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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The Iranian election committee has approved a slate of mostly hardline candidates to run in the presidential election on June 28, following the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials last month. Out of 80 initial candidates, only six individuals were approved in a vetting process

By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A Dutch warship was harassed by Chinese military aircraft in the East China Sea on Friday, the Netherlands said, becoming the latest country to accuse Beijing’s forces of initiating potentially unsafe encounters in international waters. In a statement Friday, the Dutch Defense Ministry said two Chinese fighter jets circled

By Nectar Gan and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A major heat wave is forecast to spread across large swathes of northern China this week, bringing record high temperatures to some areas, according to China’s meteorological authorities. The heat wave, which began on Saturday, has already triggered government weather alerts and follows the

By Yoonjung Seo, Mike Valerio and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — North Korea sent a new wave of trash-laden balloons toward its southern neighbor late Sunday, after Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister warned of further responses if the South keeps up its “psychological warfare.” The new balloons, which Seoul has previously slammed as “base and

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Storm chasers endure life-threatening weather to photograph the fury of Mother Nature. These stunning images showcase just how close they get to lightning, tornadoes and supercells. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Europeam elections Far-right parties are

By Lauren Izso and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Three hostages rescued during a deadly Israeli military operation on the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza were held captive by a journalist, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) alleged Sunday, without providing evidence to support their claim. In a statement, the IDF claimed freed hostages Almog Meir Jan, Andrey

By Brad Lendon, Maria Kostenko, Darya Tarasova and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday said it had destroyed one of Russia’s newest and most advanced fighter jets in a drone strike on a military base deep inside Russia. The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter, nicknamed the “Felon” by NATO, was struck on the

CNN By Brad Lendon, Maria Kostenko, Darya Tarasova and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday said it had destroyed one of Russia’s newest and most advanced fighter jets in a drone strike on a military base deep inside Russia. The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter, nicknamed the “Felon” by NATO, was struck on

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Far-right parties are predicted to win a record number of seats in the European Parliament, a result that, if confirmed, would deliver a stinging rebuke to Brussels’ political mainstream and add uncertainty to Europe’s future direction. After three days of voting across the European Union’s 27 member states, an

CNN By Joseph Ataman and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — It was a stinging blow and a shocking parry. French President Emmanuel Macron saw his party fall into second place in European Parliament elections in France on Sunday, with the two main far-right parties together taking close to 40% of the vote. When Jordan

By Niamh Kennedy, Christian Edwards and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the country’s parliament, the National Assembly, and called a snap election after an exit poll showed his Renaissance party is set to be trounced by the far-right opposition in European parliamentary elections on Sunday. After initial projections, the

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, delivering a blow to the prime minister who has been celebrating the rare rescue of hostages held in Gaza. “Netanyahu prevents us from moving forward to a real victory [in Gaza],” Gantz said in a televised statement

By Chris Liakos and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley’s wife has paid tribute to her husband after a body was found in Greece, saying it was “devastating to have lost Michael, my wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant husband.” Mosley, who gives health advice on British media, disappeared on Wednesday

By Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul (CNN) — North Korea has yet again sent hundreds of trash-laden balloons toward its southern neighbor, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange after South Korean activists sent floating packages in the other direction carrying K-pop and K-dramas on USB sticks. About 330 balloons carrying bags of trash had been

By Kathleen Magramo, Benjamin Brown, Abeer Salman, Eve Brennan, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Four hostages have been rescued in an Israeli operation that took weeks of planning – but killed scores of Palestinians in Gaza and left behind a trail of devastation. At least 274 Palestinians were killed in the operation

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — They hire their Uber through the app just like any other passenger, and hop in the back of the car. But halfway through the ride, the mood changes and they reveal their identity. “Pull over here. It’s you. You are in trouble for driving an Uber,” the passenger tells

By Svitlana Vlasova, Daria Markina Tarasova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has stabilized the northern Kharkiv front after Moscow launched an offensive a month ago, thanks to more weapons and permission to use them to target positions within Russia. But its forces are being stretched elsewhere along the 1,000km (620 miles) long front line and are defenseless against Russia’s deadly aerial glide bombs.

By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — The daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin rarely make public appearances, but this week they took part in panels at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, believed to be in their mid to late 30s, are Putin’s daughters from his marriage to former wife

CNN By Benjamin Brown and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Four hostages have been freed in a special operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Israel’s military says, as Palestinian officials reported more than 50 people killed in strikes in the same area. Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27,

By Benjamin Brown, Niamh Kennedy, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Tamar Michaelis, Lauren Izso and journalist Mohammad al-Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military rescued four hostages in a special operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, that Gazan authorities said killed 236 people and injured more than 400 others. Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan,