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By Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond, Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Lex Harvey, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Edan Alexander, the last known living American hostage in Gaza, was released by Hamas and reunited with his family on Monday, ending an 18-month ordeal that began with the militant group’s October 7 attack. Hamas announced

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Britain will toughen its requirements for legal migrants and extend the wait for newcomers to claim citizenship, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, announcing a slew of policy changes as he resists a political barrage from the country’s emboldened populist right. Immigrants will now have to wait up

By Kunal Sehgal, Sophia Saifi, Alex Stambaugh, Nic Robertson and Matthew Chance, CNN New Delhi/Islamabad (CNN) — India and Pakistan engaged in the most intense fighting in decades with four days of escalating conflict that included fighter jets, missiles and drones packed with explosives. It ended almost as abruptly as it began. New details reveal

CNN By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my short conversation with Cardinal Robert Prevost, I could tell he was a good listener, thoughtful and had a certain presence about him. Our

By Jessie Yeung and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Monday it would dissolve itself, in what would be a historic move after decades of conflict with Turkey that have killed tens of thousands of people. The militant group said in a statement Monday that “all activities” conducted under

By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my short conversation with Cardinal Robert Prevost, I could tell he was a good listener, thoughtful and had a certain presence about him. Our conversation

By Eyad Kourdi and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for three ports in Yemen on Sunday night after vowing to “defend itself by itself” following a ceasefire deal between the US and the Houthis that excluded Israel. The warning, posted on social media by Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

By Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond, Dana Karni and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Hamas has announced the imminent release of Edan Alexander, the last known living American hostage held in Gaza. The head of Hamas’ negotiating team said they had been in contact with the US administration “during the past few days” in talks

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Three energy-rich Gulf Arab nations are racing to turn their influence over Donald Trump into tangible gains with the president set to visit this week. They have built personal ties with the president and collectively pledged trillions in US investments while casting

By Leila Gharagozlou, Rosa Rahimi and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The latest round of high-stakes nuclear talks between Iran and the US have ended, with Tehran calling them difficult but with both sides agreeing to further negotiations. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei confirmed on X that the talks had concluded, saying they were

By Lauren Kent, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to thunderous applause and an electric atmosphere, to deliver his first Sunday blessing and an address calling for peace in Ukraine and Gaza. The last time he stood on the same velvet-draped ledge, the fragrant scent