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By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The remaining five Australians from the infamous “Bali Nine” drug gang are “relieved and happy” to be home after Canberra struck a deal with Jakarta to end their two decades of imprisonment. The five, who were serving life sentences, belong to a wider group of nine who were caught

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A few years ago, it would have been unimaginable that Italy would be home to one of the most stable governments in Europe. Italian coalition administrations tended to last just over a year before collapsing, making Italy predictably unpredictable. But a series of factors, including government crises

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — “I’ve been thinking in the past few years: Will I die away from my country?” Abdulaziz Almashi said, reciting the question that he and millions of displaced Syrians have asked themselves. “Will I be able to go back and see my mum and dad again?” For years, they

By Kostyantyn Hak and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The commander of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk group of forces has been replaced following Russian advances in the region, a military official said Saturday. General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy would take over as head of the operational and tactical group, replacing General Oleksandr Lutsenko, the official told CNN. The

CNN By Josh Campbell and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A California couple visiting Mexico for the holidays was shot and killed on Wednesday when armed gunmen fired on their vehicle, according to authorities. Rafael and Gloria Cardona were visiting family in Angamacutiro, Michoacan state at the time of the attack, a US official told

By Abel Alvarado and Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The founder of fashion giant Mango, Isak Andic, died unexpectedly in an accident on Saturday, the company announced in a statement. Andic served as the company’s non-executive Chairman, according to the statement signed by Mango CEO Toni Ruiz. “He dedicated his life to Mango, leaving an

By Christian Edwards and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Georgian lawmakers voted in a far-right former soccer star as the country’s next president on Saturday, deepening tensions between the pro-Russian government and pro-Western opposition amid mounting popular anger over the former’s decision to halt European Union accession talks. Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, is a former MP

By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday in an extraordinary rebuke that came about after his own ruling party turned on him following his refusal to resign over his short-lived martial law attempt. It is the

By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel wasted no time after Bashar al-Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to keep out of the rebels’ hands – striking nearly 500 targets, destroying the navy, and taking out, it claims, 90% of Syria’s known surface-to-air missiles. But it is Israel’s capture of

KABC By Josh Campbell and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A California couple visiting Mexico for the holidays was shot and killed on Wednesday when armed gunmen fired on their vehicle, according to authorities. Rafael and Gloria Cardona were visiting family in Angamacutiro, Michoacan state at the time of the attack, a US official told

By Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — As pollution worsens in the Indian capital, parents are facing an impossible choice: stay or go. Amrita Rosha, 45, is among those choosing to flee with her children. Both of them — Vanaaya, 4, and Abhiraj, 9 — suffer from respiratory problems due to rising pollution