National & World

By Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister and Laura Sharman, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — Spanish Prime ⁠Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called ⁠an ​early ​election in an apparent effort to seize the initiative following nationwide protests over a housing crisis sparked by the eviction of a 87-year-old woman. The election, scheduled for ​November ⁠29, will bring

By Alessandra Freitas, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Brasília, Brazil (CNN) — Brazil is heading for another Lula-Bolsonaro showdown. But this time it is Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son Flávio who stands between leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and another term in power. A Bolsonaro victory would push the region further towards the right, hand US

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Samoa’s prime minister has apologized after an old video of him surfaced performing the Nazi salute while leading a chorus of “Heil Hitler” at a family reunion in 2007. Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt said his words were “not intended for the public” and apologized in a statement published

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The quick-thinking actions of the captain of last week’s Flydubai flight bound for Israel prevented what could have been an unmitigated hijacking disaster. But aviation safety experts say the incident raises serious concerns about the security failures before the flight and how it happened in the first place. The

By Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova, Lex Harvey, and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness. The researcher, a 28-year-old female laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research

By Tim Lister, Ibrahim Dahman and Mohammed Tawfeeq,CNN (CNN) — Yemeni government forces claimed Monday to have retaken key positions near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a vital chokepoint for global trade, as they launch a renewed campaign to roll back recent gains made by the Iran-backed Houthi movement. The developments came as the US Embassy

By Tal Shalev, Charlotte Reck, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The co-pilot accused of attacking his colleague on board the Flydubai flight to Israel and trying to seize the controls probably acted alone, Israeli sources told CNN. International investigators are still working to determine a motive but an Israeli official said information from the inquiry

By Svitlana Vlasova and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A Russian drone struck a major bridge in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in the city to the sound of air raid sirens, explosions and air defense systems being activated. Merz is in Kyiv to display support for

By Junko Ogura, Laura Sharman, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — A US Marine was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder and robbery after a woman’s body was discovered in a hotel room in Okinawa, prompting outrage across Japan, with the local governor saying the incident showed the US efforts to maintain discipline among its troops

By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a runoff after a surprise first-round victory for right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, who will face leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after neither secured more than 50% of the vote on Sunday, the threshold required

CNN By Rhea Mogul, Ayushi Shah, CNN (CNN) — Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who fought off a savage attack by his copilot, kept fighting because he could not “let everybody else die,” he said in his first public remarks since Wednesday’s suspected hijacking attempt. “In that moment, I was fighting for my life,”