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By Kosta Gak, Tim Lister, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Several regions of Ukraine have endured a night of Russian drone and missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure that left more than a million households without power, according to the interior ministry. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had used more than 450 drones and 30

By Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Severe weather conditions over the past 72 hours in Gaza have left 14 people dead, including three children, the director general of the Gaza-based Health Ministry Munir Al-Boursh told CNN. Over the past two years, many Palestinians were left with no option but to

By Jim Sciutto, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US special forces veteran whose rescue team spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous extraction mission that lasted nearly 16 hours and was carried out largely in the middle of the night

CNN By Jim Sciutto, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US special forces veteran whose rescue team spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous extraction mission that lasted nearly 16 hours and was carried out largely in the middle of the

By Lauren Kent, Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Friday that she is focused on an orderly transition of power in her country should President Nicolás Maduro leave power and that she is confident Venezuela’s police and armed forces would not oppose such a transition. Speaking as the US

CNN By Lauren Kent, Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Friday that she is focused on an orderly transition of power in her country should President Nicolás Maduro leave power and that she is confident Venezuela’s police and armed forces would not oppose such a transition. Speaking as the

By Stefano Pozzebon, Lauren Kent, Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — The Venezuelan government said the US administration has unilaterally suspended deportation flights from the United States, including at least one that was due to land Friday, but a US administration official denied that was the case. “This Thursday, the Venezuelan government received the decision by

By Jomana Karadsheh, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Iranian authorities arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi on Friday, her foundation said, citing her brother. The Paris-based foundation said Mohammadi was “violently detained” by security and police forces during a memorial ceremony for Khosrow Alikordi, a lawyer recently found dead in his office. It cited

By Christian Edwards, CNN Chelmsford, England (CNN) — In Epping, a small town on London’s leafy fringe, social media lit up with calls for local men to “mask up” and bring “rage.” There had been more trouble connected to the Bell Hotel, one of dozens of hotels in Britain used to house asylum seekers. An

CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Fourteen-year-old cheerleader Lucy Brooks briefly lost some friends on Snapchat when Australia’s ban on social media came into effect on Wednesday. But within 24 hours, they were back. Many had made new accounts, with some borrowing the faces of parents and older friends who were happy

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Fourteen-year-old cheerleader Lucy Brooks briefly lost some friends on Snapchat when Australia’s ban on social media came into effect on Wednesday. But within 24 hours, they were back. Many had made new accounts, with some borrowing the faces of parents and older friends who were happy to

By Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan is set to enter a new phase within weeks, but crucial pieces of the agreement remain undefined as Israel tightens its military grip on the battered enclave. With the return of all but one of the deceased hostages held

By Jessie Yeung, Mike Valerio, CNN (CNN) — When the Trump administration unveiled its new national security strategy (NSS) last week, many experts noticed one major shift: how it talks – or more importantly, doesn’t talk – about China. Gone are the sweeping declarations about China being “America’s most consequential geopolitical challenge,” as articulated by

By Michael Rios, Lex Harvey, Sandi Sidhu, Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — The United States has announced new sanctions on shipping companies and vessels it says help move Venezuelan oil, putting more pressure on a major prop of President Nicolas Maduro’s regime a day after it seized a sanctioned tanker likely carrying millions of dollars’

By Dana Karni, Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Newly released videos show six Israeli hostages celebrating Hanukkah in a tunnel in Gaza months before they were killed by Hamas in August 2024. Two of the clips show the hostages gingerly lighting makeshift candles on a menorah made of disposable cups. The hostages –