A bridge builder and quiet reformer. How Pope Leo will lead the Catholic Church
By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s…
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Israel issues evacuation warnings for Yemen ports after vowing to ‘defend itself by itself’
By Eyad Kourdi and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for three ports in Yemen on Sunday night…
Continue ReadingHamas announces imminent release of Edan Alexander, last known living American hostage
By Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond, Dana Karni and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Hamas has announced the imminent release of Edan…
Continue ReadingTrump is visiting three of the world’s richest nations. Here’s what’s on their wish list
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Three energy-rich Gulf Arab nations are racing to turn their influence over…
Continue ReadingIran calls latest nuclear talks with US ‘difficult’ but both sides agree negotiations will continue
By Leila Gharagozlou, Rosa Rahimi and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The latest round of high-stakes nuclear talks between Iran and the US have…
Continue Reading‘Never again war!’ Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in first Vatican address since his election
By Lauren Kent, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to thunderous applause and an electric…
Continue ReadingRussia’s European neighbors are lifting bans on landmines. Campaigners are horrified
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — They are considered one of the world’s most dangerous, and indiscriminate, weapons. Yet five European countries…
Continue ReadingThree Chinese nationals arrested in Japan after thousands of protected hermit crabs found in suitcases
By Mai Takiguchi and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Police on a Japanese holiday island have arrested three Chinese nationals after thousands of…
Continue ReadingZelensky challenges Putin’s offer to meet after Russia ignores ceasefire demand
By Christian Edwards, Mariya Knight, Svitlana Vlasova, Rosa Rahimi and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is…
Continue ReadingUS ‘not genuine’ in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, Iranian official says
By Frederik Pleitgen, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian official told CNN that recent indirect talks with the United States aimed at addressing Tehran’s…
Continue ReadingIndia-Pakistan ceasefire raises hopes that the worst fighting in decades is over. Here’s what to know
CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A ceasefire agreed between India and Pakistan appears to be holding, with both sides stressing their…
Continue ReadingIndia-Pakistan ceasefire raises hopes that the worst fighting in decades is over. Here’s what to know
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A ceasefire agreed between India and Pakistan appears to be holding, with both sides stressing their…
Continue ReadingThe US takes credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire, but it was pushing on an open door
By CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Matthew Chance New Delhi (CNN) — The India-Pakistan conflict was taking a dramatic turn for the…
Continue ReadingEuropean leaders visit Kyiv, and tell Russia: 30-day ceasefire now or face massive sanctions
CNN By Andrew Carey and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — The leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Poland have told…
Continue ReadingPope Leo signals he will closely follow Francis and says AI represents challenge for humanity
By Lauren Kent, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope…
Continue ReadingEuropean leaders visit Kyiv, and tell Russia: 30-day ceasefire now or face massive sanctions
By Andrew Carey and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — The leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Poland have told Russian…
Continue ReadingRodrigo Duterte is being held at The Hague. Next week he might be elected mayor of his hometown
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — In the southern Philippine city of Davao, a spirited mayoral election campaign is in full swing, with…
Continue ReadingPope Leo asks cardinals to make themselves ‘small’ in first Mass as pontiff as cardinals deny he’s a ‘counterweight’ to Trump
CNN By Christian Edwards, Lauren Kent, Christopher Lamb and Kara Fox, CNN Rome (CNN) — On most days, the Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s…
Continue ReadingDiver dies in preliminary operations to recover tech tycoon’s sunken superyacht
Story by Reuters Palermo, Italy (Reuters) — A diver died on Friday during preliminary operations to recover British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s…
Continue ReadingPope Leo asks cardinals to make themselves ‘small’ in first Mass as pontiff as cardinals deny he’s a ‘counterweight’ to Trump
By Christian Edwards, Lauren Kent, Christopher Lamb and Kara Fox, CNN Rome (CNN) — On most days, the Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s…
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