Al-Shabaab: US says it killed 12 fighters in Somalia airstrike
Washington CNN — US Africa Command has said it killed 12 al-Shabaab fighters in a remote area of Somalia on Friday in support of that country’s federal government and army.…
Bassem Awadallah: US citizen detained in Jordan launches hunger strike
CNN — A US citizen detained in Jordan is calling on the US government to demand his return to the United States and launching a hunger strike to protest his…
Israeli forces raid Jenin, killing 14-year-old boy, Palestinian officials say
Jerusalem CNN — Israeli forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday, killing a 14-year-old boy, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Qusai Radwan Waked was shot in…
Gabrielle: Schools to close, flights canceled as New Zealand braces for cyclone
CNN — Schools across Auckland, New Zealand, will close Monday as the island nation’s largest city braces for the arrival of Cyclone Gabrielle, CNN affiliate Radio New Zealand reported Sunday.…
Hackers interrupt Iran president’s TV speech on anniversary of revolution
The Islamic Republic marked the 44th anniversary of the Iranian revolution on Saturday with state-organized rallies, as anti-government hackers briefly interrupted a televised speech by President Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi, whose…
A 10-year effort to officially end the Iraq War
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia,…
Several rescue operations suspended in Syria and Turkey as chances of survival diminish
CNN — Security risks put a handful of search and rescue operations on hold on Saturday, as the death toll of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey…
Knowsley, Merseyside: Police arrest three after protest at asylum seeker hotel
CNN — Police in the northern England town of Knowsley, Merseyside, arrested three people on Friday after violence broke out during a protest outside a hotel used to house asylum…
New Zealand braces for its most intense tropical cyclone since the 1990s
CNN — New Zealand is bracing for its most intense tropical cyclone since the 1990s. Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is heading toward the North Island just two weeks after the area…
Leaked Chinese police data is giving Uyghurs answers about missing family members
A smaller subset of this data — known as the Xinjiang Police Files — was published last May. Further examination of the files then revealed their full extent, uncovering approximately…