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By Tim Lister and Svitlana Vlasova (CNN) — Russian forces are still edging forward along several parts of the long front line in Ukraine – despite yet another call from US President Donald Trump for a combat freeze along existing lines. Both sides “should stop where they are,” Trump said on social media Friday, after

By Caitlin Danaher, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — The UN’s nuclear watchdog has said work is underway to restore power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant (ZNPP) following the establishment of rare “ceasefire zones.” The plant has been without power from the electricity network for four weeks, the longest blackout since the war began. “Work has

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — This week, the military in Madagascar grabbed power as youth-led protests escalated, forcing President Andry Rajoelina to flee. The scenario was a familiar one for Rajoelina, 51, a former DJ, who was initially brought to power by the military in 2009 after another youth-driven uprising sent his predecessor into

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky failed to obtain Tomahawk missiles for strikes on Russia from a meeting with Donald Trump on Friday, with the US president later calling for both sides to cease fighting and accept current battle lines. Zelensky had traveled to Washington hoping to receive the long-range cruise

CNN By Stefano Pozzebon. Video by Lali Houghton, Ladan Anoushfar, Estefania Rodriguez, CNN Guatemala City (CNN) — In the bracing morning air, workers leave their homes in the outer suburbs and hurry toward the industrial buildings lining the Guatemalan capital’s highways. Some go by foot. Others by motorcycle; whole families on the school commute, children

By Stefano Pozzebon. Video by Lali Houghton, Ladan Anoushfar, Estefania Rodriguez, CNN Guatemala City (CNN) — In the bracing morning air, workers leave their homes in the outer suburbs and hurry toward the industrial buildings lining the Guatemalan capital’s highways. Some go by foot. Others by motorcycle; whole families on the school commute, children in

By Oren Liebermann, Mitchell McCluskey, Ibrahim Dahman and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — The body of a tenth deceased hostage returned to Israel from Gaza under the recent ceasefire deal has been identified as the truce entered a second week despite facing a number of tests and with the next steps unresolved. “Kibbutz Nir Oz

By Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman, Mohammed al Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — Palestinian forensic experts are working to identify 120 bodies returned to Gaza by Israel marked only with numbers, some of whom were blindfolded, bound at the hands and feet, or bearing gunshot wounds. Under the ceasefire agreement reached with Hamas last week, Israel agreed

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1949 Birth place: Tel Aviv, Israel Birth name: Binyamin Netanyahu Father: Benzion Netanyahu, a historian Mother: Cela (Segal) Netanyahu Marriages: Sara Ben-Artzi (1991-present); Fleur Cates (1981-1988, divorced); Miriam Haran (divorced) Children: with Sara

By Max Foster and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Andrew will relinquish the use of his royal titles including Duke of York after discussing the matter with King Charles, he said Friday. “In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. Facts Sunday, March 9, 2025 – Daylight Saving Time begins at 2am. Set clocks ahead one hour. Sunday, November 2, 2025 – Daylight Saving Time ends at 2am. Set clocks back one hour.

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A North Korean submunition has been found in a drone that was used to attack Ukraine last month, according to a new report, providing further insight into the extent that Pyongyang is helping Russia wage war on its Eastern European neighbor. The modified submunition – a small part of

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India has seemingly pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim it had agreed to stop importing Russian oil, signaling the issue that has strained ties is unlikely to be resolved soon. Trump on Wednesday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “assured me today that they (India) will

By Lauren Kent, Eugenia Yosef, Tal Shalev, Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the country’s “struggle is not over,” just days after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal that has since been blighted by a dispute over the return of deceased hostages. Earlier this week, Hamas

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom has seen a 35% rise in the last year in the number of suspects investigated annually for possibly working for a hostile foreign government, the head of the UK’s domestic security service, MI5, said in a speech Thursday. In the service’s annual update on threats

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — A Vatican commission for the protection of children has said the mishandling by the Catholic Church’s leaders of sexual abuse allegations involving clergy is causing “ongoing harm” to victims, in a hard-hitting report released Thursday. The report also called out parts of Italy and Africa for failing to implement

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize last week, has called for greater US support to stop what she described as a “war” on her country by President Nicolás Maduro. In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Wednesday, Machado echoed the Trump

By Catherine Nicholls, Anna Chernova and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s interim president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, travelled to Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the first face-to-face contact the pair have had. The meeting was especially notable considering Putin’s long-standing backing of Al-Sharaa’s predecessor, Bashar al-Assad, whose dictatorial regime was

By Phillipe Vieira, CNN (CNN) — An American tourist was fatally stabbed and another wounded during an attempted robbery early Wednesday in the coastal town of Cascais, west of Lisbon, according to authorities. The incident happened near the Church of the Navigators, with emergency services receiving an alert at around 3:16 a.m., CNN Portugal reported.

By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Moscow on Wednesday that if its war on Ukraine does not come to an end, the US and NATO allies would “impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression.” Hegseth said “Firepower, that’s what is coming,” to Ukraine through European nations’