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By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter in tents from the “rain, wind and cold” – and by calling for the guns to fall silent in Ukraine. On Christmas Day, the first US-born pope,

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — When a group of defense insiders gathered in Whitehall, the home of the British government, last month to discuss how prepared the United Kingdom and its allies were for a war they believe could come in the next few years, their verdict was pretty grim: They are not. The

By Esha Mitra, CNN Noida, India (CNN) — A gargantuan task is underway to update the longest voter list in the world. This is India, and that’s nearly a billion people whose details need to be verified before they’re allowed to participate in the world’s largest democracy. Across the country, tens of thousands of civil

By Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Renowned actor and director Mohammad Bakri died Wednesday at the age of 72, according to his family. Bakri had been suffering from heart problems. His funeral was held the same day in his town of birth, al-Bi’neh, in northern Israel. “With profound sorrow and grief, we announce the passing

By Brad Lendon, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea on Thursday released new images of what it claims is its first nuclear-powered submarine, a massive vessel equal in size to some of the United States Navy’s attack subs. The pictures released by state media showed leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the

By Lucas Lilieholm, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Twelve European countries as well as Canada and Japan have condemned Israel’s decision earlier in the month to approve 19 new Jewish settlements in the Occupied West Bank saying the move harmed the prospects for long term peace and security in the region. “Such unilateral actions, as

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Iran has said it will not comply with any demands from the UN’s nuclear watchdog to inspect its bombed nuclear sites, citing the absence of established regulations for inspecting facilities damaged by military strikes. In June, Israel and the United States carried out significant military strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear

By Michael Rios, Mauricio Torres, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — Nasry “Tito” Asfura, a conservative politician backed by US President Donald Trump, has been declared the winner of the Honduran presidential election, narrowly edging out right-leaning centrist Salvador Nasralla in a contest marked by allegations of foreign intervention and voting irregularities. With most ballots counted,

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her daughter Charlotte played a festive piano duet that aired Wednesday as part of an annual Christmas service celebrating “love in all its forms,” according to Kensington Palace. British television viewers saw the “special musical moment” between Catherine and Princess Charlotte on Christmas

By Svitlana Vlasova and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Two police officers were killed early Wednesday by a bomb in Moscow, close to the scene of a car bombing that killed a top Russian general two days ago. The two police officers approached a suspicious person who detonated an explosive device near a police car,

By Gul Tuysuz, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Libya’s army chief was killed in a plane crash while returning home from an official visit to Turkey on Tuesday, Libya’s prime minister said. Lt. Gen. Mohamed Al-Haddad was killed along with four of his companions in a “tragic accident” while on flight home to Tripoli from