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By Dalal Mawad Paris (CNN) — The French army general appointed to oversee the reconstruction of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral has died during a mountain walk. “The nation has lost one of its great soldiers,” President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday. He described General Jean-Louis Georgelin, 74, as one

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ice and permafrost are thawing rapidly across vast areas of Earth — imperiling glaciers, releasing carbon and, potentially, reawakening ancient pathogens. The climate crisis is also revealing secrets of a once inaccessible past. Viking arrows, an Iron Age tunic and prehistoric wooden skis are some of the artifacts recovered from melting

By Maria Kostenko, Sarah Dean and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people died including a six-year-old girl and nearly 130 others injured after a Russian missile strike hit a central square in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, Ukrainian officials said. Saturday’s strike – in a city close to the Russian border

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The depth and frequency of craters across the frontline city of Orikhiv are a blunt example of why Ukraine needs F-16 fighter jets urgently. Ukrainian troops amassed around the city have the unenviable task of pushing through minefields towards an enemy that has long anticipated their

CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The depth and frequency of craters across the frontline city of Orikhiv are a blunt example of why Ukraine needs F-16 fighter jets urgently. Ukrainian troops amassed around the city have the unenviable task of pushing through minefields towards an enemy that has long anticipated

By Florence Trucco and Ana María Cañizares (CNNE) — The family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has accused the state of the crime of “murder by willful omission” two days before polls open on Sunday. The Ecuadorian Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to CNN that they received a complaint from the family on Friday. The

By Shirin Faqiri and Heather Law, CNN (CNN) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to strengthen “trilateral strategic collaboration” with the United States and South Korea during the first-ever stand-alone summit between the three nations’ leaders on Friday at Camp David. During the historic meeting, Kishida emphasized the need to strengthen the partnership between

By Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China’s military launched joint air and sea patrols around Taiwan this weekend as leaders from the United States, South Korea and Japan wrapped up a landmark summit at Camp David aimed at shoring up their alliances. “The patrols and exercises are meant to train the coordination

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military intervention to restore Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup. Abdel-Fatau Musah, the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace & Security of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc, said

By Katharina Krebs and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Russia has barred 54 more British citizens from entering the country, in response to the UK’s sanctions against its citizens and enterprises, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russia accused the individuals and entities of involvement in “propaganda support of the activities of the

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Modified skulls found in an ancient burial site in Japan were deliberately reshaped in both men and women as an expression of collective identity. The practice may also have helped the group to forge trade connections, a new study suggests. In all the skulls, the normally rounded part at

By Benjamin Brown, Zahid Mahmood, Stephanie Busari and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Four national authorities and the European Union’s border patrol agency Frontex failed to make “sufficient” efforts to prevent the deaths of dozens of migrants off West Africa, despite being warned about the boat weeks before, a Spanish human rights NGO alleged Friday.

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Researchers at the University of Dundee have recreated the face of Bonnie Prince Charlie as he appeared when leading the unsuccessful 18th century Jacobite rebellion as he sought to reclaim the British throne for his father. In the image, Bonnie Prince Charlie appears with blonde curly hair, wide eyes

By Peter Wilkinson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A British nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the hospital where she worked, making her the country’s worst baby serial killer in recent times. Lucy Letby, 33, harmed babies in her care by injecting air

By Ivana Kottasová and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with giving false testimony, Austria’s Economic and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday. The prosecutors in Vienna allege that Kurz gave false evidence to a committee of the Austrian parliament that was investigating whether his government was open

By Ivana Kottasová, Vasco Cotovio and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Russia temporarily shuttered all four major Moscow airports early on Friday morning following an alleged drone strike on the capital city, its civil aviation authority said. Seven flights were diverted because of the closures of Moscow’s Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky airports, according to

By CNN Staff (CNN) — A decade after hundreds of Egyptians were killed in a single day when security forces dispersed a sit-in protest in Cairo, a new report released by a human rights group to coincide with the anniversary of the massacre has claimed that authorities debated but ultimately rejected potentially less lethal options

By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan expressed “grave concern” after Chinese and Russian warships sailed close to its southern islands on Thursday, just a day before its leader is expected to discuss rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific at a summit with counterparts from South Korea and the United States. Six

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires burn across the region, leaving many to face dangerous road conditions or stand in line for hours for desperately-needed emergency flights. The capital city of Yellowknife – home to about

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires burn, leaving many to face dangerous road conditions or stand in line for hours for desperately needed emergency flights. Evacuations were also under way in British Columbia. The

