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By James Legge, Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has waived a further slate of sanctions related to Russian fossil fuel sales, sparking a bipartisan backlash days before they were to take effect under a bill he signed into law last month. The waiver announced in an executive order Friday comes as

By Zahra Ullah, Anna Chernova, CNN Moscow (CNN) — “Something is constantly breaking, something is constantly not working,” 31-year-old Anton from St. Petersburg says. He came home one night to darkness. His smart bulbs were not turning on. The bulbs are powered by Yandex, a Russian technology company that provides internet- related services and digital

By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Beijing has invited now-ousted White House press secretary Katie Zacharia to visit China more often after she claimed the country lacks “proper toilets” in a recent interview. Zacharia, who was sacked by President Donald Trump less than a week into her job following an onslaught of scrutiny, came under

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Leo spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin from hospital on Friday, just days after his lung cancer surgery, and expressed his concern about the “grave humanitarian situation” in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city. During the call, the Vatican said Leo expressed “deep concern” about

CNN By Lauren Kent, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky praised “real leaders” in Europe at a summit in Belgium on Friday, taking a veiled swipe at US President Donald Trump amid testy relations between Kyiv and Washington. European leaders are rallying around Zelensky after the White House heaped pressure on Ukraine

By Lauren Kent, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky praised “real leaders” in Europe at a summit in Belgium on Friday, taking a veiled swipe at US President Donald Trump amid testy relations between Kyiv and Washington. European leaders are rallying around Zelensky after the White House heaped pressure on Ukraine to

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Nicolás Maduro, ousted president of Venezuela. Personal Birth date: November 23, 1962 Birth place: Caracas, Venezuela Birth name: Nicolás Maduro Moros Father: Nicolás Maduro García Mother: Teresa de Jesús Moros Marriage: Cilia Flores Children: Nicolás Jr. Other Facts Worked as a bus

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Iran-aligned Houthi rebels carried out a deadly attack on the presidential Al-Maashiq Palace in Aden, the headquarters of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, on Thursday, killing five people, including two members of Prime Minister Shaya Al-Zindani’s security detail. The missile and drone attack also injured 16 people, according

By Victoria Butenko, Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukraine has run out of missiles for the US-made Patriot air defense system, leaving it more vulnerable to Russian ballistic missile attacks, a source familiar with the situation told CNN on Thursday. The stark development comes amid an increasingly bitter public feud between US President

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made their first joint public appearance in Britain since moving back to the country. Prince Harry and Meghan were greeted by well-wishers as they arrived at the Community Recording Studio (CRS) in Nottingham on Thursday morning. Crowds gave the couple balloons

By Sophia Saifi, Billy Stockwell, CNN Lahore, Pakistan (CNN) — Thirty-two children and a teacher were killed and dozens injured when the roof of a school in northern Pakistan collapsed on Thursday morning, authorities said. Heavy overnight rainfall caused the roof of a two-story building at Al Khair Public School in the city of Peshawar

By Gage Goulding, Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — Ultra-isolated North Korea has a new bridge to the outside world. It’s a four-lane highway leading to close ally and main trade partner China, and its opening on Thursday marks the latest rapprochement with Beijing. Experts worry it may also make it easier for Pyongyang to

By Jessie Yeung, Isaac Yee, Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — Two cargo ships have sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being struck by unknown projectiles in separate incidents – highlighting the heightened danger to shipping as Iran steps up attacks in an attempt to regain control over the critical

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1955 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Robert Francis Prevost Father: Louis Prevost, school superintendent Mother: Mildred Martínez Prevost, librarian Education: Villanova University, B.S. in mathematics, 1977;

By Sana Noor Haq, Jim Sciutto, Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine will resume strikes on Russia’s oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, while criticizing what he called a “dangerous” withdrawal of US intelligence sharing and restrictions to the Starlink satellite internet service. The Ukrainian leader said he had halted attacks on Russian oil

By Max Saltman, Barbie Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV thanked fellow Catholics for their prayers on Wednesday in his first message since he underwent surgery for lung cancer in Rome. “As you know, I have been unable to be among you during these days,” Leo wrote in a statement to Catholics participating in

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Police in Germany have launched an investigation into possible sexual assault after a robot controlled by two teenage boys allegedly grinded against a 16-year-old girl and touched her buttocks. The incident occurred in the city of Cologne in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia late on Sunday night. The

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Supermarket staffers were confronted by pools of water beneath freezers and spoiled produce earlier this week after hackers took control of refrigerators in hundreds of grocery stores across France. Around 700 food retailers were impacted by the nationwide cyberattack, in which hackers remotely connected to refrigeration equipment, switched

By Victoria Butenko, Jessie Yeung, Lauren Kent, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian authorities say Starlink has restricted some military internet services, disrupting operations amid an escalating dispute with the Trump administration. Ukrainian authorities said they were caught off-guard by restrictions on the military-grade version of Elon Musk’s Starlink, called Starshield. Starshield systems

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — It started with a stream of bubbles rising to the surface of the Baltic Sea. Seven months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, explosions burst through two Nord Stream gas pipelines – Russia’s controversial gas highway into Europe – in the waters between Sweden and Poland. Investigators