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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Twenty people accused of helping an ISIS-linked rebel group suspected of killing dozens, mostly students at a school in western Uganda, have been arrested, Ugandan police told CNN. Around 42 people, including 37 students were killed on Friday when members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group attacked

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Swiss voters have approved a new law to cut the use of fossil fuels and significantly reduce levels of planet-heating pollution, as the country faces alarming levels of glacier melt. The law, which was approved by just over 59% of voters during a referendum held on Sunday, requires that

By Tim Lister, Pauline Lockwood and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s Ministry of Defense has claimed that a Ukrainian stronghold was destroyed by a remotely-controlled tank packed with a huge amount of explosives, in what appears to be a new battlefield tactic. In a post on its Telegram channel at the weekend, the ministry

David McKenzie and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Malindi, Kenya (CNN) — The reddish soil of the Shakahola forest is still giving up its terrible secrets. Two hours drive from Kenya’s coastal tourist town of Malindi, forensic teams turn off the tarred road into a thicket of thorn bush, entering a crime scene that came to light

By Kareem Khadder, Hadas Gold and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli raid into one of the tensest cities in the occupied West Bank erupted Monday into a massive firefight, leaving at least five Palestinians dead and dozens wounded as the Israeli military struggled to rescue troops under heavy fire. The Palestinian

By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Scuffles broke out in the South Korean city of Daegu on Saturday as local officials led by the mayor clashed with police during a protest against an LGBTQ festival. Opponents including Christian organizations had applied for a provisional injunction against the Daegu Queer

By Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis and Alex Platt, CNN Renk, South Sudan (CNN) — His worn trousers bagging over the top of borrowed rubber rain boots, Kueaa Darhok attempts to make his way through the sucking mud and deep-set puddles, on his way to the communal feeding kitchen at the center of the transit camp

By Chris Lau and Candice Zhu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral on Sunday for a Hong Kong model whose grisly death earlier this year shocked the city, with floral tributes flowing in from loved ones, friends and celebrities alike. Abby Choi, a 28-year-old mother of four, went missing in

By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Lizzy Yee, CNN Karachi, Pakistan (CNN) — More than 300 Pakistani nationals have been killed in the sinking of a overcrowded fishing trawler off the coast of Greece, the latest tragedy to expose the refugee crisis confronting the European Union as tens of thousands seek sanctuary from war, persecution

By Kylie Atwood, Simone McCarthy and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Beijing (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said that the United States and China had made “progress” toward steering relations back on track as both sides agreed on the need to “stabilize” the bilateral relationship between the two superpowers. The top US

By Ana María Cañizares and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Ecuador who was previously discovered to be alive in a coffin at her own wake has now actually passed away. Bella Montoya, 76, died Friday afternoon after spending a week hospitalized in critical care in the coastal city of Babahoyo, according to

By Xiaofei Xu Paris (CNN) — A dozen police officers and several protesters were injured Saturday in clashes at the construction site of an Alpine railway tunnel connecting France and Italy. Around 2,000 police were mobilized to the site to face more than 3,000 people protesting the 57-kilometer tunnel project that will connect the French

By Lizzy Yee and Omar Fajardo, CNN (CNN) — At least 12 people have died, five are missing and nearly 3,000 have been left homeless after an “extratropical cyclone” hit Brazil’s Rio Grande Do Sul, local authorities say. Traveling to the region’s hardest hit regions, government authorities have reinforced the role of the state’s relief

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — It has been 40 years since Sally Ride became the first woman from the United States to travel into outer space. June 18 marks the anniversary of Ride’s ceiling-shattering, six-day mission on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983. The US space program was in operation for more than two decades

By Caolán Magee, CNN London (CNN) — Holly Reeves has a medical condition where she struggles to swallow food, so doctors fitted the five-year old from Devon with a feeding tube. But Holly has asthma and if she has a serious coughing episode the tube falls out – leading to her “starving to the point

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — At more than 7 feet tall when fully extended and with 360 degree vision they’re formidable enough to make any would-be lawbreaker think twice. But Robocop they are not. These are the two robots the Singapore Police Force has introduced to patrol Changi Airport following more than five years

By Lizzy Yee, CNN (CNN) — A ship carrying 120 people caught fire off the Philippine island of Bohol, the country’s coast guard said Sunday. Videos shared by the Philippine Coast Guard showed flames rising from the rear of the MV Esperanza Star, with billows of black smoke. The coast guard told CNN all 120

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Kathleen Folbigg had her first child at 21, and like most new moms kept a diary of the times her baby fed, slept, burped and bathed. But the records stopped abruptly after 19 days when the baby died, and over the next decade until 1999, as Folbigg

By Mariya Knight, Maria Kostenko and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Beaches in the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa have been closed off after filthy waters from a collapsed dam washed downstream, posing a “genuine threat” to local residents. The toll from the collapse of the Russia-controlled Nova Kakhovka dam on June 6 has risen

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Alaa Elassar and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — At least 17 people were killed, including five children, after an airstrike hit a residential area in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Saturday, according to the country’s health ministry, hours before the United States and Saudi Arabia announced a 72-hour ceasefire. At least 25 houses