By Radina Gigova and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Belarus would be willing to use the nuclear weapons given by close ally Russia in the face of foreign “aggression,” President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday, as tensions rise around the country’s borders with NATO nations. Minsk has played a key role in Russia’s war in Ukraine,

By Claudia Rebaza, Taylor Ward, Niamh Kennedy and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — More than 3,000 people have been evacuated since Wednesday as wildfires continue to tear through the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, a popular tourist destination, the region’s authorities said Thursday in a statement. The blaze has burned some 2,600 hectares (around 6,424

By Simone McCarthy and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — On a gray day in late February 2017, Chinese leader Xi Jinping gathered with a handful of close advisers to survey crop fields and polluted wetlands some 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of the capital Beijing. Just over a month later, the future of those hinterlands

By Radina Gigova, Matthew Chance and Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — A Moscow court has charged an imprisoned Russian-born US citizen with espionage, Russian state news agency TASS reported Thursday quoting the court’s press service. The individual, named Gene Spector, is currently serving a prison sentence after pleading guilty to bribery charges, according to TASS.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the deaths of 97 fans in a crush. Another 162 were hospitalized with injuries. It was the worst sports disaster in British history, according to the BBC. Facts

By Sophia Saifi and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have arrested more than 100 people after crowds descended on churches and set them on fire on Wednesday, raising concerns over the discrimination faced by religious minorities in the country. At least 17 churches have been vandalized since Wednesday, according

By Ivana Kottasová, Darya Tarasova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A Russian general who reportedly served as the top military commander for Ukraine last year has died, according to Russian state media. Army General Gennady Zhidko died at 58 “after a long illness” on Wednesday, according to the state news agency TASS. Zhidko served

By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — Warming global temperatures are dangerous for people in many ways, but they’re proving ideal for one type of animal: venomous snakes. As Australia’s east coast experiences one of its warmest winters on record, snake season appears to have started early. The Australian Reptile Park has issued an “urgent warning”

By Hande Atay Alam, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A pilot has died after suffering a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile, on Monday. The LATAM Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Panama City to allow the pilot to receive treatment, but he later died, the airline told CNN in

CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné , CNN Near Urozhaine, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian marines have advanced for the second time in two weeks on the southeastern frontlines, towards the key port city of Mariupol, with the recapture of the village of Urozhaine appearing to have been partially aided

By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné , CNN Near Urozhaine, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian marines have advanced for the second time in two weeks on the southeastern frontlines, towards the key port city of Mariupol, with the recapture of the village of Urozhaine appearing to have been partially aided by

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ten foreign nationals have been arrested in Singapore on suspicion of committing offenses such as forgery and money laundering after about S$1 billion ($735 million) worth of cash and assets were seized in raids across the country. Eight other people are wanted by the police, the Singapore Police Force

By Heather Chen and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — At least 10 people have died after a charter plane crashed onto an expressway north of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The plane, carrying six passengers and two flight crew, departed from Langkawi International Airport and was headed to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, the Civil Aviation

By Benjamin Brown (CNN) — The US has approved Israel’s request to sell the Arrow-3 missile system to Germany, the Israeli defense ministry said Thursday, in what will become Israel’s largest ever defense deal. The approval paves the way for Israel and Germany to sign a landmark $3.5 billion defense agreement, according to the Israeli

By Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — At least 60 migrants are presumed dead after a boat disaster off Cape Verde, West Africa, according to the International Organization on Migration (IOM). The Cape Verde island chain is found about 570 kilometers (about 350 miles) off the extreme western tip of Africa and is on the route

By Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A Sydney court on Thursday acquitted the founder of global megachurch Hillsong of covering up child sexual abuse committed by his father in the 1970s. The Downing Centre Local and District Court ruled that Brian Houston, 69, had followed the wishes of his father’s victim

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — NBA star James Harden expressed disbelief after Chinese fans snapped up 10,000 bottles of his own-branded wine in seconds, demonstrating the massive reach of livestreaming in the country, where basketball is loved by millions. The veteran Philadelphia 76ers guard on Tuesday joined the livestream of online celebrity

By Mitchell McCluskey, Aya Elamroussi and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada’s Northwest Territories have prompted emergency declarations and the evacuation of the capital city of Yellowknife by road and air. About 20,000 residents in Yellowknife are being urged to get out of the way of fast-moving flames as more

