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By Joseph Ataman, Pierre Bairin and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — Severed pigs’ heads dumped outside mosques, red hands daubed on a Holocaust memorial, Stars of David sprayed in Paris neighborhoods: French authorities suspect foreign – and plausibly Russian – interference in a chain of acts looking to stoke internal tensions in France. The

By Lauren Kent, Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russia-Ukraine peace talks are “more on pause” than they are active, the Kremlin said Friday, in an acknowledgement that confirms what Ukraine has been warning for months – negotiations are faltering despite a push from US President Donald Trump. “The channels of communication exist and are established;

By Zeena Saifi, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — In the weeks since Israel announced plans to take over Gaza City, the Israeli military has destroyed or damaged more than 1,800 buildings in and around the city, CNN analysis has found. Satellite imagery taken by Planet Labs on September 5 shows large-scale demolitions, mostly of residential

By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — More than 300 South Korean workers detained by immigration authorities in Georgia last week arrived home on Friday, marking the end of a saga that has stunned their nation and threatened to upend a close bilateral friendship between the US and South Korea. The

By Jessie Yeung, Daria Tarasova-Markina and Char Reck, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has made a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, according to the country’s rail operator. The trip on Friday comes after Harry made a solo journey to Britain earlier in the week during which he

By Julia Vargas Jones, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election with a plot prosecutors say included plans to assassinate the president-elect in a bid to cling to power. Four out of five justices on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Poland has triggered Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, after the country reported 19 “breaches” of its airspace by Russian drones on Wednesday. NATO fighter jets shot down multiple Russian drones that violated Polish airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine, marking the first time that

By Darya Tarasova, Lauren Kent, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Belarus has pardoned 52 prisoners and released them into Lithuania, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday, as the Baltic nation and Belarus both thanked US President Donald Trump for his involvement. It is the latest release of political prisoners by Belarus amid warming relations

By Billy Stockwell, Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A massive legal cannabis farm in the Netherlands has been told to reduce the odor coming from its facility or risk closure after more than 2,000 complaints from hundreds of residents, according to a regional Dutch environmental agency. If the farm fails to sufficiently limit the smell,

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Peter Mandelson was fired as Britain’s ambassador to the United States on Thursday after his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became another unwelcome problem for the embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Mandelson had been under mounting pressure over his relationship with Epstein after US lawmakers

By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Marianna Kim, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The ICE raid on more than 300 South Korean workers in Georgia could impact future South Korean investment in the US, its president said on Thursday, adding the fallout had created a “very confusing” situation for Korean companies there. His comments

By Brad Lendon, Nectar Gan, Haley Britzky, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The United States and Japan begin two weeks of military exercises on Thursday that will deploy a missile system capable of striking the Chinese mainland, a move Beijing has already condemned as threat to regional security and stability. The Resolute Dragon exercises

By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean court has overturned the 60-year-old conviction of an elderly woman who was jailed as a teenager for biting the tongue of an alleged sexual assaulter, ending a long fight for justice that has rallied support from women nationwide. Choi Mal-ja, now

By Nectar Gan, Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China’s latest nature reserve is a rock in the middle of one of the world’s most contested waterways. On Wednesday, the Chinese government approved a proposal to establish a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal, a hotly contested reef in the South China Sea, in an unprecedented

By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — A gas truck explosion that generated a “shock wave” in Mexico City on Wednesday killed at least six people and left 90 injured, according to the city’s government. Those who were injured were taken to hospitals in the city, many in a a serious condition, Mexico City

By Max Saltman, Caitlin Danaher, Mitchell McCluskey, Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Qatar’s prime minister excoriated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an exclusive interview with CNN on Wednesday, calling Israel’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Doha “barbaric.” “We were thinking that we are dealing with civilized people,” Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin

By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The Duke of Sussex reunited with his father, King Charles III, for their first face-to-face meeting in 19 months on Wednesday, triggering speculation the royal family’s long-running rift might soon come to an end. CNN understands that the King had a private tea at the royal

By Saskya Vandoorne, Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Nationwide unrest broke out across France on Wednesday as protesters blocked roads, set fires and clashed with police, who responded with tear gas, as anger grows against the country’s political class. The interior ministry said 473 people had been detained, with 80,000 police deployed nationwide, including

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — What began as a Gen Z-led social media movement against the lavish lifestyles of “Nepo Kids” led to the ousting of a prime minister and the deadliest social unrest Nepal has seen in years. Now comes the complicated question of what happens next. Plumes of dark smoke towered above