Israeli authorities stormed a theater in East Jerusalem where Palestinian children were preparing to perform a musical event, leaving them frightened and shaken. Israeli police told CNN it was enforcing a law controlling activity of the Palestinian Authority, but the Jerusalemite Youth Cultural Forum said it had no ties to the PA. CNN's Nic Robertson speaks to the children days after the raid.
Israeli authorities stormed a theater in East Jerusalem where Palestinian children were preparing to perform a musical event, leaving them frightened and shaken. Israeli police told CNN it was enforcing a law controlling activity of the Palestinian Authority, but the Jerusalemite Youth Cultural Forum said it had no ties to the PA. CNN's Nic Robertson speaks to the children days after the raid.
Pope Leo has visited the sunken Basilica of Saint Neophytos in Turkey to take part in celebrations for the 1,700th anniversary of The Council of Nicaea. This ecumenical council produced the Nicene Creed which defined the core Christian doctrines. CNN Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb reports.
The emotional moment a conservationist found the rare flower that he’d been looking for for years has gone viral. Septi Andriki and a team of conservationists found the rare Rafflesia Hasseltii in bloom deep in the rainforest in west Sumatra, Indonesia.
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that his administration will work to “permanently pause migration from all Third World countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover.” His comments came after an Afghan national was identified as the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington.
Pope Leo blessed the foundation stone of St Augustine's Church in Pleasant Grove, Dallas, whilst greeting a group of priests in Istanbul. The Pope is making his first trip abroad since his election in May. CNN Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb reports.
Fire survivors grieve after Hong Kong’s worst disaster in decades.
The number of people killed in the Hong Kong apartment complex fire has risen to more than 125. Officials have also said as many as 200 people are still missing. CNN's Hanako Montgomery visited the scene and spoke to volunteers helping survivors.
Eyewitness video from Tai Po shows the fire intensifying at rapid speed as smoke pours from the high-rise.
