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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran was plunged into a nationwide internet blackout Thursday evening as mass anti-government protests spread around the country, with Iranians shouting slogans against the ruling theocratic regime as anger mounts over economic turmoil and security crackdowns. Authorities cut internet access and telephone lines immediately after Thursday’s protests in the

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Saudi-backed forces moved to capture a key southern Yemeni city on Thursday after Riyadh accused the UAE of helping a separatist leader flee. Citing “reliable intelligence,” the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said the leader of Yemen’s UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarous al-Zubaidi, left the country by boat “in

By Issy Ronald, Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — Russia doubled down on its longstanding position of declaring Western forces in Ukraine “legitimate targets” on Thursday, days after France and the UK pledged to send troops there in the event of a peace deal. “The Russian Foreign Ministry warns that the deployment of military units, military

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A prominent tycoon wanted by United States federal prosecutors for allegedly running one of Asia’s largest transnational criminal networks has been arrested and extradited to China, Cambodian authorities and Chinese state media said. Chen Zhi, 38, a national of China and Cambodia, was extradited on Tuesday after a months-long

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — A mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in war-ravaged eastern Congo, a national park said on Wednesday, in what it described as “a major event” for the endangered subspecies. The birth of the two male gorillas to a mother named Mafuko was discovered on January 3 and the twins

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Lee nuestra cobertura en español. In the wee hours of Saturday, shortly after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured, blindfolded and taken to the United States, video emerged of Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello surrounded by a group of armed men in Caracas. Maduro’s abduction “was a criminal, terrorist attack

By Sophie Tanno, Sebastian Shukla and Inke Kappeler, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Amid heavy snow in the German capital and temperatures plummeting to below freezing, nearly 100,000 people were left without power for several days after an alleged left-wing arson attack on Berlin’s power supply on Saturday caused a major blackout. The activist group Vulkangruppe

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the USSR. Personal Birth date: March 2, 1931 Death date: August 30, 2022 Birth place: Privolnoye, Russia, Soviet Union Birth name: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Father: Sergei Andreyevich Gorbachev Mother: Maria (Gopkalo) Gorbacheva Marriage: Raisa (Titarenko) Gorbacheva (1953-September 20,

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Pockets of protests erupting across Iran over the past week have intensified pressure on a dysfunctional government struggling to manage a spiraling economic crisis. But a dramatic US military operation more than 7,000 miles away looms even larger over the Islamic Republic. Iran woke up over the weekend to

By Michael Rios, Uriel Blanco, CNN (CNN) — As Venezuelans attempt to regain a semblance of normalcy after the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro, authorities in the country are cracking down on any show of support to the beleaguered leader’s removal. As Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s acting leader on Monday, rights

By Christian Edwards, Joseph Ataman, Melissa Bell, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom and France have agreed to deploy forces in Ukraine if it strikes a peace deal with Russia, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, in a renewed push by Western leaders to guarantee Kyiv’s post-war security and deter Moscow from further aggression. After

CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When US forces struck the Venezuelan capital and ousted the country’s president Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, it turned one of President Donald Trump’s rhetorical threats into reality. In the days since, his frequent musings about other items on his foreign policy wishlist have rung with renewed force, especially

By Issy Ronald, Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Since the beginning of January, Greenland – the vast, autonomous Arctic territory ruled by Denmark – has catapulted from the sidelines of international affairs to the very center. As President Donald Trump escalated his calls for the United States to take over the remote island, the prospect

By Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — The Swiss bar hit by a deadly New Year’s Eve fire had not been inspected in five years, local authorities said Tuesday. Le Constellation bar, where 40 people died in the inferno, had not had a fire inspection since 2019, the president of the Crans-Montana council said. Nicolas Féraud

By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Since the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US forces at the weekend, US President Donald Trump and members of his administration have issued warnings to several other governments — including those of Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Iran and Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark. Trump said Sunday: “We

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Eva Schloss, who survived the Holocaust as a teenager before becoming Anne Frank’s stepsister and a tireless campaigner against prejudice, has died at age 96, her trust announced Sunday. “Eva was a remarkable woman: an Auschwitz survivor, a devoted Holocaust educator, tireless in her work for remembrance, understanding and

By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia has publicly accused the United Arab Emirates – a fellow Gulf Arab state and former partner in the Yemen war – of undermining its national security, an unusually blunt charge that exposes a rift long kept behind closed doors. The language is among the sharpest Riyadh

CNN By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela is entering a new and very uncertain era after the sudden capture and removal of Nicolás Maduro, the country’s president for the last 12 years. Amid widespread apprehension about what comes next, the streets of the capital Caracas and other cities have been quiet. People are apprehensive

By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela is entering a new and very uncertain era after the sudden capture and removal of Nicolás Maduro, the country’s president for the last 12 years. Amid widespread apprehension about what comes next, the streets of the capital Caracas and other cities have been quiet. People are apprehensive about