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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia and convicted war criminal. Personal Birth date: January 28, 1948 Birth place: Arthington, Liberia Birth name: Charles Taylor Father: Nelson Taylor, judge Mother: Zoe Taylor Marriages: Victoria Addison-Taylor (unknown-present); Jewel (Howard) Taylor (1997-2006, divorced) Children: with Victoria

By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — A Kenyan court has threatened to release alleged Christian cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie if the state prosecutor does not charge him within two weeks. Mackenzie, who ran the Good News International Church, is accused of leading a doomsday cult where he instructed his mass followers to

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s worsening security situation deteriorated further in spectacular fashion this week, with gunmen armed with explosives storming a TV station during a live broadcast. The country has been rocked by blasts, police kidnappings and prison disturbances in a wave of violence authorities are struggling to contain. The immediate trigger

By Rob Picheta and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Two populist Polish lawmakers were dramatically arrested on corruption charges inside the country’s Presidential Palace on Tuesday, prompting one to start a hunger strike and escalating a heated confrontation between the country’s new government and its former ruling group. Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik, both MPs

By Niamh Kennedy and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has made his first court appearance from the Siberian penal colony he was moved to late last month. Posting on X, Navalny’s team said he appeared via video link from the IK-3 penal colony in relation to a lawsuit he has

By Christian Edwards, Niamh Kennedy and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made an unannounced visit to Lithuania, a key ally of Kyiv as it battles Russia’s invasion. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said in a statement he was welcoming Zelensky to his country, where the two leaders would discuss the war

By Heather Chen and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legislation banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal 18 months after the country became the first in Asia to decriminalize the plant. The relaxed laws saw a lucrative cannabis industry catering to locals

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Australian police say time is quickly running out for the arrest of one of the country’s most-wanted murder suspects, who they believed fled to Greece almost 25 years ago. James Dalamangas, now 54, is wanted in connection with an April 25, 1999, stabbing at a nightclub in the Sydney

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Catholic devotees flooded the streets of the Philippine capital Tuesday to honor the Black Nazarene, a centuries-old religious tradition that has returned after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. At least 6 million people jostled along the 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) route as the black wooden statue

By Lauren Izso, Tim Lister, Ido Soen and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A top Israeli actor, best known for his role as a special forces soldier in hit Netflix series “Fauda,” has been badly wounded in Gaza while fighting for Israel’s military against Hamas, according to his family and the hospital where he is being

By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei (CNN) — As retired Taiwanese admiral Mr. Wu looks back on his old days, he couldn’t be prouder of his decades-long service sailing around the world on a guided-missile frigate. He once led hundreds of Taiwanese naval officers on missions thousands of miles away from home and felt a sense of

By Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — A German-Iranian citizen arrested in Iran in 2020 has been granted a temporary release, on the condition she wear an electronic ankle monitor, according to her daughter. “I am pleased to announce that my mother Nahid Taghavi was this morning released temporarily on furlough. Unfortunately, Nahid has to

CNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s worsening security situation deteriorated further in spectacular fashion this week, with gunmen armed with explosives storming a TV station during a live broadcast. The country has been rocked by blasts, police kidnappings and prison disturbances in a wave of violence authorities are struggling to contain. The immediate

By Ana María Cañizares, Abel Alvarado, Tara John, Michael Rios, Karol Suarez and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has declared an “internal armed conflict” in the country, ordering security forces to “neutralize” several criminal groups accused of spreading extreme violence in the Latin American nation. The decree came shortly