Exclusive by Tamara Qiblawi, Allegra Goodwin, Nima Elbagir and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of families gathered in the West Darfur capital of El Geneina on June 15, plotting their escape from what had become a hellscape of blown-out buildings scrawled with racist graffiti and streets strewn with corpses. The state governor had just

By Ruba Alhenawi, Hamdi Alkhshali and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — More than one million people have fled Sudan to neighboring countries since April, according to the United Nations, as fighting between two warring factions plunges the country into civil war. The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than 3.4 million people inside the

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Alex Stambaugh and Kostan Nechyporenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces have retaken the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, Kyiv said on Wednesday, after days of punishing battles as part of its counteroffensive against Russia. Andrii Kovalov, spokesperson of the Ukrainian military’s general staff, said on national television Wednesday morning

By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Indonesia’s capital Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city, according to a new study, and the country’s president may have the cough to prove it. Ministers in the Southeast Asian country confirmed this week that President Joko Widodo had been battling a cough for weeks and suggested

By Su Chay, Sophie Jeong and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 32 people, a local fire services official told CNN on Wednesday. The landslide took place in the remote and mountainous town of Hpakant in the northern state of Kachin on Sunday,

By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s first public confirmation that a US soldier crossed into its territory in July has prompted an appeal from his family to treat him humanely, as questions remain about why he entered one of the most hostile countries on Earth at a time of heightened

By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — China’s defense minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday warned against “playing with fire” when it comes to Taiwan in a veiled jab at the United States as he addressed a security conference in Russia. Speaking at the Moscow Conference on International Security, Li said attempts to “use Taiwan to contain

By Hamdi Alkhshali and Ruba Alhenawi, CNN (CNN) — At least 55 people were killed and 146 others injured when clashes broke out between two powerful armed factions in the southern Libyan capital of Tripoli, emergency services spokesman Malik Marseet told local media outlets on Wednesday. Fighting began Monday after the detention of the commander

Exclusive by Nick Paton Walsh, Victoria Butenko and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian security services have released to CNN exclusive footage showing the moment in July when they used an experimental sea drone to attack Russia’s bridge to annexed Crimea, providing new details on the attack and warning more such assaults will

CNN Exclusive by Nick Paton Walsh, Victoria Butenko and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian security services have released to CNN exclusive footage showing the moment in July when they used an experimental sea drone to attack Russia’s bridge to annexed Crimea, providing new details on the attack and warning more such assaults

By Gawon Bae, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea on Wednesday confirmed publicly for the first time that US Army Pvt. Travis King crossed into its territory. A statement from the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed King had expressed “his willingness to seek refugee” in North

By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — They’re your childhood climbing frame, a canopy to shelter from the rain, a shady place to have a picnic; they offer sanctuary, fruit, a home for wildlife, protection against flooding and pollution, and an insight into the hidden history of the land – we are, of course, talking about

By Emi Jozuka and Eru Ishikawa, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — Evacuation warnings have been issued to more than 237,000 people across 11 prefectures in Japan as Typhoon Lan hit the west of the country on Tuesday, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The typhoon made landfall near Shionomisaki in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture

By Jessie Yeung, Anna Coren and Jawad Temori, CNN (CNN) — When Zahra thinks back to her life before the summer of 2021, it seems like another reality. As a student in Afghanistan, she had “lots of friends.” “We were happy together,” she recalled. “We were studying, sometimes we were gathering together … we were

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The woman at the center of a suspected mushroom poisoning case that killed three people in Australia claims she bought the ingredients from two separate stores, according to a statement she gave to police cited by public broadcaster ABC. Erin Patterson, 48, said she wants to “clear up the

By Kocha Olarn and Helen Regan, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Two estranged sons of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn said Monday they hoped to return to the country soon after an unexpected visit that has fueled speculation among many in the kingdom. The brothers’ surprise trip was their first back to their homeland in 27

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Poland is holding its largest military parade in decades on Tuesday, in a flex of defensive muscle that comes as tensions rise on the border between the NATO nation and key Russian ally Belarus. Poland’s Defense Ministry said the celebration of Polish Army Day on Tuesday would be marked

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the kind of “see it everywhere, can’t remember where you learned it” concept that pops up every so often in conversations about psychology, social issues and self-improvement. Once you understand the hierarchy and its applications you will notice its influence everywhere, including business management

From Bethlehem Feleke and Mihir Melwani, CNN (CNN) — At least 26 people have been killed in an explosion in the town of Finote Selam in northwestern Ethiopia, amid heavy fighting between government forces and a local militia group. A further 50 people were injured in Sunday’s blast, according to Manaye Tenaw, CEO of the

