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By Amarachi Orie and Philippe Cordier, CNN France has returned three skulls to Madagascar more than a century after they were taken, including one believed to be that of a 19th-century Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops. The repatriation of the skulls to the island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa marks

By Jennifer Hansler, Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Germany, France and the United Kingdom are likely to start the process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program on Thursday, three European officials told CNN Wednesday. The snapback process, included as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, takes 30 days to complete.

By Catherine Nicholls and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — The US envoy to Denmark was summoned by the Danish foreign ministry on Wednesday after the country’s public broadcaster reported that a number of American men had attempted to conduct “influence operations” in Greenland. According to an investigation by Danish public broadcaster DR, at least three

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s government would like you to know: no, they’re not giving away a city to Tanzania. Authorities have been in damage control mode for the last few days after widespread misinformation about a cultural exchange program sparked a public panic – reflecting Japan’s conservative attitudes toward immigration and a

By Max Saltman, Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has claimed its double strike on a Gaza hospital that killed health workers and journalists on Monday was targeting a camera positioned by Hamas, without providing evidence, as the United Nations condemned the attack and demanded “accountability and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at terror attacks involving vehicles used as deadly weapons by radicalized individuals or terror groups. Facts Al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch encouraged its Western recruits to use trucks as weapons. A 2010 webzine article, “The Ultimate Mowing Machine,” called for deploying a pickup truck as a “mowing

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, a celebration of the new year. September 22-24, 2025 – Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on September 22 and is celebrated through nightfall on September 24. October 2-4, 2024 – Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on October 2 and is

By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — The figurehead of the populist right in the United Kingdom has pledged to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and withdraw the country from international human rights treaties. But experts say Nigel Farage’s plans – billed as the most radical immigration overhaul in modern British politics – are

By Mostafa Salem and Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — United States Special Envoy Tom Barrack sparked outrage after telling Lebanese journalists to act “civilized,” not “animalistic,” during a news conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. Barrack, joined by deputy envoy Morgan Ortagus, was in the Lebanese capital as part of US efforts to

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil. Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had linked Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to two arson attacks last year, targeting a

By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Iran faces a renewal of UN-mandated sanctions within weeks unless it returns to negotiations on the future of its nuclear program and allows international inspections of its facilities. The process for restoring sanctions that were lifted a decade ago under a landmark nuclear deal