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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — As Moldova prepares for a crucial parliamentary election on Sunday, Russia is ramping up its efforts to interfere in the vote, officials say, in what they describe as a brazen attempt to halt the westward lurch of the former Soviet state and install a government more pliant to Moscow.

By Nadeen Ebrahim, Jeremy Diamond, Andrew Carey, CNN Doha, Qatar (CNN) — A senior Hamas official has defended carrying out the deadly October 7 attacks on Israel, telling CNN that it created a “golden moment” for the Palestinian cause despite the tens of thousands of deaths in Gaza. In a wide-ranging interview in Doha, two

By Ana María Cañizares, Isa Cardona, CNN (CNN) — A violent clash between rival gangs at a prison in the coastal city of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, has left at least 17 dead, according to a statement from the National Police. “The situation stems from an external order from Los Tiguerones organized crime group to eliminate members

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and a Washington Post columnist, was critical of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies. He was allegedly killed and dismembered on October 2, 2018, in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by men with close ties to the highest levels of the Saudi

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen on October 12, 2000. Facts In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The attack was attributed to al Qaeda and foreshadowed the attack on

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the European Union to use $160 billion of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s benefit – particularly the continued supply of weapons – in a major policy U-turn by Berlin. In an op-ed for the Financial Times, Merz said the moves were necessary

By Sophie Tanno, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Multiple airports in Denmark have been disrupted by drones this week in what its government called a “hybrid attack,” as the country considers whether to invoke NATO’s Article 4 for the first time in its history. Speculation is rife that Moscow could be behind the incursions, as

By Ivana Kottasová, Anna Chernova, Kostya Gak, CNN (CNN) — Russia is banning exports of fuel until the end of the year as gas pumps across the country and in the areas under its occupation are increasingly running dry because of Ukrainian drone attacks. Kyiv first stepped up drone attacks on Russian refineries, pumping stations

By Dana Karni, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Israeli authorities have arrested an American-Israeli dual citizen on suspicion of spying for Iran, accusing him of sharing information on public figures and sending videos and pictures of locations across the country to his handlers. Yaakov Perl, 49, was arrested earlier this month after an investigation by

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A woman whose body was found by a road in Spain two decades ago has been identified following an international police campaign. Russian citizen Liudmila Zavada was discovered on 3 July 2005 in Viladecans, near Barcelona, dressed in a pink top, pink trousers and pink shoes, said global police

By Catherine Nicholls and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — At least seven Buddhist monks, including three foreign nationals, died in a cable car accident at a Sri Lankan monastery on Wednesday, local police told CNN. The monks were among 13 people traveling on the cable car at the Na Uyana Monastery in central Sri Lanka,

By Tal Shalev, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flight to the US took a circuitous route in an apparent effort to avoid countries that could enforce an outstanding arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes. Netanyahu left Tel Aviv on Wednesday evening to speak at the UN General Assembly and to

By Michael Rios and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — An airport in northern Denmark was forced to close because of unauthorized drones in its airspace, police said early Thursday, the second drone-caused shutdown of a Danish airport this week as Europe grapples with a rise in cyberattacks and suspected Russian airspace violations. “More than one

By Eugenia Yosef, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — At least 22 people were injured, including two seriously, after a drone fired from Yemen hit the city of Eilat in southern Israel on the Red Sea coast on Wednesday, Israeli officials said. Video and images from emergency responders and the Israeli military appear

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump all but nominated himself for the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, claiming in his address to the United Nations that he has “ended seven un-endable wars,” which “were raging, with countless thousands of people being killed.” “I ended seven wars, and in all cases, they

By Mostafa Salem, Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s sudden decision to indefinitely close the sole land crossing giving more than 3 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank access to international travel has intensified fears of more restrictions amid Israel’s threats of retaliation against Western recognition of a Palestinian state. The closure of the

By Char Reck, CNN London (CNN) — The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has fired back at Donald Trump’s false claims that Sharia law is being introduced in the British capital, calling the US president “racist,” “sexist,” “misogynistic” and “Islamophobic.” Trump used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on

By Sophie Tanno, Oren Liebermann, Ibrahim Dahman and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Italy and Spain say they are sending vessels to help a flotilla that was targeted by drones while trying to deliver aid to Gaza, with activists claiming that Israel was behind the strikes. Volunteers from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) – an

By Antonia Mortensen, Lianne Kolirin, CNN A Polish hotelier and property developer is offering to throw a party for customers who conceive while staying with them, in a bid to boost his country’s low birth rate. Władysław Grochowski, who owns one of Poland’s largest hotel and property chains, has pledged to host a free celebration

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — A man in his forties has been arrested in connection to a cyber attack that knocked out automatic check-in systems at some of Europe’s busiest airports last week. The man, who was arrested in West Sussex, England, on Tuesday evening, was detained on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act