By Mariya Knight and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — African leaders pressed for peace in Ukraine as they met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg Saturday but the Russian leader blamed Kyiv for a lack of talks. The high-level Africa delegation traveled first to Ukraine and then to Russia with the long-shot goal of bringing the

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you’re a father, you probably have experienced endless anxieties about whether you’re doing enough for your kids while they’re growing up. What if your children inherit your negative habits? What if you let your kids watch too much television or feed them the wrong foods? Worrying you’re going

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III revived a royal tradition by riding on horseback in the first Trooping the Colour of his reign, which marks the British sovereign’s official birthday. The traditional military spectacle on Saturday is a parade like no other with all the pomp and pageantry expected of royal

By Heather Chen, Florence Davey-Attlee, Elinda Labropoulou, Zahid Mahmood, Mostafa Salem, Nadine Schmidt, Eyad Kourdi and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The sinking of a packed migrant boat off the coast of Greece may be “the worst tragedy ever” in the Mediterranean sea, according to the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson. Dozens of

By Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned there is a “serious danger” of NATO being drawn further into the Ukraine war if members of the alliance continue to supply military weaponry to Kyiv. “NATO, of course, is being drawn into the war in Ukraine, what are we talking here,” Putin

By Isaac Yee, Larry Madowo, Bethlehem Feleke, Chris Lau and Heather Chen, CNN Kampala, Uganda (CNN) — Armed rebels attacked a school in western Uganda, killing at least 41 people, mostly students, and abducting six others, Ugandan officials have said. Some were hacked to death with machetes while others died when their dormitories were set

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Soaring temperatures. Unusually hot oceans. Record high levels of carbon pollution in the atmosphere and record low levels of Antarctic ice. We’re only halfway through 2023 and so many climate records are being broken, some scientists are sounding the alarm, fearing it could be a sign of a planet

By Candice Zhu and Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A social media influencer who was trying to lose more than half her body weight as an inspiration to her followers has reportedly died while attending an intensive weight-loss boot camp in northwestern China, fueling a debate over how to regulate the influencer industry.

By Jessie Yeung and Eru Ishikawa, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — When Kaneko Miyuki reported her sexual assault as a seven-year-old in Japan, she remembers the police laughing at her. “I was already confused and scared,” she said. “They wouldn’t take me seriously as a child.” The following investigation made things worse. After being questioned,

By Sarah Dean, Olga Voitovych, Nimi Princewill, and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — An African delegation on a peace mission to Ukraine headed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was greeted with explosions and forced to shelter in bunkers amid air strikes on the capital Kyiv. Ukrainian officials said the attack was repelled by air

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A climate activist in New Zealand faces 10 years in jail after a court found her guilty of forgery for sending a fake letter to the speakers at an oil industry conference, telling them it had been postponed due to the climate crisis. Rosemary Penwarden, who lives near Dunedin,

By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Markina Tarasova, CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (CNN) — In a deserted shell of a building, a Ukrainian drone pilot blocks off his surroundings and focuses solely on the controller in his hands. The wall-less room gives him and his unit some cover in the moonless night. The

By Mark Tutton, CNN (CNN) — Our world is built of concrete. Durable and cheap, it’s the construction material of choice for buildings, bridges and tunnels. But its ubiquity means it has a huge environmental impact. Concrete is made from water mixed with aggregates like sand and gravel, bound together by cement – and it’s

By Martha Zhou, Steven Jiang and Chris Lau, CNN Beijing (CNN) — It was the sort of astonishing run the world has come to expect from those who don Argentina’s iconic number 10 soccer jersey. From the corner of the pitch, the fleet-footed figure evades one challenger and leaves two others trailing hopelessly in his

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has failed to release data on how many cremations took place in the country at the end of 2022 – obscuring a key indicator that could have shed light on the impact of the wave of Covid-19 infections that were sweeping the country at that time.

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Helen Regan, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital Friday where the 86-year-old was recovering from abdominal surgery, after the procedure sparked renewed concerns over his health. The pontiff left hospital in a wheelchair and spoke with well-wishers and medical staff who had gathered outside

By Nima Elbagir, Tamara Qiblawi, Barbara Arvanitidis, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Pallabi Munsi, Ingrid Formanek and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Video by Mark Baron Graphics by Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — Cries pierced the air as a car full of women and children crossed into Chad from war-torn Sudan. A woman, in the late stages of pregnancy, lay

By Rhea Mogul, Sophia Saifi and Manveena Suri, CNN Islamabad and New Delhi (CNN) — Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy has made landfall in India’s western Gujarat state, close to the Pakistan border, unleashing powerful gusts of wind that ripped up trees and toppled electricity poles. At landfall, Biparjoy was equivalent to a strong tropical storm with

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The semi-truck involved in Thursday’s accident with a bus that killed 15 people in Manitoba, Canada, had the right of way at the time of the incident, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Dash camera video taken from the tractor-trailer showed the bus, full of

