CNN — US forces, working with Iraqi intelligence and security services, killed a high-profile leader of the Islamic State in…
Iran is using drones and apps to catch women who aren’t wearing hijabs, says UN report
CNN — Iran is using aerial drones, facial recognition systems, and a citizen-reporting app to enforce mandatory hijab laws on…
Putin calls on Ukrainian troops in Kursk to surrender, as Zelensky asks US to put pressure on Russia
CNN  — Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk to surrender as…
Suicide bombing at Pakistan Islamic seminary kills six, including Taliban-linked cleric
CNN — A suicide bomber killed six worshippers during Friday prayers at an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan known as…
Christian sect members who watched 8-year-old die get lengthy prison sentences
Brisbane, Australia CNN — The parents of an 8-year-old girl who died after they withheld her insulin, encouraged by members…
Russia says it’s open to economic cooperation with US on rare earth minerals and energy
CNN — Russia says it is open to economic cooperation with the United States, including on energy and mining rare…
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Berlin CNN — Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a…
Mexico announces arrests of alleged high ranking Sinaloa Cartel members
CNN — Mexican authorities arrested two alleged high-ranking members of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel this week, just days before the…
Pope will not lead Angelus prayer for second Sunday as he begins second week in hospital, Vatican says
Rome CNN — Pope Francis will remain hospitalized following his pneumonia diagnosis and will not deliver the weekly Angelus prayer…
The US now considers these cartels and gangs terrorist groups. Here’s what to know about them
CNN — Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and the Sinaloa cartel are among the two gangs and six drug cartels the…