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By Saskya Vandoorne, Kara Fox and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Avignon, France (CNN) — A horrifying, monthslong mass rape and drugging trial concluded in France Thursday, with Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men all found guilty of the rape or sexual assault of his former wife Gisèle Pelicot. Dominique Pelicot, 72, who solicited dozens of strangers

By Darya Tarasova, Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would enquire about the whereabouts of Austin Tice, the American journalist missing in Syria, while responding to a question from an NBC correspondent at his lengthy end-of-year press conference. Asked by the US network’s Keir Simmons about Tice on

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Spain have arrested two people in connection with a missing persons case after a Google Maps vehicle took a picture of someone apparently loading a large object into the trunk of a car. A man and a woman have been detained in connection with the disappearance and

By Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge, Sophie Tanno and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin put a positive spin on a spate of recent setbacks Thursday, insisting in a marathon news conference that Russia had accomplished its mission in Syria and was winning the war in Ukraine. And he nodded to the sea

By Lex Harvey and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has met with residents of the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, days after the French overseas territory was hit by a devastating cyclone. At least 31 people have been confirmed dead so far, but local officials fear the complete toll could be

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused Israel of “acts of genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza by depriving them of adequate water supplies. The group, in an extensive report, found that between October 2023 and September 2024, Israeli authorities deprived Palestinians of what the World Health Organization (WHO) says

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — China and India agreed on Wednesday to work on easing their long-running border dispute, as the two Asian giants resumed a formal high-level dialogue for the first time in five years. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met in Beijing on Wednesday, the

By Irene Nasser and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military launched deadly strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen early Thursday, just hours after the Iran-backed militant group’s latest attack on Israel. Nine people were killed and three others injured in Israeli airstrikes on a port and oil facility near the capital Sanaa, said Nasruddin

By Eugenia Yosef, Andrew Raine and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the country’s military to remain in the area of Syria’s Mount Hermon until at least the end of 2025, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN on Wednesday. Israel captured the strategically important mountain, Syria’s

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Toxicology tests on the ingredients of drinks consumed by seven tourists who fell ill in Fiji showed “no methanol or illicit substances,” authorities on the South Pacific island said Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister Viliame R. Gavoka delivered the update with an apology to the tourists that their holiday to

By Mariya Knight and Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has developed a laser weapon capable of shooting down targets from more than a mile away, the country’s drone force commander has claimed Speaking at a defense summit in Kyiv this week, Vadym Sukharevskyi, Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems said, “Today,

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — At least 20 migrants have died after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, the country’s state news agency TAP reported Wednesday, the second such tragedy in a week. The vessel got into trouble approximately 13 miles off the coast of Sfax, a major port city on the