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By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — A Norwegian man managed to sleep through an enormous container ship running aground on his front lawn. Johan Helberg, who lives in Byneset, on the Trondheim Fjord, was woken by his neighbor on Thursday morning asking if he had noticed a boat outside, TV2 Norway reported. When he looked

By Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdm, Kareem Khadder and Mohammad Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — Hours after the Al Haj bakery handed out its last piece of bread on Thursday, Jihad Al Shafie was still waiting, his hope of bringing some food to his family long gone. Like many in the crowd standing outside the

By Ivana Kottasová, Victoria Butenko, Svitlana Vlasova and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Russia and Ukraine have completed the first phase of what is expected to be the biggest prisoner exchange since the start of the war, with almost 800 people released on Friday. The swap started on Friday and will continue on Saturday and

By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Claudia Otto, CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Depending on who you ask, a nuclear agreement between Iran and the United states is either a non-starter or almost a done deal. Last week, US President Donald Trump said Washington was “very close” to reaching an agreement with Iran over not

CNN By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Claudia Otto, CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Depending on who you ask, a nuclear agreement between Iran and the United states is either a non-starter or almost a done deal. Last week, US President Donald Trump said Washington was “very close” to reaching an agreement with Iran over

By Frederik Pleitgen and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Iran and the United States concluded a fifth round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome on Friday amid growing skepticism in Tehran about the chances of a deal as Washington hardens its position. A senior Trump administration official said Friday more talks are needed

By Pierre Bairin and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Fifty-five men from across France were arrested between Monday and Thursday morning as part of a large-scale operation to dismantle a pedophile network operating through the messaging service Telegram, according to France’s Office for the Protection of Minors. The suspects, aged between 25 and 75, are

CNN By Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A limited amount of food was delivered to desperate Gazans for the first time since early March on Wednesday, but senior United Nations officials warned the supply was “nowhere near enough” to forestall the worsening humanitarian crisis. UN officials say they are hoping

By Svitlana Vlasova, Anna Chernova and Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Russian armed forces are creating a “security buffer zone” along the border between Russia and Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. “I have already said that a decision was made to create the necessary security buffer zone along the border. Our armed forces are

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

By Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A limited amount of food was delivered to desperate Gazans for the first time since early March on Wednesday, but senior United Nations officials warned the supply was “nowhere near enough” to forestall the worsening humanitarian crisis. UN officials say they are hoping for

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — The British government has handed control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the controversial 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 the African

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,

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,

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A member of Irish hip hop trio Kneecap has been charged with a terrorism offence following an investigation by London’s Metropolitan Police. Liam O’Hanna, 27, of Belfast has been charged with allegedly displaying a flag “in support of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation,” London’s Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday. The

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

By Al Goodman, Lauren Kent and Jack Guy, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — Former Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov, who worked as a senior aide to pro-Russian former President Viktor Yanukovych, has been shot dead outside a school near the Spanish capital Madrid, Spanish authorities told CNN. Portnov, 51, a lawyer and former lawmaker, was the

By Gerardo Lemos and Ivonne Valdés, CNN (CNN) — The private secretary and an adviser to the mayor of Mexico City were shot dead by gunmen on a motorcycle in an attack in the Mexican capital Tuesday. Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada said Ximena Guzmán and José Muñoz died “during a direct attack,” in the

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he does not expect negotiations with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program to “reach a conclusion” as Washington toughens its conditions for a deal. “During (former President Ebrahim) Raisi’s time there were also indirect negotiations that didn’t result in anything, and

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 United Kingdom paused trade negotiations with Israel and sanctioned West Bank settlers, as Britain’s top