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By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Ireland’s governing party Fine Gael has named Simon Harris as its new leader, paving the way for him to succeed former Prime Minister Leo Varadkar as the youngest Taoiseach in Irish history at age 37. Varadkar announced his surprise resignation on Wednesday, citing “personal and political, but mainly political

By Sophie Tanno, Eve Brennan, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russia on Sunday held a day of mourning after at least 137 people were killed in an attack on a concert venue in Moscow, the country’s worst terrorist attack in two decades. The four gunmen suspected of carrying out the attack were

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Kensington Palace thanked the public for their tremendous support over the weekend after Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced Friday that she has cancer. The royal family, however, is not expected to reveal any further medical details such as the type of cancer or what stage it is. Here’s

By Mick Krever and Lauren Izso, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Two of the three members of Israel’s war cabinet signalled their opposition to government proposals on the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox men into the military, setting up a potential collapse of the government coalition. The Israeli Supreme Court had given the government until the end

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A glowing worm moon will light up the sky on Monday with a celestial performance in store for people venturing out in the early morning hours — a penumbral lunar eclipse. March’s full moon, referred to as the worm moon by the Farmers’ Almanac due to its proximity to the spring

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis unexpectedly skipped delivering his homily during the Palm Sunday Mass service at the Vatican on Sunday, although was able to preside over the service and was later driven around in the popemobile. The service marks the beginning of Holy Week, the most sacred week in the church’s calendar

By Andrew Carey, Maria Kostenko and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine says it hit two Russian naval vessels, along with a communications center and several other facilities belonging to the Black Sea Fleet, in a huge overnight attack on the Crimean port of Sevastopol. There has been no comment from Russian defense officials, although

By Lauren Izso, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces have surrounded two more hospitals in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said, describing intense shelling and heavy gunfire. Months into the conflict, fighting is still raging across Gaza, despite international pressure on Israel and ongoing efforts for a

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The Prince and Princess of Wales expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of support they have received from the public after Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced she has cancer. “The Prince and Princess are both enormously touched by the kind messages from people here in

By Sophie Jeong, Heather Chen and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — At least 137 school children who were kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria earlier this month have been released, the governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state Uba Sani confirmed in a TV interview aired on Sunday. In the interview broadcast on Nigeria’s Channels Television, Sani

By Heather Chen, Josh Pennington, Sophie Jeong and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Poland has demanded an explanation from Moscow after saying a Russian cruise missile aimed at Ukraine entered its territory. “On March 24 at 4:23 a.m., there was a violation of Polish airspace by one of the cruise missiles launched tonight by the

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sent shockwaves through Ireland when he candidly announced he was “no longer the best person” to lead his country. The taoiseach took journalists, opposition lawmakers and even members of his own government by surprise with his decision to step down for what he called “personal” but

By Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg (CNN) — When Duane Riley turns on his taps, they shudder loudly from the air flowing through the pipes. There’s often no water trickling at all. It’s ironic, because Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, has plenty of water at the moment — authorities and water companies just can’t seem to

CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the massacre, which saw armed assailants storm a popular concert venue complex on the outskirts of Moscow, killing more than 130 people. Nearly a dozen people have been detained