More from today's international headlines

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  American who says he crossed into Syria by foot is free after 7 months in detention

  An American who turned up in Syria on Thursday says he was detained after crossing into the country by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago.

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  Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

  U.S. President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It's the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. 2

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  U.S. hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products

  The Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean energy businesses.

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  Luxury real estate brokers charged in federal indictment with sex trafficking in NYC

  Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with luring, drugging and violently raping dozens of women over more than a decade.

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  FBI Director Christopher Wray says he intends to resign at the end of Biden's term

  FBI Director Christopher Wray told bureau workers Wednesday he plans to resign at the end of U.S. President Joe Biden's term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job.

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  Brazil's President Lula to undergo a new surgery after initial procedure for brain bleed

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo another surgery, doctors at the Sirio-Libanes hospital where the leftist leader is being treated said Wednesday.

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  Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, is found safe

  Hannah Kobayashi, whose disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation in Los Angeles, has been found safe, police said.

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  Fingerprints from health care CEO's killing scene match suspect Luigi Mangione's, police say

  Fingerprints found at the scene of the assassination of UnitedHealthcare's CEO match those of suspect Luigi Mangione, two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told CNN on Wednesday, as authorities continue to investigate the motive for the killing. 26

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  Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 33 including children, Palestinian medics say

  Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip overnight and into Wednesday, with one attack ripping through a home where displaced people were sheltering in the isolated north. The strikes killed at least 33 people including children, Palestinian health officials said.

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  Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled to Eastern Europe has willingly returned to the U.S.

  A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children for Eastern Europe willingly returned to the U.S. after four months and was charged Wednesday with obstructing an intense lake search for his body.

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  Arguments over whether Luigi Mangione is a 'hero' offer a glimpse into an unusual American moment

  At the same time the #FreeLuigi memes featuring the plumber from “Super Mario Brothers,” there were posts speculating about who could play him on SNL. 26

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  An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister

  A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, officials said, in the most brazen attack on a member of the Taliban inner circle since they returned to power three years ago.