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A lion waits to be taken away from the Ostok Sanctuary in Culiacan

Even hippos, elephants and monkeys are fleeing bloody gang violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa province

By Gabriela Frias and Daniela Patiño, CNN (CNN) — Organized crime and violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa has forced a local sanctuary to close and transfer at least 700 animals – including elephants, tigers, lions, ostriches, chickens, monkeys, crocodiles, and hippos – to a new location 212 kilometers (approximately 131 miles) away. The

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UK plan to transfer Chagos Islands goes ahead despite last-minute legal injunction

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — The British government has handed control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the controversial, multi-billion pound move survived an eleventh-hour legal challenge and months of criticism on both sides of the Atlantic. Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed on Thursday that the islands will return to

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday.

‘What else could Cyril have done?’ South Africans praise calm Ramaphosa after White House ambush

By Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Many South Africans are praising President Cyril Ramaphosa’s calm demeanor as President Donald Trump’s multimedia ambush unfolded in front of the world’s press. He pushed back gently whenever he could, but he didn’t raise his voice or show anger, displaying his decades of negotiation experience. “What else

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Members of a diplomatic delegation from the European Union during a visit to the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on May 21

Foreign diplomats come under Israeli fire on official West Bank visit, drawing swift international condemnation

CNN By Kareem Khadder, Pauline Lockwood, Catherine Nicholls and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military fired warning shots at a large delegation of European and Arab diplomats on an official visit near the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, drawing swift international condemnation. Delegations from more than 20 countries,

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This screengrab from a video released by the Israeli army allegedly shows Mohammed Sinwar traveling in a car through a tunnel near the Erez crossing

Israel ‘probably’ killed Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, Netanyahu says, vowing all of Gaza will be under Israeli control

By Oren Liebermann, Tim Lister and Lauren Izso, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “probably” killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’ elusive de facto leader in Gaza. ⁠“We have eliminated tens of thousands of terrorists,” said Netanyahu at a press conference on Wednesday evening. “We eliminated the leaders of the murderers Deif,

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Members of a diplomatic delegation from the European Union during a visit to the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on May 21

Foreign diplomats come under Israeli fire on official West Bank visit, drawing swift international condemnation

By Kareem Khadder, Pauline Lockwood, Catherine Nicholls and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military fired warning shots at a large delegation of European and Arab diplomats on an official visit near the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, drawing swift international condemnation. Delegations from more than 20 countries, including

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Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power

By Chris Lau, Mai Takiguchi and Soyon Nishioka, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis. Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday, telling reporters that he had concluded he was “not the right

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President Ramaphosa’s trip comes just over a week after a group of 59 White South Africans arrived in the US after being granted refugee status.

South Africa’s Ramaphosa visits Trump amid fears he could face Zelensky-style onslaught in White House

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold crucial talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a high-stakes meeting that could improve or deteriorate already frosty relations between the nations. Ramaphosa is hopeful his visit could end a diplomatic feud that sparked aid cancellations

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Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker alive but in distress, says freed American Edan Alexander

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Newly freed Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander provided new information about Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, confirming that he is alive but suffering from significant weight loss, abdominal pain and mental distress, according to Zangauker’s family. Zangauker was held by Hamas alongside Alexander from October 7, 2023, until Alexander’s

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Palestinians attempt to collect water at a camp for displaced people in Gaza City

UK pauses trade talks and EU reviews relationship with Israel, as pressure grows on Netanyahu to halt Gaza siege

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — International pressure is mounting on Israel amid its renewed military operation in the Gaza Strip, as both the United Kingdom and the European Union announced measures distancing themselves from the country on Tuesday. The UK paused trade negotiations with Israel and sanctioned West Bank settlers, as Britain’s top diplomat

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