Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Queen Elizabeth II in 2021 | CNN
London CNN — A British man has pleaded guilty to threatening to assassinate the late Queen Elizabeth II on Christmas...
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Suspects arrested in fatal Pakistan mosque suicide attack that left over 100 dead | CNN
CNN — Several suspects have been arrested in connection with Monday’s suicide bomb blast in a mosque in Pakistan’s northern...
US citizen charged over alleged killing of DJ in Colombia | CNN
CNN — Colombian authorities have charged an American citizen over the alleged murder of a female DJ in Colombia whose...
Chinese engineer sentenced to 8 years in US prison for spying | CNN Politics
CNN — A former graduate student in Chicago was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for spying for the...
A group of friends attended a vigil in Beijing. Then one by one, they disappeared | CNN
CNN — When one by one, the friends of a young woman living in Beijing began disappearing — detained by...
Israel’s democracy on the brink amid supreme court showdown with Netanyahu | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
Capture of Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro raises questions over how he stayed free for so long | CNN
Rome CNN — The arrest of Cosa Nostra mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro at a private health clinic in Palermo...
An American attorney found dead in Mexico was ‘the victim of a brutal crime,’ his family claims | CNN
CNN — An American public defender who died this month while celebrating his first wedding anniversary in Mexico “was the...
Greece drops some espionage charges against aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea | CNN
CNN — A Greek court dropped espionage charges against a group of aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea,...
Brazil police find draft decree intended to overturn election result in former Bolsonaro minister’s home | CNN
CNN — Brazilian police searching the house of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s justice minister found a draft decree proposing the...
Dual British-Iranian citizen sentenced to death for spying for UK | CNN
CNN — Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian citizen and former Iranian official, has been sentenced to death in Iran for...
Executions aren’t new in Iran, but this time they’re different | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
They saved refugees stranded at sea. Now they’re on trial | CNN
CNN — A trial of 24 rescue workers has begun in Greece, prompting criticism from human rights groups and the...
Morad Tahbaz’s daughter calls on US, UK to do everything they can to free her father from Iran | CNN Politics
CNN — On the fifth anniversary of her father’s arrest, the daughter of a man wrongfully detained in Iran is...
Former US fighter pilot arrested in Australia over China training allegations ‘singled out,’ lawyer says | CNN
The lawyer for former US Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan said he was “singled out” for extradition to the United...
Mexican authorities arrest son of notorious drug lord ‘El Chapo’ | CNN
CNN — Mexican authorities have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, son of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, a source from...
Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty | CNN
CNN — Myanmar’s military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, state broadcaster...
Iranian authorities release prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti on bail | CNN
CNN — One of Iran’s best-known actresses, who was arrested after she criticized the execution of a man involved in...
Israel’s rightward shift leaves its new Arab allies in an awkward spot | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
Police arrest man suspected of planting explosives in Brazil’s capital ahead of presidential inauguration | CNN
São Paulo CNN — Police in Brasilia arrested a man on Saturday suspected of planting and possessing explosive devices one...
