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By Pierre P Bairin, Lauren Kent, Melissa Bell, Joseph Ataman, Rupert Neate, CNN Paris (CNN) — ‌French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday she ​would run for president in the 2027 election after an appeals ‌court ⁠upheld her conviction for misusing EU funds. Le Pen told broadcaster TF1 she intends to run in the

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The mystery surrounding last week’s bombing attack in Monaco deepened on Tuesday as Ukrainian authorities revealed that the main suspect was found shot dead, with a Ukrainian intelligence officer and former law enforcement official suspected of her murder. Interpol previously named the main bombing suspect

By Rachel Clarke, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — Orlando Gill walked alone to his goal — the fate of Paraguay’s World Cup hopes on his shoulders. The goalkeeper touched the crossbar and bounced along his line. He stretched out his arms and clapped gloved hands together, in front of thousands of German fans who wanted

By Sana Noor Haq, Eyad Kourdi, Mostafa Salem, Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — An explosion went off near the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus on Tuesday, where French President Emmanuel Macron had spent the night ahead of a meeting with his Syrian counterpart, according to French and Syrian media. Macron was already at the Presidential

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A deadly tornado, so powerful that it sucked a man out of his 12th-floor apartment, swept through China’s central Hubei province leaving behind a trail of destruction, according to state media reports. At least 11 people were killed and more than 331 injured when the tornado that

By Camille Knight, Elina Baudier Kim and Lisa Courbebaisse Paris (CNN) — As France enters another heatwave, it’s barely recovered from the last one. Scorching temperatures return this week, and likely with them, the same question that was asked repeatedly in June: why won’t France just turn on the air conditioning? Some people are already

By Pamela Brown and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Iran fired on three commercial vessels Tuesday in Oman’s territorial waters near the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official. The official described the strikes as a “gross violation” of the memorandum of understanding with Iran. The third strike had not previously been reported. The

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China on Monday conducted a rare test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean, sparking criticism from New Zealand and Australia for actions that they said threatened peace and stability in the region. A People’s Liberation Army Navy submarine “launched a strategic missile carrying a dummy warhead

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1939 Death date: February 28, 2026 Birth place: Mashhad, Iran Birth name: Seyyed Ali Khamenei Father: Ayatollah Sayyid Jawad Husaini Khamenei Mother: Name unavailable publicly Marriage: Married in

By Michael Rios, Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Monday as it faces an ongoing energy crisis, worsened by an effective US blockade on fuel shipments. Cuba’s energy ministry said the national electrical grid had suffered a total collapse on Monday. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said officials

By Eyad Kourdi, Ibrahim Dahman, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Hamas announced on Monday that it will dissolve its government in Gaza, a move that experts say puts pressure on Israel as progress from the US-brokered ceasefire plan has stalled. Ismail al-Thwabta, the head of the Hamas’ Government Media Office (GMO), said the militant group

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry will not be able to stay at Buckingham Palace during his visit to London this week, despite his team appearing to confirm earlier Monday that he had accepted an invitation to stay there. The Duke of Sussex had not provided a formal response to

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized after naming singer Kylie Minogue in response to a question about who he would, theoretically, “shag, marry, date.” Albanese appeared on the “Bush Deep” podcast on Thursday, hosted by comedian Nikki Osborne, who asked him whom he would choose out of Minogue,

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Cuba’s tourism sector seems to have everything from white sandy beaches to Spanish colonial forts. Everything except for tourists. The island’s economy has been caught in a death spiral following a barrage of sanctions levied by the Trump administration against the communist-run government. As services break down

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China on Monday conducted a rare test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean, sparking criticism from New Zealand and Australia for actions that they said threatened peace and stability in the region. A People’s Liberation Army Navy submarine “launched a strategic missile carrying a dummy warhead

By Clare Sebastian, Zahra Ullah, Anna Chernova, Katharina Krebs, Lou Robinson, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Almost all of Russia’s 83 regions are seeing gasoline shortages or reported disruptions to supply, according to a CNN analysis, with many gas stations imposing rationing as the Russian government races to get ahead of a ferocious campaign of Ukrainian

By Brad Lendon, Briana Waxman, CNN (CNN) — One of the strongest super typhoons on the planet this year was striking the US Pacific Islands on Monday morning, the second massive storm to hit the territories since April. The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota,

By Victoria Butenko, Helen Regan, Max Saltman, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a deadly Russian attack early Monday morning, on the eve of a critical NATO summit in Turkey that US President Donald Trump plans to attend. Massive explosions lit up the night sky as ballistic missiles and drones hammered

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Much like his ally, US President Donald Trump, Nigel Farage has enjoyed a political career seemingly coated in Teflon, his straight-talking, combative communication style brushing off any potential scandal. Throughout his rise to become the voice of Britain’s populist hard-right, architect of Brexit and chief anti-immigrant activist, any accusations

By Anabella Gonzalez, Alessandra Freitas, CNN Sniffing and burrowing his way through the rubble of Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, Tsunami the mixed-breed border collie was out on one last job before retirement. Recognizable by his heterochromia – with one eye brown and the other blue – he has helped locate several people trapped beneath the debris