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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Friday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he praised for demonstrating “the determination it takes to survive a war and ultimately win it.” Mr. Christie is the second …

A Russian court handed down its verdict on Friday in a new case against jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalnyto convict the politician of promoting “extremism” and extend his prison term by 19 years, according to Russian state media and his own team. Navalny, who emerged as the most outspoken critic …

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a television screen as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Prison Service during a hearing at the penal colony in Melekhovo, northeast of Moscow, on Friday. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption change caption Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Russian opposition leader …

Comment on this storyComment Andrew Tate, the controversial social media personality accused of rape and human trafficking in Romania, was released from house arrest on Friday after more than seven months in custody. Tate and his brother Tristan Tate, as well as two Romanian co-defendants who are also accused of …

Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Participants at the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea cool off at a water supply zone on August 4, 2023. Seoul, South Korea CNN — Hundreds of teenage Boy and Girl Scouts have fallen ill at a global event in South Korea. a suffocating heat wave sweeps over …

Editor’s note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-week look at the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN — Saudi Arabia The old port city of Jeddah on the Red Sea, stewing in the steaming heat of the world’s hottest …

A Russian warship appeared to have suffered serious damage on Friday after Ukraine attacked one of its main naval bases using naval drones. Russia’s defense ministry claimed to have foiled the overnight attack on the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, but the fate of one of its warships was in …

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive Internet influencer accused in Romania of rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, won an appeal Friday to be released from house arrest, said his spokesman. Tate will not be able to leave the country. He also …

People demonstrate against the desecration of the Koran in Denmark, in Sanaa, Yemen July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo COPENHAGEN, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Denmark is tightening border controls to boost domestic security and prevent unwanted people from entering the country after recent Koran burnings, the government said, following a …

Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, seen here on May 2, 2022, is held captive by soldiers at the presidential palace in Niamey. CNN — Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said Thursday that he is being held hostage by the country’s military as he warned in a Washington Post op-ed …