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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China, Iran and Russia called for diplomacy over “pressure and threats” and an end to “all illegal unilateral sanctions” following talks on Tehran’s nuclear program Friday in Beijing, Chinese state media said. The meeting, attended by the three countries’ deputy foreign ministers, comes as Beijing aims to

By Mounira Elsamra, CNN (CNN) — Measles cases in the European region surged last year to reach their highest levels since 1997, the World Health Organization and the UN’s children agency, UNICEF, said Thursday. An analysis by WHO and UNICEF found the number of measles cases reported in European region reached 127,352 in 2024, double

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The outgoing prime minister of Greenland on Thursday said he would summon party leaders to strengthen their rejection of US President Donald Trump’s plan to annex the island territory, following his most recent comments on the issue. In an Oval Office news briefing with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

By Caitlin Danaher and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Armenian and Azerbaijani officials said Thursday that both countries have agreed to a peace agreement set to end nearly four decades of conflict between the two post-Soviet countries. The neighboring countries have been engaged in a decades-long conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region in the Caucasus

By Jeremy Diamond and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The United States has put forward a new proposal that would secure the release of a handful of living hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a month-long extension of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, a source familiar with the negotiations said. The exact number of living and

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Residents of Naples and its surrounding areas abandoned their homes and camped out in parks and cars after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck near the Italian city early Thursday morning, rattling nerves after weeks of intense seismic activity. There were several reports of homes damaged and cars hit

By Rob Picheta, Ibrahim Dahman and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s plans for the future of Gaza were further shrouded in confusion on Wednesday when he told reporters that “nobody is expelling any Palestinians” from the enclave – an apparent climbdown from his previous proclamations that its population should be

By Edward Szekeres and Lauren Kent, and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have recaptured Sudzha, the largest town that Ukraine once occupied in the Kursk region, according to Moscow, threatening Kyiv’s sole territorial bargaining chip amid pressure to negotiate an end to the war. “In the course of the offensive operations, units of

By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Russia’s occupied Kursk region on Wednesday, as the Kremlin considers a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with his troops closing in on Ukraine’s only territorial bargaining chip. Wearing military uniform in video broadcast by Russian state television, Putin told frontline

By Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español, and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced a “strategic alliance” to fight organized crime with Erik Prince, the founder of the controversial private defense contractor formerly known as Blackwater. Noboa, who launched a divisive military operation against criminal groups last year, posted a

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at major ferry and ship sinking disasters throughout history. This timeline is not-all inclusive; various incidents with at least 1,000 fatalities are listed. Death tolls vary by source. Timeline April 27, 1865 – The Mississippi River steamer Sultana explodes and sinks near Memphis, Tennessee, killing between 1,450

By Osmary Hernández and Manuel Cobela, CNN en Español (CNN) — With his hands and feet handcuffed, tied leg to leg with other detainees, José Daniel Simancas Rodríguez was put on a plane. He says he was told he would go to Miami. Hours later, when they landed, Simancas and his fellow passengers were transferred

By Mick Krever and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military is investigating soldiers’ use of Palestinian civilians as human shields during operations in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN on Tuesday night. This is the first time the military has acknowledged that there is “reasonable suspicion” to believe soldiers forced civilians

By Jack Guy and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand police have announced renewed efforts to find Thomas Callam Phillips, a fugitive who has been on the run with his three children since 2021. Officers will be searching the area in and around Te Waitere and Te Maika, which are rural communities in the

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after crashing into a US-flagged tanker off the English coast is a Russian national, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as maritime experts search for answers. The Solong careered into the Stena Immaculate while it was at anchor in

By Kareem El Damanhoury and Sandi Sidhu, CNN (CNN) — Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last week, the United Nations’ human rights office said on Tuesday. The bloodshed in the coastal heartland of former ruler Bashar al-Assad saw more than 800 people killed

By Sophia Saifi, Asim Khan, Saleem Mehsud and Rhea Mogul, CNN Quetta, Pakistan (CNN) — Nearly 350 hostages were rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a security source told CNN Wednesday. The incident, which began Tuesday,

By Jessie Yeung and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Greenland’s pro-business opposition party won the Arctic island’s closely-watched parliamentary election on Tuesday, following a race dominated both by US President Donald Trump’s annexation threat and growing calls from residents for independence from Denmark. The center-right Demokraatik party, which advocates for a slower approach to independence,

CNN By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Since Donald Trump began his second term, Canadian politician Doug Ford has become one of the loudest international voices to contest the US president’s “America First” trade policy. The Ontario premier is now a ubiquitous presence on US cable news as he pushes back against US tariffs on