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Aimee Look, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — As oil-rich Gulf states seek to diversify their military partnerships, they are finding themselves ensnared in the intensifying rivalry for global dominance between the United States and China. One of America’s closest allies in the region, the United Arab Emirates plans to hold

By Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Saudi Arabia has appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinians, in a move that comes amid talks with the United States over a possible deal to normalize relations between the Gulf kingdom and Israel. In a show of support to Palestinians, Saudi Arabia named its ambassador to Jordan,

By Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN New Delhi, India (CNN) — Heavy rains and landslides have killed more than 60 people in the northern Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, as devastating flooding hits the region during the monsoon season. Most of the deaths happened in Himachal Pradesh where at least 55 people

By Eric Cheung and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Taiwan will never back down in the face of growing threats from China, the island’s vice president and presidential hopeful said Sunday during a transit through the United States, defying Beijing’s condemnation of his trip. William Lai, a front-runner in Taiwan’s presidential race in January, made

By Mengchen Zhang, Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — At least 21 people are dead and six others missing after a flash flood and landslide following torrential rains in the outskirts of northwestern China’s Xi’an city, local authorities said Sunday. The natural disaster, which took place in a mountainside village on Friday, also

By Umaro Djau, Hande Atay Alam and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s junta claimed Sunday it had gathered evidence to prosecute the country’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason,” upping the stakes in their brinkmanship against key neighbors in West Africa who have vowed to restore constitutional order in the coup-hit country. “The

By Berry Wang, CNN (CNN) — A controversial lesson on sexual harassment at a middle school in southern China has stirred online debate about victim-blaming, with many criticizing both the school and what they say is an inadequate response from officials. The school, located in Zhaoqing city in Guangdong province, had held a “mental health

By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — An endangered lioness was shot dead in South Korea on Monday, an hour after escaping a private farm, according to local officials. The lioness escaped its cage Monday morning in Goryeong county, in North Gyeongsang Province, about 300 kilometers (about 186 miles) south

By Darya Tarasova, Gul Tuysuz and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A Russian warship fired warning shots and boarded a cargo ship it claims was headed to Ukraine in the Black Sea on Sunday, according to Russia’s defense ministry. Russia pulled out of a UN and Turkish-brokered deal in July that allowed Ukraine to move

By Asim Khan in Quetta and Sophia Saifi in Islamabad, CNN (CNN) — An attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan was thwarted by Pakistan’s military, leaving two militants dead and the Chinese workers unharmed, police say. Chakar Baloch, the police superintendent for the district of Gwadar, where the attack took place,

By Olga Voitovych, Mariya Knight and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has claimed “partial success” at a village along the southern front, as Kyiv’s counteroffensive continues to struggle to make significant progress. Elsewhere, Russia is attacking near Kupiansk in the northeastern Kharkiv region that borders Russia, an area that has seen significant shelling and

By Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — China’s foreign ministry on Sunday condemned the transit of Taiwan’s vice president and presidential candidate William Lai through the United States, calling him a “troublemaker through and through.” Lai arrived in New York on Saturday en route to Paraguay where he will attend the inauguration of

By Rafael Romo, Abel Alvarado, Juan Carlos Paz, Eyad Kourdi, Marlon Sorto, Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — The assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio marks a “disturbing moment” for the region and democracy, his successor and former running mate Andrea González Náder has told CNN in an exclusive interview.

CNN By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener, Yulia Kesaieva and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian officials say multiple missiles were shot down over the crucial bridge connecting the annexed Crimea to the mainland on Saturday, the latest in a series of apparent Ukrainian attacks in the region. The bridge

By Maria Kostenko and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Beaches officially opened for swimming in Ukraine’s largest port city of Odesa for the first time since the Russian invasion began in February 2022, local officials announced Saturday. Bathing during air raid alerts, however, remains banned in the Black Sea city. Odesa has seen relentless waves

By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener, Yulia Kesaieva and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian officials say multiple missiles were shot down over the crucial bridge connecting the annexed Crimea to the mainland on Saturday, the latest in a series of apparent Ukrainian attacks in the region. The bridge is

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The dreams we have as children often stick with us for the rest of our lives. And if your dream involved venturing to the stars, space tourism has opened up another avenue for those who didn’t study to become astronauts — albeit at a hefty price. Those who have

By Eve Brennan and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Six people died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel, authorities say, while two people could still be missing. According to testimonies of survivors, 65 or 66 people were on board the boat which sank, local French authorities said. They added that more