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By Merlín Delcid, Elvin Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — Two days after Democrats routed Republicans in the US midterm elections, the American Embassy in El Salvador posted a stern reminder on social media. “U.S. immigration laws remain in effect,” the Spanish-language post read. “The midterm election results do not represent changes to current immigration policies.” Nevertheless,

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — In a setback to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his main rival will be tasked with forming the next Israeli government, placing him one step closer to ousting Israel’s longest-serving leader, even as the path remains complicated. Gadi Eisenkot, a retired military chief who led the centrist Yashar party in

By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand voters face weeks of political limbo after a knife-edge election left the country’s conservative coalition government at risk of losing its majority following just a single term in office. Saturday’s preliminary results show Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s National-led coalition with a paper-thin majority. But the margin is

By Charlotte Reck, Lauren Kent, Billy Stockwell, Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — At least six people have been killed and 16 more wounded when a gunman opened fire from his car in the southern Polish city of Kraków, officials said on Saturday, adding that three more people were found dead at his home. Police started

By Laura Sharman, Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The United States is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information about Iran’s nuclear program, despite US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims to have obliterated Tehran’s capabilities. Rewards for Justice (RFJ), a State Department program, is seeking tips on Iran’s nuclear facilities, equipment and

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iranian hardliners who believe Tehran has already emerged victorious in its war with the United States are seizing on President Donald Trump’s midterm losses to demand that he pay a steeper price for an exit from the conflict: a “new world order” that favors the Islamic Republic. The influential

By Sophie Tanno, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of flights and several media organizations across Europe this week have been impacted by a string of hoax bomb threats which have disrupted travel plans and left authorities scrambling to identify the culprit. Fresh disruption hit several European airports and flights on Friday while Ireland’s national

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has said he was proud to exercise his right to vote as an American in the recent US midterm elections. Speaking on board the papal plane to South America, the first US-born pope responded to a question from CNN about the significance of him voting. The

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A Kenyan cult leader has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 191 people, all but one of them children, in a campaign of abuse and forced fasting. Paul Mackenzie, founder of the Good News International Church, was sentenced Friday alongside more than two dozen

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 pilot whales have died on a New Zealand beach following a mass stranding that rescuers described as “difficult and distressing.” The pod of pilot whales was found stranded on the Ngawi coast near the village of Cape Palliser on the southern tip of New Zealand’s North

By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Just over three weeks ago, the most significant visit of Pope Leo’s pontificate looked to be in doubt. The 71-year-old’s lung cancer surgery led some in the Vatican to believe his trip to Latin America would be postponed or its intense schedule adjusted. But Leo XIV is forging

By Gonzalo Zegarra, Michael Rios, Anabella Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Paraguay’s senate has voted to impeach President Santiago Peña, who is facing a criminal investigation and is under house arrest following the collapse of a major bank he had business links to. The country’s Senate voted to remove him from office on Friday with 44

By Todd Symons, CNN New Zealand is set for one of its tightest elections in years, with the incumbent conservative coalition facing an uncertain path to power and polls pointing to a millennial newcomer becoming the kingmaker. Support for two parties that have dominated Wellington politics for almost a century – the center-right National party

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — About 575,000 protesters participated in demonstrations across France on Thursday, according to government estimates, marking the biggest single day of protests since a wave of unrest began in September to coincide with a nationwide strike. Despite the scale of these protests, and the violence which marred similar marches on

By Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, CNN Israeli President Isaac Herzog said it was “like a bolt from the blue” when President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, the day of the midterm elections, that he would end US aid to Israel. Herzog brought up the issue during a meeting with the Yashar party, led by Gadi

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — “My name is Rexal Ford,” the man born under the name Charles Francis Kaufmann told an Italian courtroom, in English, at the start of his double-murder trial in February. “I am not a killer. I am a film producer.” The former Kaufmann, a 47-year-old American, did

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — British actor, comedian and media personality Russell Brand faces a lengthy prison sentence after he was found guilty in a London court on Thursday of raping a young fan and sexually assaulting three women. Brand, 51, was convicted of raping the 21-year-old admirer in 2009 after they met

By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — They are two of the world’s best-known Bobs from the US Midwest. Now Pope Leo XIV, whose birth name is Robert Prevost, and Bob Dylan, the legendary musician, have met in the Vatican. Leo and Dylan were both seen meeting in the Vatican’s apostolic palace, the pope’s residence,

By Charlotte Reck, Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Bomb threats forced the diversion of a series of flights across Europe on Thursday, just two days after at least seven flights received similar threats. There was no claim of responsibility for Tuesday’s alerts and officials did not attribute blame. On Thursday, Aer Lingus said a flight

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — As Republican losses in the US midterm elections came into focus, President Donald Trump said he would accept the results. The same cannot be said of Benjamin Netanyahu, the man Trump endorsed in Israel. A week after Israel’s October 27 election, Netanyahu, whose bloc lost its majority,