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By John Liu, CNN Beijing/Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top diplomat cast his country as a defender of peace and stability as war in Iran rages, while striking a conciliatory tone towards the United States ahead of a highly anticipated summit between the two nation’s leaders. “This was a war that should never have happened,

By Tal Shalev, Charbel Mallo and Tamar Michaelis (CNN) — Lebanese authorities say dozens of people were killed when Israeli commandos raided a border region hunting for the remains of a long-missing airman. Late Friday night, four Israeli helicopters crossed into Lebanese airspace and flew to a border area between Lebanon and Syria, the Lebanese

By Jessie Yeung, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Israel’s war with Iran has entered its eighth day, with Washington and Tehran appearing further apart than ever and neither side signaling any willingness to de-escalate Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a remarkable televised address apologizing to neighboring Gulf nations and promising not

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Twenty years of memories spilled across Jacinda Thorn’s yard. Teddy bears and textbooks, camping gear stacked against her husband’s drum kit, a jumble of whisks and frying pans catching the morning sun. With just five suitcases and their Shih Tzu Bubbles in tow, the family – Thorn, 43, husband

CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, a “troubling” humanitarian crisis is unfolding across the region, according to refugee agency UNHCR. Humanitarian organizations on the ground are responding to assist displaced families and children seeking refuge. Aid workers are delivering food, water, shelter, and medical and mental health

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — The Cuban man sidled up next to me on the street whispering as if he were sharing a long-held secret. “Let the Americans come, let Trump come, it’s time to get this over with,” he said in a barely audible voice. This is dangerous talk in Cuba

CNN By Christian Edwards, Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Quinta Thomson, Isobel Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The United States military was likely responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel’s almost week-long war with Iran, according to

By Christian Edwards, Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Quinta Thomson, Isobel Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The United States military was likely responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel’s almost week-long war with Iran, according to CNN

By Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — For the past week, Israel has unleashed a furious assault across Lebanon, targeting the militant group Hezbollah from Tripoli in the far north to the villages along the country’s southern border. The Israeli military says it has targeted Hezbollah sites with hundreds of strikes. The attacks have

By Kara Fox, Leila Gharagozlou, Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — The streets of Tehran are eerily quiet – until the bombs come. “It feels like a ghost town. No one is coming and going. It feels like a soulless city, zombies – like the walking dead – if you see anyone in the streets,” one

Story by Reuters Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s party gained leads in early counting in Nepal’s general election, far outpacing his other rivals, including the country’s former ​prime minister who was forced to resign after a historic ‌youth-led uprising last year. Shah, 35, former mayor of the capital city of Kathmandu, has dominated the race to become

By Jessie Yeung, Issy Ronald, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A week into the latest Middle East conflict, US attacks on Iran continue ramping up and Israeli strikes in Lebanon are spurring panic. The war has killed more than 1,320 people, according to Lebanese and Iranian state media, and the Trump administration warns it will