3 dead and foreign nationals injured after gunmen attack Kabul hotel
CNN — Three people were killed and many others injured after gunmen attacked a hotel in Kabul, the Afghan capital, on Monday. The attack started around 2:30 p.m. local time…
Jana Zakarneh: Israeli military admits shooting 16-year-old Palestinian girl, calls it ‘unintentional’
Jerusalem CNN — The Israeli military admitted Monday that its troops shot Jana Zakarneh, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl who died during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Sunday…
UN agency says Israel is delaying new visas for its staff
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in today’s Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Jerusalem CNN —…
Peru protests: At least 20 injured in clashes, days after president’s ouster
CNN — At least 20 people, including four police officers, were injured on Saturday in clashes between protesters and police in the southern Peruvian city of Andahuaylas in the Andes.…
Saudi Arabia and China will align on everything from security to oil, but agree not to interfere on domestic issues
CNN — China and Saudi Arabia expressed aligned policies on a range of areas from security to oil in a joint statement Friday, adding they will support each other while…
Papua rights abuse trial: Indonesian court clears retired army major of crimes against humanity
An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted a retired army officer in the fatal shooting of four teenagers in Papua in 2014, crushing hopes the military would be held accountable for…
Iran carries out first known protest-related execution, state media reports
CNN — Iran has executed a man for injuring a paramilitary officer in the first known execution linked to protests that have swept the country since September, state media reported…
Taliban carry out first public execution since returning to power in Afghanistan
CNN — The Taliban on Wednesday put an alleged murderer to death in the first public execution held in Afghanistan since the Islamist group returned to power. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah…
Umar Patek: Bali bomber released on parole in Indonesia after serving half of 20-year sentence
Jakarta, Indonesia CNN — Indonesia has released on parole Umar Patek, a bomb maker in the deadly 2002 Bali attacks, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights said on Wednesday.…
Inside a Kramatorsk hospital saving the lives of Ukraine’s war wounded
CNN — As the young soldier lies motionless in the machine, a group of doctors huddle over a computer in an adjoining room. The images from the CT scanner show…