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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian prosecutors have filed charges against the mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, for his role in organizing the city’s 30th annual LGBTQ+ Pride event despite a controversial ban, the mayor’s office said Wednesday. “The prosecution has filed charges and wants to impose a financial penalty on me without a

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — At least five people were killed in a Russian drone strike on a civilian train in northeastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, describing the attack as an “act of terrorism.” Emergency workers were confronted with scenes of carnage at the site of the attack in

By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — It all started with a designer handbag. Then two, then a luxury necklace, and more. Now, it’s ending in jail time for South Korea’s former first lady. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of disgraced (and also jailed) former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, a rate of casualties for a major military power not seen since World War II, a new report from a prominent international think tank says. And the enormous

By Lex Harvey, Hira Humayun, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump renewed threats to strike Iran if it does not agree to negotiate a new nuclear deal, as US forces conduct a multi-day air exercise in the Middle East, bolstering Washington’s military presence in the region. The drills aim to sharpen the

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has warned Iraq over a reinstatement of Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister, saying that the country “descended into poverty and total chaos” under his previous leadership. “That should not be allowed to happen again” Trump wrote on social media Tuesday. “Because of his

By Pau Mosquera, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — Spain has announced it will grant legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants, in a move that goes against a trend of anti-immigration rhetoric and policies in the United States and much of Europe. The move, announced Tuesday, is aimed at reducing labor exploitation in Spain’s underground economy.

From CNN (CNN) — “Mami, delete the chats.” “Son, that gets recorded.” “Delete your conversations before going out.” These recent WhatsApp messages of a Venezuelan family – who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals – underscore the caution civilians are taking in their daily conversations, on social media and in text messages as

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — For over two years, it was one of the most powerful symbols at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square: a digital stopwatch, counting every minute, hour, and day since 251 Israelis were abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023. On Tuesday, a day after the body of the last

By Sana Noor Haq, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Antonia Mortensen, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month – something US officials say has been common practice at previous Olympics. Current and former lawmakers

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — A humdrum office that stood next to an Amazon warehouse on an industrial estate in Oxfordshire, southern England, was for many years a crucial line of defense in Britain’s national security. “The Cell,” as the office was known, allowed the UK government to keep a careful eye on

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A tourist was mauled by a rare snow leopard in northwest China on Friday after trying to get closer for a photo, according to authorities and state media. The tourist, a skier, was bitten in Koktokay town in China’s Xinjiang region, while on their way back to their hotel,

By Gonzalo Zegarra, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Gunmen opened fire at a soccer field in Mexico on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12 in the latest attack to have highlighted the country’s struggles with violent crime. The attack followed a game at a private soccer field in Salamanca, a city in

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. February 17, 2026 – Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). January 6 – Carnival season celebrations begin on this date each year, continuing through midnight on Fat Tuesday. Facts Mardi Gras,

By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told Europe it should “keep on dreaming” if it thinks it can defend itself without the support of the United States. “If anyone thinks here again that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can defend itself without the US, keep on

By Tal Shalev, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military announced Monday that it has recovered the remains of the final deceased hostage in Gaza, marking the first time since 2014 that there are no Israeli hostages in the enclave. Ran Gvili, an Israeli police officer whose body was taken to Gaza after he

By Ivana Kottasová, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russia has admitted for the first time that a Ukrainian missile sank its prized Black Sea flagship, later deleting the statement and returning to the official narrative that the guided-missile cruiser Moskva went down because of a freak accident. The Moskva was one of Russia’s most important

By Zachary Cohen, Mostafa Salem, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is now in the Indian Ocean, putting it closer to assist in any potential US operations targeting Iran, two sources told CNN. The group is within the area of responsibility of US Central Command, whose purview includes military

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez said Sunday she has had “enough” of Washington’s orders, as she works to unite the country after the US capture of its former leader Nicolás Maduro. Rodríguez has been walking a tight-rope since being backed by the US to lead the country in the

By Ben Wedeman, Muhammad Darwish, Charbel Mallo, Nechirvan Mando, CNN Al-Roj camp, Syria (CNN) — We stepped out of the bitter cold, through a plastic flap that passed for a door into darkness. It was warmer inside the tent, but hard to see anything with only a bit of outside light sneaking through the cracks.