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By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — A suspect accused of facilitating the deadly Mumbai terror attacks in 2008 has been extradited by the United States to India, 17 years after the country was jolted by one of the worst tragedies to occur on its soil. Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen of

By Eugenia Yosef and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has fired Air Force reservists who publicly called for an immediate return of the remaining hostages in Gaza even if it requires an immediate ceasefire, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). In a letter published in Israel’s major newspapers,

By Sophie Tanno, Ana Melgar and Verónica Calderón, CNN (CNN) — Dominican Republic authorities have ended their rescue operation and turned to recovery efforts following the collapse of a nightclub roof on Tuesday, which left more than 200 people dead. The deadly incident in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the Jet Set nightclub

By Ivana Kottasová, Anna Chernova, Kylie Atwood, Zeena Saifi, Jennifer Hansler, Matthew Chance and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, has arrived in the United States after being released as part of a prisoner exchange. Karelina, who was exchanged for an

By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right-wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights. Tens of thousands of people – predominantly from the Māori community – had already taken to the streets to oppose the bill, which sought to redefine the terms

By Lex Harvey, Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN (CNN) — King Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise visit to Pope Francis as he recuperates at the Vatican on Wednesday during a state visit to Italy that coincided with the British royal couple’s 20th wedding anniversary. The pope met privately with the

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific have become the setting for a bitter clash between the world’s two preeminent economic superpowers. The escalating war

By David Culver, Abel Alvarado and Evelio Contreras, CNN San Salvador, El Salvador (CNN) — El Salvador says it shares intelligence with the United States about gang members wanted by the Central American nation and provides “complete records” on them before formally requesting their deportation. “We raise our hands and say, ‘Look, this guy,’” the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Hall of Fame hockey player Wayne Gretzky, who holds the records for most points (2,857 career points) and most assists (1,963 career assists) in National Hockey League (NHL) history. Personal Birth date: January 26, 1961 Birth place: Brantford, Ontario, Canada Birth name:

By Victoria Butenko, Svitlana Vlasova, Lauren Kent and Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had identified 155 Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces, a day after Ukraine said two Chinese nationals were captured in the country. The Chinese nationals had been recruited through advertisements, including on social

By Leif Coorlim, CNN (CNN) — A group of powerful anti-slavery advocates issued a warning Tuesday, declaring that “millions of lives are at risk” unless urgent, coordinated international action is taken to eliminate modern slavery by the year 2030. Chaired by former UK prime minister, Baroness Theresa May, the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and

By Kareem Khadder and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces raided six United Nations schools in East Jerusalem, ordering them to close within 30 days, according to UNRWA, the UN agency for the Palestinian refugees, and the Israeli Ministry of Education. Approximately 800 students will be directly impacted by the closure orders and may

By Jessica Hasbun, Verónica Calderón and Michael Rios, CNN Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) — Nearly 200 people were killed in the Dominican Republic after the roof of an iconic nightclub collapsed in what has become one of the country’s deadliest tragedies in decades. At least 300 people were inside Jet Set nightclub early Tuesday

CNN, GETTY IMAGES, WABC, POLICIARD, DOMINICAN CIVIL DEFENSE, TWITTER (X), @DENNYMUSICRD VIA INSTAGRAM, @IIIIIIOLANDA VIA INSTAGRAM By Jessica Hasbun, Verónica Calderón and Michael Rios, CNN Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) — Nearly 200 people were killed in the Dominican Republic after the roof of an iconic nightclub collapsed in what has become one of the

By Stephanie Halasz and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has unveiled a new coalition deal between the country’s two major centrist parties in a bold and optimistic speech in Berlin on Wednesday, hours after it was announced that an agreement to form a new government had been reached. Pressure was on

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Three Americans have been transferred to the United States after their death sentences over a foiled deadly coup were commuted to life imprisonment last week by Congolese authorities, in the wake of talks with US government officials. The Americans, Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson Jr., and Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun were

By Associated Press Panama City (AP) — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a fiery response from the Chinese government, which said: “Who represents the real threat to the Canal? People

CNN By David Culver, Abel Alvarado, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN Tecoluca, El Salvador (CNN) — Men deported by the United States to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison are living in “the same” conditions as convicted gangsters, prison director Belarmino García said on Tuesday, during an exclusive tour for CNN, the first US news

By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — New images have emerged of one of China’s futuristic fighter jets, a three-engine, tailless flying wing aircraft that Western analysts have dubbed the J-36. It’s unclear when the images, which are taken from a video, were shot, but they appeared on Chinese social media sites on

By David Culver, Abel Alvarado, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN Tecoluca, El Salvador (CNN) — Men deported by the United States to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison are living in “the same” conditions as convicted gangsters, prison director Belarmino García said on Tuesday, during an exclusive tour for CNN, the first US news organization