By Inke Kappeler (CNN) — Till Lindemann, the lead singer of German industrial metal band Rammstein is under investigation on allegations relating to sexual offenses and the distribution of narcotics on the basis of “several criminal complaints,” according to a spokeswoman for the Berlin’s Public Prosecutor’s office. The announcement comes in the middle of the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial empire French Indochina. 1946 – Communists in the north begin fighting France for control of the country. 1949

By Karol Suarez, Mia Alberti, David Williams and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Two American citizens were found dead Tuesday in a hotel room in Mexico, a US State Department spokesperson said. They have been identified as 28-year-old Abby Lutz and her boyfriend, 41-year-old John Heathco, by Lutz’s stepsister, Gabrielle Slate. The couple was discovered

By Sarah Lazarus, CNN (CNN) — Young captive-bred wildcats were set free in the Scottish Highlands last week – the first release of its kind in Britain. The cats were bred and released by Saving Wildcats, a European project led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) in partnership with a group of conservation

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Delhi police on Thursday formally pressed charges against Indian wrestling chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, following weeks of protests by female athletes over claims of sexual harassment. Singh has been accused of assault, stalking, and sexual harassment, senior Delhi police official Suman Nalwa told CNN. “The charge sheet has

By Rob Picheta and Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled lawmakers over breaches of his own Covid-19 lockdown rules, a parliamentary committee has found, in a devastating and unprecedented report that lambasts Johnson’s conduct and recommends he is refused a pass to enter the parliamentary estate. The

By Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — When New Zealand police cracked open plastic jugs of maple syrup that had arrived from Canada, they found something decidedly less sweet inside. Instead of the sticky condiment, the jugs contained around $150 million worth of methamphetamine – making it the country’s biggest ever meth bust.

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A popular song from Hong Kong’s democracy movement has begun to disappear from several major music streaming sites – including in some locations overseas – days after the Chinese business hub’s local government filed an injunction to ban the tune. “Glory to Hong Kong” was created in 2019 and

By Rhea Mogul and Sania Farooqui, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Eleven people have been shot dead and 14 injured in a fresh outbreak of ethnic violence that has gripped the northeast Indian state of Manipur. The latest killings come little more than a month after an earlier bout of unrest that saw entire villages

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — India’s two aircraft carriers led their battle groups in a combined operation in the Arabian Sea earlier this week, showcasing what the service calls its “formidable maritime capabilities” and ability to project power around the Indian Ocean and beyond. Analysts say it’s a big accomplishment and one that only

By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Celine Alkhaldi, Abeer Salman and Nima Elbagir, CNN (CNN) — When hundreds of Israeli settlers rampaged through Huwara and surrounding Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank on February 26, leaving at least one Palestinian man dead and hundreds of others injured, it was billed as “revenge” after a Palestinian gunman killed

By Mitchell McCluskey, Sarah Dean and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces spared the life of a Russian soldier when he surrendered to a drone on the battlefield just moments before its operators were about to open fire, a Ukrainian commander has confirmed to CNN. Drone footage from a unit of Ukraine’s 92nd mechanized

Exclusive by Sam Kiley, CNN Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — His forearms bulged with the effort of holding onto the straining leash of a slobbering dog. The creature’s muffled grunts could be felt as much as heard – like the growls of a souped-up truck. Which was fitting, given that his owner’s call sign is Brabus

By Alex Stambaugh (CNN) — The Australian government is introducing legislation to terminate a lease of a new Russian embassy near Parliament House in the capital Canberra, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday. “The government has received very clear security advice as to the risk presented by a new Russian presence so close to

By CNN’s Natalia Cano and Mia Alberti (CNN) — The mayor of the Mexican border town of Tijuana has been forced to take up residence at an army base, following escalating threats from organized criminal groups. Mayor Montserrat Caballero announced on Monday she would start living at the base due to threats, which she said

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Prince William, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1982 Birth place: London, England Birth name: William Arthur Philip Louis Father: Charles III, King of the United Kingdom Mother: Diana, Princess of Wales Marriage: Catherine

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of soccer player Lionel “Leo” Messi, who plays for Argentina’s national team and Paris Saint-Germain. Personal Birth date: June 24, 1987 Birth place: Rosario, Argentina Birth name: Lionel Andrés Messi Father: Jorge Messi, factory worker Mother: Celia Cuccittini de Messi Marriage: Antonela Roccuzzo

By Chris Liakos, Catherine Nicholls and Elinda Labropoulou, CNN (CNN) — At least 78 people died after a migrant boat carrying hundreds of people sank off the Greek coast in the early hours of Wednesday, that country’s Coast Guard said, as fears mount that there could be more fatalities. A total of 104 migrants who

By Laura Paddison and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Part of the summit of a mountain in the Austrian state of Tyrol has collapsed, sending more than 100,000 cubic meters of rock crashing into the valley below and triggering mudslides. Rocks started falling Sunday from Fluchthorn, a nearly 3,400 meter (11,155 foot) mountain in the

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — More than 100 people are now confirmed dead after a boat ferrying hundreds of wedding guests overturned Monday in the river Niger around north-central Nigeria, local police said. The vessel was carrying around 250 passengers traveling back to Patigi in northcentral Kwara State after attending a wedding