Putin’s 3-day ceasefire comes into effect, but Ukraine claims Russia already broke it
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Kyiv accused Moscow of breaching its own ceasefire on Thursday, saying Russian forces struck hundreds of times…
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Cardinals fail to pick new pope on day one of the conclave
By Lauren Kent and Christian Edwards, CNN Rome (CNN) — Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, meaning that…
Continue ReadingOctober 7 families demand to know the number of Gaza hostages still alive, after Trump said 3 more have died
By Eugenia Yosef, Samantha Waldenberg, Kathleen Magramo and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Families of October 7 hostages held in Gaza demanded…
Continue ReadingTears of joy as Valerie the runaway dachshund finally reunited with owners
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Valerie the dachshund has finally been reunited with her owners after surviving 540 days alone on Kangaroo Island in…
Continue ReadingPakistan and India are blaming each other as their Kashmir conflict spirals. Here’s what we know
By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Jessie Yeung, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan / New Delhi, India (CNN) — Tensions between India and Pakistan remain…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping arrives in Moscow as Putin’s ‘guest of honor’ ahead of Victory Day military parade
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his heavily choreographed May 9 “Victory Day”…
Continue ReadingIndia strikes deep inside Pakistan, Pakistan claims 5 Indian jets shot down, in major escalation
By Sophia Saifi, Vedika Sud, Jerome Taylor, Ross Adkin, Rhea Mogul and Helen Regan, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan / New Delhi, India (CNN) — India…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes kill 48 at Gaza shelters for displaced Palestinians, hospitals say, as military operation intensifies
By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Hira Humayun and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Forty-eight people were killed, including at least seven…
Continue ReadingCardinals choosing the next pope have been offered a dossier on candidates – with a subtext
By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of…
Continue ReadingIsrael says it has ‘fully’ disabled Yemen’s main airport in escalating strikes on Houthi rebels
By Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel struck multiple sites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingMerz appointed German chancellor hours after unprecedented parliamentary defeat
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented…
Continue ReadingWhy Pizzaballa, Jerusalem’s first cardinal and an advocate for peace, could be a long-shot contender for pope
By Noga Tarnopolsky for CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, cuts an unmistakable figure…
Continue ReadingWorld War II-era target ship prematurely sinks before US and Philippine forces can use in drills
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A ship that US and Philippine forces planned to sink beat them to it. A former US World War II-era warship,…
Continue ReadingUkrainian drones attack Moscow, temporarily halting flights ahead of major military parade
By Mariya Knight and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow for the second consecutive night, temporarily halting flights at…
Continue ReadingSiblings Lily, 6, and Jack, 4, have been missing in rural Canada for four days
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A desperate search for two children missing in a rural part of Canada’s Nova Scotia province has stretched into…
Continue ReadingMajor airlines are avoiding Pakistan’s airspace as tensions with India simmer following tourist massacre
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Multiple major airlines are avoiding flying over Pakistan as relations with neighbor India crater in the wake of a…
Continue ReadingVatican to deactivate mobile phone signal ahead of secret meeting to elect new pope
By Sharon Braithwaite, Caitlin Danaher and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on…
Continue ReadingJapan’s former Emperor Akihito to be hospitalized for heart tests, NHK reports
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to hospital for heart tests on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK…
Continue ReadingIsrael strikes targets in Yemen for the first time in months, a day after Houthis attack Tel Aviv airport
By Jeremy Diamond, Dana Karni and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel struck targets in Yemen on Monday night, the Israeli…
Continue ReadingGrief and fear permeate the picturesque Kashmir valleys that separate India and Pakistan
By Nic Robertson, CNN Sarjiwar, Pakistani-administered Kashmir (CNN) — Malik Khadim’s lips tremble, his voice chokes and his head dips as he…
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