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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

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Norway could become the first country in the world to push ahead with deep sea mining after it voted Tuesday to open its waters for exploration, provoking an outcry from environmental groups. In a major step towards kicking off commercial deep sea mining, the country’s parliament formally agreed to

By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Israel is appearing before the International Court of Justice in a high stakes case that could change the course of the brutal war in Gaza. It is an unprecedented case. Experts say it is the first time that the Jewish state is being tried under the United Nations’ Genocide

By Joshua Berlinger and Dalal Mawad, CNN Paris (CNN) — Gabriel Attal, the 34-year-old French education minister, has been named the country’s new prime minister, a history-making appointment by President Emmanuel Macron as he looks to jumpstart his government’s flagging popularity. Attal will be France’s youngest-ever prime minister and the first openly gay man to

CNN By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Marc Stewart, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s parliament passed a bill Tuesday banning the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption, ending the traditional yet controversial practice of eating dog meat after years of nationwide debate. The bill received rare bipartisan support across

By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A US citizen has been arrested in Moscow on drug-related charges, according to an official statement released Tuesday. The citizen, named as Robert Woodland, is accused of preparing and attempting a crime, as well as illegally dealing with drugs. “By a resolution of the Ostankino District

By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Marc Stewart, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s parliament passed a bill Tuesday banning the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption, ending the traditional yet controversial practice of eating dog meat after years of nationwide debate. The bill received rare bipartisan support across South

By Ana María Cañizares, Michael Rios and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a state of emergency for the South American nation after a notorious gang leader escaped from prison, heightening security fears as authorities struggle to control the bloodshed of a bloody criminal turf war. José Adolfo Macías

By Martin Goillandeau, Isa Soares, Catherine Nicholls, Caroline Faraj and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A British surgeon who led an emergency medical team in central Gaza says the situation at Al-Aqsa hospital has been “beyond any doubt the worst thing” he’s seen in his career, as Jordan’s monarch warned Israel’s bombardment was creating an “entire generation