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By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide. Colombia is the world’s top producer and exporter of cocaine, mainly to the United States and Europe, and the

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s air force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from France, along with F-16s from the Netherlands. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed the transfer of the Mirage jets in a post on X, adding the fighters

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal and accusing the country of ceding control of the critical waterway to a US rival: China. “Above all, China is operating the Panama Canal.

By Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — “How to prepare for a power outage?” reads the Facebook post from the Estonian Rescue Board, the country’s civil defense agency. The picture shows a young woman holding up a power bank, over a table loaded with water bottles, a flashlight and other emergency supplies. Estonia, along with fellow

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Nuclear engineer and former Miss America Grace Stanke has entered the fierce debate in Australia over its future energy policy with a 10-day national tour extolling the benefits of nuclear power in a country where it’s been banned for almost 30 years. The speaking tour is familiar

CNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mullah Mohammed Omar, who is credited with creating the Taliban. Personal:Birth date: circa 1958 Death date: circa 2013 Birth place: Afghanistan Marriages: Had at least three wives. Children: Had at least five or six children. Other Facts:Known as the Commander of the Faithful, Mullah

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Christopher Lamb, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Italy and the Vatican in April to meet with Pope Francis, as the Catholic Church celebrates a special Jubilee year, which takes place every quarter of a century. The British monarch will join the expected 32 million

By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted US President Donald Trump a golden pager during their meeting in Washington on Tuesday, an Israeli political source told CNN. The gift was an allusion to a deadly September operation carried out by Israel in Lebanon, which targeted pagers used by members of

By Melissa Bell, Sarah Dean and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Örebro, Sweden (CNN) — Shattered glass and a broken door covered with police tape mark the entrance to the apartment where the reported suspect in Sweden’s worst mass shooting is believed to have lived as a recluse. Citing police sources, the Swedish national broadcaster and

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Living in Australia means you might have to accept coming across a snake or two on your property at some point. But one Sydney homeowner got more than he bargained for when a snake catcher unearthed 102 of the slithery reptiles hiding in his garden. David Stein had spotted

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Guatemala has also agreed to create a task force for border control and

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said. UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango told CNN

By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Shakoofa Khalili was waiting for her husband to return home with bread from the market when she heard their eight-year-old daughter scream from the balcony. The girl had seen police approach her father in the street outside their safe house in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad