
Political and climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London for protesting in support of hunger strikers linked to Palestine Action, a group designated as a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom.

Political and climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London for protesting in support of hunger strikers linked to Palestine Action, a group designated as a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom.

Pope Leo called for peace during his first Christmas celebration since becoming pontiff, encouraging the crowds in Vatican City to remember those suffering in Gaza whilst also calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine and other global conflicts. CNN Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb reports.

The city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank is buzzing with Christmas festivities for the first time in three years as Palestinians express cautious optimism amid the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.

As Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25, Ukrainian men are fleeing the fighting. CNN's chief international correspondent travels to Romania, where many of the men risk their lives in the rugged hills of the Carpathian mountains to escape the country.

China is developing a controversial hydropower system in a remote region of the Himalayas. Beijing has been tight-lipped on details of what it has called a "project of the century.” CNN's Simone McCarthy breaks down how the plan might take shape.

North Korea has opened new luxury hotels near the Chinese border. But with foreign tourism still tightly restricted, questions remain over who is actually staying in them. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

Protests erupted in Albania after weeks of tensions over corruption allegations against the deputy of the country's Prime Minister Belinda Balluku and other officials. This comes after opposition lawmakers scuffled with police inside the Albanian parliament on Thursday, Reuters reports.

Former neighbors paint a mixed portrait of Claudio Neves Valente, whose motives remain a mystery more than a week after police say the suspected shooter killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor, portraying a “very bright” but reclusive young man who was estranged from his family. CNN's Duarte Mendonça reports.

In the frigid forests of the Arctic Circle, not far from the border with Russia, CNN's Isobel Yeung sees how Finnish border guards are training for the threat of war. Stream the full story on the CNN app.

A new mural by elusive British street artist Banksy appeared Monday in London, depicting two children in winter hats lying on the ground.


