By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — The Apostolic Palace in the Vatican is home to the Holy See’s Secretariat of State, the engine room of the Catholic Church’s central administration. Entering the offices on the third floor of the Renaissance palazzo, you walk past frescoes of some of the first maps of the world,
Continue Reading By Maria Kostenko and Edward Szekeres, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russian missiles killed at least 23 people in a second night of heavy strikes on Ukraine, a stark toll the Polish Prime Minister described as the result of appeasing “barbarians.” The attacks come as the Ukrainian war is at a critical point, with the
Continue Reading By Rachel Wilson and Soph Warnes, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Ukraine have reached an agreement to resume US military aid, along with resuming intelligence sharing, the two countries said Tuesday. Ukraine also agreed to a proposed ceasefire in its war with Russia. President Donald Trump had recently halted all future shipments of
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Michael Graugnard said he voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 election because he felt Trump was the best candidate to improve the economy. But three months into his new role as an attorney advisor for the US Department of Agriculture, Graugnard was laid off along with
Continue Reading By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — When Mary Cooper downsized her home, she brought boxes of her late mother’s belongings to her new home. Sorting through them after the move, Cooper, 81, discovered an artifact — a library book 99 years past due. “I was looking through the books and found one about (building) toys
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, who lawmakers voted to impeach over his declaration of martial law, has been freed from detention after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision canceling his arrest. Yoon remains suspended from his duties and still faces
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — For years, actor Gene Hackman’s doting wife Betsy Arakawa would do whatever she could to help keep him healthy, whether it meant wearing a mask everywhere she went or encouraging him to stay fit by riding his bike or doing yoga on Zoom. In late February, the couple was
Continue Reading By Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — Police in Canada are searching for three male suspects following a shooting that injured at least 12 people outside a Toronto pub, authorities said on Friday. Six people sustained gunshot wounds, and four people have non-life-threatening injuries following the incident in the Scarborough neighborhood east of downtown Toronto, police
Continue Reading By Elizabeth González and Verónica Calderón, CNNE (CNN) — Panama will allow more than a hundred undocumented immigrants deported by the United States to stay in the country for at least another 30 days, Security Minister Frank Ábrego said on Friday. The group, mainly from countries in Asia and the Middle East, will receive temporary
Continue Reading CNN By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — For years, actor Gene Hackman’s doting wife Betsy Arakawa would do whatever she could to help keep him healthy, whether it meant wearing a mask everywhere she went or encouraging him to stay fit by riding his bike or doing yoga on Zoom. In late February, the couple
Continue Reading CNN By Sophie Foggin, for CNN and Connie Chen, CNN (CNN) — Unpaid work. Sexual harassment. Violence. Low wages. The “motherhood penalty.” These are just some of the issues that millions of women continue to face at work in 2025. Despite progress made towards global gender equality, men continue to hold the highest paid positions
Continue Reading By Sophie Foggin, for CNN and Connie Chen, CNN (CNN) — Unpaid work. Sexual harassment. Violence. Low wages. The “motherhood penalty.” These are just some of the issues that millions of women continue to face at work in 2025. Despite progress made towards global gender equality, men continue to hold the highest paid positions in
Continue Reading By Ana Maria Canizares, Mauricio Torres, Ivonne Valdés, CNNE and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has granted preemptive pardons for police and military personnel responding to an armed attack that killed at least 22 in the southern city of Guayaquil yesterday. “We need you to act decisively and without fear of
Continue Reading CNN By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, by the
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By Eric Levenson and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home in 2022, has agreed to a plea deal that will allow him to avoid the death penalty. The deal comes as jury selection for his long-awaited trial was set to
Continue Reading By Eyad Kourdi, Tim Lister and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — In the worst outbreak of unrest since Syria’s transitional government took power, hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al Assad. The clashes broke out Thursday in the Latakia and Tartous
Continue Reading By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Christian Edwards, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles at Ukraine in a major overnight attack, Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, as the Ukrainian president renewed his plea for a partial ceasefire at the end of a week in which the United States suspended military aid and intelligence
Continue Reading CNN By Lauren del Valle, Jean Casarez and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Panicked conversations between two surviving roommates in the off-campus home where four University of Idaho students were murdered in 2022 were revealed in newly released text messages Thursday, shedding more light on the timeline that prosecutors aim to lean on in their
Continue Reading Mohammed al Sawalhi, Eyad Kourdi and Abeer Salman (CNN) — A senior Hamas figure in Gaza has accused US President Donald Trump of “blatant double standards” in his demand for the immediate release of hostages still held in Gaza – but told CNN that Hamas’ direct meetings with US officials “aim to achieve stability in
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Malala Yousafzai has returned to her hometown in Pakistan, 13 years after she was shot in the head by the Taliban. The 27-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner shared a picture of herself in the stunning landscape of northern Pakistan on social media, saying it was the first time she
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