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CNN By Helen Regan, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after a court found him guilty of leading an insurrection during his short-lived imposition of martial law, which plunged the country into political chaos and threatened to

By Helen Regan, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after a court found him guilty of leading an insurrection during his short-lived imposition of martial law, which plunged the country into political chaos and threatened to unravel

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un took the wheel of a nuclear-capable multiple rocket launcher at a ceremony in the capital Pyongyang, according to the country’s state media, and touted the weapon as among the most powerful of its type in the world. North Korean state media routinely puts out

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of leaving his girlfriend to freeze to death on Austria’s tallest mountain went on trial on Thursday in a case that could have major implications for mountain climbers and how liable they are for the safety of companions. The 36-year-old man, named in local media as

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — UK police are “assessing” information about private flights flown into and out of London’s Stansted Airport following the publication of millions of documents from the US Department of Justice related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an Essex Police spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday.

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV will not be joining US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the Vatican’s top diplomat said Tuesday, adding that the United Nations should be left to handle crisis situations. The board, which will be chaired indefinitely by Trump, was originally designed to oversee reconstruction of Gaza.

KING By CNN staff (CNN) — As the Year of the Horse galloped in, revelers ushered in the most prominent festival on the lunar calendar with some quirks – from kung fu robots to Harry Potter’s teenage nemesis – and some reflection. Here’s a round-up of CNN’s coverage: 1. Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store

By CNN staff (CNN) — As the Year of the Horse galloped in, revelers ushered in the most prominent festival on the lunar calendar with some quirks – from kung fu robots to Harry Potter’s teenage nemesis – and some reflection. Here’s a round-up of CNN’s coverage: 1. Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for

CNN By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Mandy Pruna remembers with a nostalgia-filled grin the influx of American travelers that came to Cuba after then-US President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with the island in 2015. Pruna and his bright red 1957 Chevrolet were in constant demand and he says countless visitors including

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Mandy Pruna remembers with a nostalgia-filled grin the influx of American travelers that came to Cuba after then-US President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with the island in 2015. Pruna and his bright red 1957 Chevrolet were in constant demand and he says countless visitors including celebrities

By CNN staff Peru’s president has been ousted after being censured by Congress, marking the country’s eighth change of leader in nearly a decade of political instability. Peru’s Congress on Tuesday approved a motion of censure against José Jerí by 75 votes to 24 in a move that came just four months after he took

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Russian opposition leader, Kremlin critic and activist Alexey Navalny. Personal Birth date: June 4, 1976 Death date: February 16, 2024 Birth place: Butyn, Soviet Union Birth name: Alexey Anatolyevich Navalny (sometimes spelled Alexei, Aleksei) Father: Anatoly Navalny, former military officer and basket-weaving factory owner Mother:

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Esther. In 2026, Purim will begin at sundown on March 2 and end at nightfall on March 3. Facts Purim is the celebration of the story of Queen Esther of Persia. The story is recounted in the Megillah, also known

By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Six companies linked to Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, are to be shut down after the latest release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein revealed the depth of her friendship with the late sex offender, documents show. Ferguson is listed as the sole director of the

By Djenane Villanueva, Rocío Muñoz-Ledo and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — American surfer Kurt Van Dyke was found dead in an apparent robbery at his apartment in Cahuita, a Caribbean coastal town in Costa Rica, on Saturday. He was 66. The incident was reported around 10:50 a.m. when authorities received a call about a man

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Palmerston, the black and white feline who rose from the streets of London to the hallowed halls of Britain’s Foreign Office, has died in Bermuda, London’s foreign ministry said Monday. The former ‘Chief Mouser’ of the Foreign Office retired from Whitehall in 2020 but returned to the spotlight in

By Lex Harvey, Sandi Sidhu and Nechirvan Mando, CNN (CNN) — Australia will not repatriate its citizens with links to Islamic State members, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the national broadcaster the ABC Tuesday, with blunt advice to families stranded in Syria: “If you make your bed, you lie in it.” His comments followed reports

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China has ramped up its production of nuclear-powered submarines over the past five years to the point where it is launching subs faster than the United States, threatening to negate a sea-power advantage that has long belonged to Washington, a new think tank report says. The buildup in the

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A billionaire former owner of English soccer giants Manchester City who dominated politics in his homeland now watches his dynasty fade from inside prison. Former policeman Thaksin Shinawatra reshaped Thailand’s politics. He served twice as the kingdom’s prime minister and commanded such a huge and loyal following that parties