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CNN  —  A fifth member of an Iranian volunteer paramilitary group died Sunday after clashing with what state media called “rioters and thugs,” as the country’s President Ebrahim Raisi warned that protesters would be dealt with “decisively” after days of nationwide unrest. The person died from injuries sustained on Thursday …

London CNN  —  The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked the end of an era for the monarchy in more ways than one. She was the last senior royal from a generation that will soon seem alien to modern monarchists. During her 70 years on the throne, Elizabeth gave only …

Hong Kong CNN Business  —  The number of rich people in the world rose at a rapid pace last year, boosted by gains in the stock market and house prices. As many as 5.2 million people became millionaires last year, with nearly half in the United States alone, according to …

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi CNN  —  The oil boom brought about by the Ukraine war has made energy-rich Middle Eastern countries extraordinarily wealthy once …

CNN  —  A bus transferring dozens of people to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou overturned in a ravine early Sunday morning, killing 27 and injuring 20, local authorities said in a news briefing. According to Lin Gang, deputy mayor of Guiyang, the bus was taking …

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates CNN  —  Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was seen attending an event at a mosque in Tehran on Saturday, according to pictures and a video published on Iran’s government websites and state media, one day after reports circulated about of his deteriorating health. …

There is an old saying, “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” It seems that the same principle can be applied to the left. You can lead them to the facts, but you can’t make them believe it. Take the case of the left’s …

At least 10 people have died and thousands have been displaced after Typhoon Hinnamnor tore through South Korea’s southern industrial hubs on Tuesday, authorities said. Seven of the deaths were reported from one submerged parking lot under a residential complex in the country’s southeastern port city of Pohang, according to …

CNN  —  Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN’s partner channel CNN Portugal that he was “responsible that it doesn’t happen anymore.” In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview in Rome last month, the Pontiff said the church had “zero …

CNN  —  A cargo ship that collided with a natural gas tanker earlier this week off Gibraltar has “crumpled” and is leaking a “significant” amount of oil Thursday, according to authorities, who said efforts were underway to salvage the vessel. A “major incident” was declared in Gibraltar on Wednesday after …