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Participants gather in a world record attempt for the largest mass Haka at Eden Park in Auckland on September 29, 2024.
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New Zealand reclaims record for world’s largest Haka on home turf, dethroning France
Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria waves to supporters, in Vienna, Austria, on September 29, 2024, after polls closed in the country's national election.
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Austria’s Freedom Party secures first far-right national election win since World War II
Tadej Pogačar celebrates winning the world championship men's road race.
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Tadej Pogačar equals one of cycling’s most prestigious feats with world championship win
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September 27, 2024, presidential campaign news
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: Virginia Thomas, conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, leaves a closed door meeting with House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill on September 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. Last week according to media reports, Thomas's lawyer said she agreed to meet with the committee to answer questions about her work related to the 2020 election. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Iranian hackers indicted Friday allegedly sought to impersonate Ginni Thomas as they targeted Trump campaign
Actress Dame Maggie Smith arrives at the Royal Film Performance and World Premiere of the film, "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", at Leicester Square, London February 17, 2015.
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Maggie Smith, beloved ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Harry Potter’ star, dead at 89
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Latest news, analysis and videos
18-year-old cyclist Muriel Furrer dies after fall in junior road race
Israel concealed explosives inside batteries of pagers sold to Hezbollah, Lebanese officials say
Putin revises his nuclear doctrine, but have his red lines shifted?
They hit it off on vacation but then he went silent. So she decided to pick up the phone
Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island
The latest pretrial developments in the Idaho student killings trial
Zelensky makes urgent in-person plea to Biden and Harris who highlights her contrasting approach to Trump
US charges two Russians accused of running billion-dollar money laundering schemes
This US couple relocated to Italy after retiring. It didn’t go according to plan

Videos

<p>Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair talks with Fareed about the fight for democracy in an increasingly autocratic world: "the answer is for democracy to be effective."</p>
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<p>Fareed sits down with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss his new book, "On Leadership." They talk about the dangers of populism and the challenges of leading in a turbulent world.</p>
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<p>Pope Francis has pledged to root out the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/27/europe/pope-francis-belgium-abuse-intl/index.html">“scourge” of clerical sexual abuse</a> after Belgium’s prime minister urged him in unusually frank terms to take concrete action.CNN's Christopher Lamb reports.</p>
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‘They have to take concrete action. Immediately’: Clerical abuse survivor pleas for Pope’s help 2:54
English actress Maggie Smith as Beatrice in the Shakespeare play 'Much Ado About Nothing', staged by the National Theatre at the Old Vic in London, UK, 27th February 1965. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Watch some of Maggie Smith’s best moments 1:21
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Strike targeting Nasrallah could trigger all out war, warns analyst 7:16
<p>In a press conference before a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump brought up a phone call with Zelensky where he called his first impeachment a "Democratic hoax" that he "won." CNN's Jim Acosta fact checks Trump's impeachment claims.</p>
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Trump brings up call with Zelensky about ‘hoax’ impeachment. CNN fact-checks his claims 3:46
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France

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A model walks the runway during the Ester Manas Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on February 27, 2024 in Paris, France.
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In Paris, this fashion house fears the size inclusive dream is over
The left won France’s election, but its new government will be at the mercy of the far right
Video Accused rapist lashes out at journalist during trial in France 0:59
Four takeaways from the Champions League: PSG gets lucky, Manchester City and Inter Milan misfire
The world’s best hotels for 2024 revealed

Germany

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Brandenburg state premier and top candidate of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) Dietmar Woidke walks after first exit polls of the Brandenburg state election in Potsdam, Germany, September 22, 2024.
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Regional victory brings Germany’s Scholz brief respite
Goodbye, ‘welcome culture.’ Germany bows to far-right pressure and tightens its borders
New DNA analysis unravels the mystery of ‘lost prince’ Kaspar Hauser
Four takeaways from Tuesday’s Champions League action: Bayern Munich and Endrick make history, Americans shine
17-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal scores twice as Europe’s soccer powerhouses dominate the weekend’s action

Russia

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FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl attends his party's election campaign kick-off in Graz, Austria, on September 7.
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Austria’s far-right FPÖ party is the frontrunner in Sunday’s election. How did it get here?
China fires ICBM into Pacific Ocean in first such public test in decades as regional tensions flare
US announces $375 million aid package for Ukraine as Biden administration pledges ‘unwavering support’
Video ‘It’s time for the people of Venezuela to find an end to the crisis,’ says Spanish PM 13:57
Woolly rhino found preserved in Russian permafrost after 32,000 years

Ukraine

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with CNN on September 27, 2024.
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Austin believes casualties in all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah could ‘equal or exceed’ those in Gaza
Trump, standing next to Zelensky, promises a good deal for ‘both sides’ of Ukraine-Russia war
Republicans follow Trump’s lead of icing out Zelensky
Putin issues nuclear warning to the West over strikes on Russia from Ukraine
Video The time of Russian colonialism is over, says Poland’s foreign minister 12:01