Rob Picheta

By Lauren Izso, Pauline Lockwood and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Elon Musk “in the last few days” to discuss

CNN — The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship seemed a distant prospect two weeks ago. But Syria’s rebels completed a speedy and stunning march to power on Sunday, starting an uncertain new era for the country.

Paris (CNN) — France's embattled President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Francois Bayrou as prime minister, he announced on Friday, as he seeks to calm a political crisis that has left his authority dwindling by the day.

Francois Bayrou, 73, who was named as the new French prime minister on December 13, leaves a meeting earlier in the year.

London CNN — “I've been thinking in the past few years: Will I die away from my country?” Abdulaziz Almashi said, reciting the

“I’ve been thinking in the past few years: will I die away from my country?” Abdulaziz Almashi asked aloud. “Will I be able to go back and see my mum and dad again?”

London (CNN) — An alleged Chinese spy who forged a close relationship with Prince Andrew has been identified by a British court, the latest twist in a case that has shone a light on Beijing's influence inside Britain's institutions.

An alleged Chinese spy who forged a close relationship with Prince Andrew has been identified by a British court, the latest twist in a case that has shone a light on Beijing’s influence inside Britain’s institutions.

London (CNN) — An alleged Chinese spy who forged a close relationship with Prince Andrew has been identified by a British court, the latest twist

Dominique Pelicot and dozens of other men are expected to learn their fates on Thursday, as verdicts are delivered in a weeks-long mass rape trial that has stunned France and appalled the watching world.