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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that his US counterpart Donald Trump had revealed his true motives toward the South American country with his claim that that it had stolen US “oil, land and other assets.” Maduro said Trump’s claim showed the US was really seeking regime change along

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a $35 billion gas deal with Egypt on Wednesday evening as the US pushes for a summit between the leaders of the two countries. In a televised statement, Netanyahu hailed the agreement as “the largest gas deal in Israel’s history.” He

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Junichiro Koizumi, former Japanese prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Personal Birth date: January 8, 1942 Birth place: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Birth name: Junichiro Koizumi Father: Junya Samejima, member of the House of Representatives and director general of

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Personal Birth date: December 25, 1949 Birth place: Lahore, Pakistan Birth name: Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Father: Muhammad Sharif Mother: Shamim Akhtar Marriage: Kulsoom Sharif (until September 11, 2018, her death) Children: two sons and two

By Pau Mosquera, Sol Amaya (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has left Oslo, her coordinator of international relations, Pedro Urruchurtu Noselli, wrote in a post on X. “As confirmed by the prime minister of Norway, she is no longer in the city of Oslo,” Noselli’s post said.

By Issy Ronald, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a clear indication Wednesday that he will not compromise on his demands for Ukraine to cede territory despite US President Donald Trump’s intensifying push for peace. In a combative speech delivered as US and European leaders engage in frantic diplomatic efforts to

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Britain announced that it will rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange program in 2027, six years after it ditched the scheme during fractious Brexit negotiations. The government said rejoining the scheme was a “huge win” for young Britons, and will ensure that “everyone, from every background, has

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Theirs is a 24-trillion-to-one tale – a Welsh couple who defied astronomical odds to become million-dollar winners not just once, but twice. Richard Davies, age 49, and his wife, Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, claimed their second life- changing sum from the United Kingdom’s National Lottery on Tuesday after listening to

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — As Australian authorities try to retrace the steps and understand the motivations of the Bondi Beach gunmen who killed 15 people on Sunday, one key focus has emerged: their travel to the Philippines last month, shortly before the attack. Officials say father-son duo Sajid and Naveed Akram journeyed to

Katrina Samaan Washington, D.C (CNN) — The guilty verdict handed down this week to Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was expected but is still devastating, his daughter Claire Lai told CNN’s Jim Sciutto, blaming what she described as the city’s “highly compromised” legal system under Chinese rule. Her father, 78, now

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The first funerals for some of the 15 people killed in Australia’s worst mass shooting in almost three decades took place on Wednesday as police brought murder and terror charges against one of the alleged gunmen. There were emotional scenes outside the Chabad of Bondi in Sydney, where large