadsheh, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jaya Sharma, CNN (CNN) — Imprisoned Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi was subjected to beatings and “life-threatening mistreatment” by Iranian authorities during her arrest and detention, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Wednesday, citing “credible reports” that its chairman described to CNN as “horrifying.” Jørgen Watne Frydnes,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Prince William, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1982 Birth place: London, England Birth name: William Arthur Philip Louis Father: Charles III, King of the United Kingdom Mother: Diana, Princess of Wales

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, one of the alleged 9/11 co-conspirators. Personal Birth date: March 1, 1964 or April 14, 1965 (both are used) Birth place: Kuwait Father: Father’s name unavailable publicly Mother: Mother’s name unavailable publicly Marriage: Wife’s name unavailable publicly Education: Attended

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Australian authorities have released a recording of the emergency call made by hero teen Austin Appelbee after he swam for hours in rough seas to get help for his family. Austin, 13, can be heard calmly describing the situation and asking for a helicopter to search for his mother

By Ivana Kottasová, Kostya Gak, CNN (CNN) — Three toddlers and their father were killed in a Russian drone strike in eastern Ukraine that also injured their pregnant mother, local emergency services said. The family only arrived in the town of Bohodukhiv, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Kharkiv, the previous day after fleeing

By Lex Harvey (CNN) — A remote mountain town in Canada has been shaken by the country’s deadliest school shooting in decades, when an armed assailant killed at least eight people. Police found six people dead and dozens injured when they arrived at the high school in Tumbler Ridge, a town of just 2,400 people

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — For years, Mahnoor Omer didn’t talk about it. Every time the topic arose, her school friends in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, flushed with embarrassment, Omer recalled. “This happened so many times. A class fellow of mine would get her period during class,” she told CNN late last year.

By Ivana Kottasová, Max Saltman, Kosta Gak, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities have begun restricting access to Telegram, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, as the government continues to push everyday Russians toward its own tightly controlled alternatives to foreign tech platforms. On Tuesday, the government said it was restricting

By Sharon Braithwaite, Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Two men are set to appear in court in Italy following a dramatic armed robbery on an armored security truck on a highway on Monday. A masked gang attacked the vehicle with Kalashnikov rifles and robbed a student of her car as they tried to escape in

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to discuss possible military options against Iran with US President Donald Trump during his visit to Washington this week as Israel prepares contingencies should US-Iran talks collapse, according to two Israeli sources. Israel remains skeptical that nascent negotiations between the US and Iran

By Pierre P Bairin, Billy Stockwell, CNN Paris (CNN) — It was the photo of a loved one nobody wants to receive. When the partner of a 35-year-old magistrate in France checked his phone last week, he saw a picture of his partner accompanied by a stark warning: pay a ransom in cryptocurrency or we