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President Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelensky to stop targeting Russia’s diesel fuel in aerial attacks.

Trump says Ukraine and Russia agreed to stop targeting energy sites, but Kyiv calls it a ‘proposal for a mutual halt’

By Sophie Tanno, Daria Tarasova-Markina, and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop hitting each other’s energy targets amid concerns over the global spike in fuel prices – but both his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and the Kremlin later described it as a

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A photograph taken from the E1 corridor

An ambassador in Ljubljana, but not in London: Israel’s foreign policy shifts away from longstanding allies

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Gideon Saar smiled as he cut the blue ribbon outside the newly inaugurated embassy of Nauru in Jerusalem. Israel’s foreign minister described the tiny Pacific island nation of some 12,000 people as “one of Israel’s greatest friends in the international community.” Two days later, it was Slovenia’s turn, as

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A sunken vessel is seen at the surface of the water in the port of Mocha the day after an attack by the Houthis on August 9. Strikes by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been happening on Yemen's west coast for weeks.

‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast

By Nic Robertson, Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The desperate pleas for air cover from Yemeni generals started coming mid-morning on Thursday. An advance by the Iran-backed Houthis toward Yemen’s strategic port city of Mocha was in full swing, and backup support from chief ally Saudi Arabia was nowhere in sight. “The Houthis committed everything

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Undated handout photo issued by the Metropolitan Police of Darren Conway

UK man pleads guilty to using online forum to encourage sexual assault of unconscious women

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A man from North London pleaded guilty to charges related to encouraging other members of an online forum to sexually assault drugged victims, London’s Metropolitan Police announced on Friday. Police discovered the forum in October 2025 and established a national coordination group, led by the UK’s National Crime Agency

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ecuador's Foreign Affairs Minister Roberto Kury shake hands after a press conference at Carondelet Palace in Quito on September 9.

Several Latin American leaders are looking to the Bukele model to fight crime. This country has another idea

By Darío Klein, CNN (CNN) — Uruguay is ranked as one of the safest countries in Latin America but rising public concern about crime have forced its policymakers to develop a new “democratic” strategy for the problem. Their aim is to bring down homicide rates while deliberately deviating from the draconian security measures popularized by

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Yom Kippur Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. September 20-21, 2026 – Yom Kippur begins at sundown on September 20 and ends at nightfall on September 21. The Day of Atonement is considered the most important and sacred of Jewish religious holidays. It falls on

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ISIS Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Facts Started as an al Qaeda splinter group. Also known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Islamic State (IS). ISIS aims to create an Islamic state called a caliphate across Iraq, Syria and beyond. The

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Boko Haram Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to institute Sharia, or Islamic law. Facts In the local Hausa dialect, Boko Haram means “Western education is forbidden.” The group also refers to itself as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), meaning

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