A 10-year effort to officially end the Iraq War | CNN Politics

A 10-year effort to officially end the Iraq War | CNN Politics

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, after trying for 10 years, is on the cusp of getting Congress to repeal the authorizations that led the US into war against Iraq in … Read more

Traumatized and afraid, Jenin residents are still reeling from Israeli raid | CNN

Traumatized and afraid, Jenin residents are still reeling from Israeli raid | CNN

Jenin, West Bank CNN  —  Mohammed Abu al-Hayja was sleeping alongside his wife and two young daughters last month when loud gunfire woke them up. Minutes later, Israeli soldiers rammed down his door and burst through his apartment. “They spread through the house in seconds,” 29-year-old al-Hayja told CNN. “Two soldiers came up to me, … Read more

Pakistan mosque bomber was disguised as a policeman, official says | CNN

Pakistan mosque bomber was disguised as a policeman, official says | CNN

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN  —  The suicide bomber who targeted a mosque inside a police compound in Peshawar, killing more than 80 people, was a member of the Pakistani Taliban disguised as a policeman, a senior official said Thursday. CCTV footage shows the suspected bomber arriving at a police checkpoint on a scooter Monday, asking a … Read more

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro applies for six-month US tourist visa | CNN

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro applies for six-month US tourist visa | CNN

CNN  —  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States, the law firm representing Bolsonaro confirmed to CNN Brasil on Monday. The request was filed on Friday, January 27, AG Immigration told CNN Brasil, and comes amid reports that he arrived to the US on an … Read more

Settlements to be ‘strengthened’ in wake of Jerusalem attacks, Israeli PM says | CNN

Settlements to be ‘strengthened’ in wake of Jerusalem attacks, Israeli PM says | CNN

CNN  —  Israel will “take steps to strengthen settlement” in response to shooting attacks in Jerusalem Friday and Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. A six-point list to “fight terrorism and exact a price from terrorists and those who support them” was posted to Netanyahu’s Facebook page overnight Saturday after a meeting of Israel’s … Read more

Two wounded in shooting in Jerusalem, police say, after synagogue attack leaves seven dead | CNN

Two wounded in shooting in Jerusalem, police say, after synagogue attack leaves seven dead | CNN

CNN  —  Two people were wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Saturday, emergency services say, the day after a gunman killed at least seven people near a synagogue in the city. The two men injured in the City of David area of Jerusalem on Saturday, one aged 22 and one in his 40s, … Read more

At least seven dead in Jerusalem synagogue attack, Israeli police say | CNN

At least seven dead in Jerusalem synagogue attack, Israeli police say | CNN

CNN  —  Tensions in Israel and the Palestinian territories remain high after Friday’s shooting, which police chief Yaakov Shabtai described as “one of the worst terror attacks in the past few years.” The shooter in that attack was also later killed by police forces, according to police. Two people were wounded in a separate shooting … Read more

Blinken to visit Israel and West Bank with tensions high after outbreak of violence | CNN Politics

Blinken to visit Israel and West Bank with tensions high after outbreak of violence | CNN Politics

CNN  —  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Jerusalem and Ramallah next week has gained new urgency after a wave of deadly violence in Israel and the West Bank. His trip, which also includes a stop in Egypt, was already expected to be complicated, as it will be the top US diplomat’s first … Read more

Germany detains Iranian national suspected of planning a terror attack | CNN

Germany detains Iranian national suspected of planning a terror attack | CNN

CNN  —  German police have detained an Iranian national on suspicion of planning a terror attack, authorities in the country said Sunday. Police in the western city of Munster said the 32-year-old man is believed to have procured unspecified amounts of the toxins cyanide and ricin in preparation for an “Islamist-motivated attack.” The suspect was … Read more

Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting | CNN

Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting | CNN

CNN  —  French police on Friday fired teargas amid clashes with agitated protesters outside a Kurdish community center in the heart of Paris, where a gunman earlier killed three people and injured four others in an attack with possible racist underpinnings. All three people killed inside and near the Kurdish Cultural Center Ahmet-Kaya on Rue … Read more