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By Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Two Brazilian nuns have gone viral after dropping an impromptu beatbox and dance session during a Catholic television program. Sisters Marizele Cassiano and Marisa de Paula, members of the “Copiosa Redenção” congregation, were talking about a vocational retreat on Brazil’s Pai Eterno — Eternal Father — TV channel

By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — A hungry crowd of Palestinians broke into a United Nations warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, resulting in at least two deaths and multiple injuries as famine conditions worsen in the Strip. “Hordes of hungry people broke into the WFP’s Al-Ghafari warehouse in Deir Al-Balah, Central

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will leave Berlin with a new €5 billion ($5.7bn) arms package as he seeks to build his country’s arsenal, and its ability to produce weapons at home. The standout agreement in the package announced in the German capital on Wednesday centers around Germany financing

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have confirmed that they previously authorized charges including rape and human trafficking against self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan. The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said for the first time on Wednesday that it had authorized 21 charges against the pair. Tristan

By Mostafa Salem, CNN Dubai, UAE (CNN) — Israel’s military occupation in parts of southern Lebanon is undermining Beirut’s attempts to restore sovereignty over a nation reeling from decades of conflict, the country’s prime minister has told CNN. Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he would like to see the current United States administration put

By Anna Chernova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — A top Kremlin aide has accused Donald Trump of being “not sufficiently informed” about the situation in Ukraine after the US president said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire.” Putin aide Yury Ushakov was reacting to Trump’s Truth Social post on Tuesday, in which

By Oren Lieberman, Tim Lister and Eugenia Yosef, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that a recent airstrike killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’ elusive de facto leader in Gaza, the latest in a string of assassinations that have dealt a serious blow to the group’s top brass but are yet to

By Oren Liebermann and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has blasted the country’s political leadership and the conduct of its military, telling CNN he is no longer able to defend Israel against accusations of war crimes. Olmert, who led the country from 2006-2009, pointed to Israel’s 11-week blockade of

CNN, UNTV, POOL By Jeremy Diamond, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — Chaos broke out at an aid distribution site in Gaza run by a controversial US-backed group on Tuesday as thousands of desperate Palestinians rushed to receive food supplies, with Israeli troops firing warning shots into the air and

By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — A quick shove. A split-second clip that would have dominated US news for days aired in France for just 24 hours and then it was gone. When a viral video appeared over the weekend showing French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, pushing his face just as he was

By Cecilia Domínguez, CNN (CNN) — A judge has stepped down from the criminal proceedings regarding the death of Argentine football star Diego Armando Maradona. An Argentine court had removed the judge, Julieta Makintach, after one of the defendants in the Maradona trial requested her disqualification due to a possible lack of impartiality and for

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Berlin (CNN) — For decades, Germany has stood squarely in Israel’s corner, its dark history of Jewish persecution shaping its modern-day policy of virtually unquestioned backing. In the aftermath of the Hamas October 7, 2023, attacks, the question of German political and military support for Israel was raised – and reaffirmed

CTV-NETWORK, CNN By Paula Newton and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — King Charles III used a significant speech in Canada’s parliament on Tuesday to underscore the country’s sovereignty following pressure from US President Donald Trump. “Today, Canada faces another critical moment. Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians

By Jeremy Diamond, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — Chaos broke out at an aid distribution site in Gaza run by a controversial US-backed group on Tuesday as thousands of desperate Palestinians rushed to receive food supplies, with Israeli troops firing warning shots into the air and the US contractors

By Paula Newton and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — King Charles III used a significant speech in Canada’s parliament on Tuesday to underscore the country’s sovereignty following pressure from US President Donald Trump. “Today, Canada faces another critical moment. Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians hold dear,

By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Monday began as a day of celebration for many in Liverpool, the free-spirited, soccer-loving city in northwest England. It ended in panic and horror, after a car rammed crowds and injured dozens of people, including children. Police are now picking through the details of the disturbing incident in the

CNN, GETTY IMAGES, X , @KEIR_STARMER, @LFC, X / @Keir_Starmer, X / @LFC By Eve Brennan, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Helen Regan, CNN London (CNN) — Dozens of people, including four children, were injured when a driver plowed a car into a parade in northwest England celebrating Liverpool Football Club’s latest Premier League win on Monday

By Nectar Gan, Shawn Deng and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Hong Kong/Beijing (CNN) — At least five people have died and six more people are missing after a large explosion rocked a chemical plant in eastern China on Tuesday, according to local authorities. The blast spewed a towering plume of gray and orange smoke into the

By Reuters (Reuters) — India’s defense minister has approved a framework for building the country’s most advanced stealth fighter jet, the defense ministry said on Tuesday, amid a new arms race with Pakistan weeks after a military conflict between the neighbors. Indian state-run Aeronautical Development Agency, which is executing the program, will shortly invite initial

By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India’s financial capital and one of its largest cities has experienced its wettest May in more than a century, with the unusually early arrival of the monsoon season causing a ferocious weekend downpour that turned roads into rivers and flooded a newly inaugurated underground train station.