
A group of protesters clashed with police in Brussels as part of a national strike against planned government budget cuts.

A group of protesters clashed with police in Brussels as part of a national strike against planned government budget cuts.

CNN had rare access to a jet-powered Russian Geran 4 drone, downed over Ukraine. Nick Paton Walsh was shown Western-made components inside.

Burlington, Ontario, mayoral candidate Lisa Kearns took on alleged vandalism of her campaign signs head-on, and her response has now gone viral.

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump defended his negotiations with Russia over the release of a freed American. CNN's Kaitlan Collins pressed him on his claims.

Esh Kodesh is just one of more than 100 new settlements in the occupied West Bank that the Israeli government has approved since it took power at the close of 2022, many of which were first established illegally as outposts. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond reports that since then, violence and attacks against Palestinians in the area have escalated.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with American Stephen Hubbard at a St. Peterburg airport after Russia freed him. Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher, was captured in occupied Ukraine by Russia in 2022 and was accused of fighting for Kyiv, in what his family and the State Department said were fabricated charges.

Pope Leo XIV was seen blessing children and waving to crowds ahead of his first general audience since his lung cancer surgery.

Students in Indonesia are clashing with police amid anger over devastating wildfires, corruption and economic hardship. Their protests come as young people in Europe have also taken to the streets demanding change. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.

