Hira Humayun - Senior News Desk Reporter
Hira Humayun
Senior News Desk Reporter
Hira Humayun is a Senior News Desk Reporter for CNN's International News Hub in Atlanta. She writes global breaking news and features out of Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, with a focus on human rights and the environment.
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Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacksFeb 27, 2026Pakistan says its military forces are responding to an attack launched by the Afghan Taliban earlier on Thursday, marking the latest escalation of violence between the neighboring countries. -
Cuba says its forces kill four in gunfight after Florida speedboat tries to ‘infiltrate’ islandFeb 26, 2026Cuba said its forces fatally shot four heavily armed people attempting to “infiltrate” its territory on a Florida-registered speedboat on Wednesday, amid simmering tensions between the communist island and the US. -
Suspected shooter named as community gathers to grieve after Canada’s worst school shooting in decades. Here’s what we knowFeb 13, 2026The tiny Canadian mountain town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, suffered one of the country’s worst school shootings in recent history on Tuesday, when an 18-year-old woman killed at least eight people and wounded dozens. -
US conducts military drills in Middle East as tension with Iran builds amid Trump’s demandsFeb 2, 2026US President Donald Trump renewed threats to strike Iran if it does not agree to negotiate a new nuclear deal, as US forces conduct a multi-day air exercise in the Middle East, bolstering Washington’s military presence in the region. -
Russia says it agreed to pause strikes on Kyiv until Sunday at Trump’s requestJan 30, 2026US President Donald Trump claimed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to a week-long pause in attacks on major Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, as the country grapples with plummeting winter temperatures, with the Kremlin appearing to at least partially confirm Trump’s words. -
Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands were killed in protestsJan 19, 2026Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, acknowledged Saturday that thousands of Iranians were killed during more than two weeks of unrest in the country — deaths he blamed on US President Donald Trump, who he said “openly encouraged” the protesters by promising them US “military support.” -
A morgue overflowing with more body bags than answers amid Iran’s latest crackdown on dissentJan 13, 2026Iranians screamed in anguish and cried in confusion as they gathered beside bodies shrouded in black bags in a makeshift morgue at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center and lying on the ground outside the facility south of Tehran. -
Israel to suspend operations of several aid groups in Gaza as countries warn of renewed ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisisDec 31, 2025Several international humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), face being barred from working in Gaza from Thursday for failing to comply with Israel’s new restrictions for aid groups working in the devastated enclave. -
Australian PM announces gun buy-back plan, day of reflection following Bondi Beach shootingDec 19, 2025Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a national buy-back scheme for firearms to “get more guns off our streets” following the Bondi Beach massacre. -
‘What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?’ South Australia Premier says social media ban is about protecting childrenDec 11, 2025South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 is about protecting them from addictive algorithms, asking: “What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen here by delaying kids’ access to social media?” -
Ukraine is ready to hold elections in next 90 days if allies can guarantee security, Zelensky saysDec 9, 2025Ukraine is ready to hold elections in the next 60 to 90 days if its allies can guarantee security for the vote, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday, following criticism from his American counterpart Donald Trump. -
Two dozen schoolgirls freed after kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria last weekNov 25, 2025Two dozen schoolgirls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state last week have been freed, according to officials, as the country grapples with a wave of mass abductions in recent days. -
Armed bandits kidnap more than 300 students from Catholic school in NigeriaNov 22, 2025Police in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State reported that a group of armed bandits invaded a private Catholic school abducting hundreds of schoolchildren – some as young as eight years old – early on Friday, amid widespread outrage over violence against Christians in the West African nation. -
Five tourists killed by snowstorm in Chile’s Torres del Paine National ParkNov 18, 2025At least five tourists have been killed by a snowstorm in the Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile’s Patagonia region, while four more who were missing have been found alive. -
British journalist Sami Hamdi expected to be released from ICE detention and return to UKNov 11, 2025British Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi is set to be released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. -
Turkey issues ‘genocide’ arrest warrants against Netanyahu and other Israeli officialsNov 7, 2025Turkey on Friday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and dozens of other Israeli officials on “genocide” charges.
About
Hira Humayun is a Senior News Desk Reporter for CNN’s International News Hub in Atlanta. She writes global breaking news and features out of Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, with a focus on human rights and the environment.
Since joining CNN in 2017, she has covered Israel’s war in Gaza, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, protests in Iran, the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters including floods, earthquakes and hurricanes
She won an Emmy award as part of a team that broke news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She was also part of the Emmy-nominated team that covered South Korea’s declaration of martial law.
Born in Pakistan and raised between Karachi and the United States, Humayun is fluent in Urdu. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Government with a focus on International Affairs from Smith College.
