Gulf War Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. In response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990,…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. In response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990,…
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By Jessie Yeung and Candice Zhu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese officials on Wednesday unveiled new details about their plans for a manned lunar…
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By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A court ruling that found a school janitor not guilty of groping a student because the act only lasted less…
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By Catherine Nicholls and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey told a court in London Thursday in his ongoing sexual…
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By Merlin Delcid and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — A Guatemalan court has suspended the party of one of the candidates in next month’s…
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By Sharon Braithwaite and Lindsay Isaac, CNN (CNN) — The head of a United Nations agency has called for an investigation into the killing of at…
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Some demonstrators were reportedly killed in clashes with Kenya’s security forces on Wednesday after…
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By Brad Lendon and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea fired what it said was a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday,…
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — At last year’s NATO summit in Madrid, the alliance formally invited Sweden and Finland to join its ranks.…
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By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — As a series of welcoming cannon blasts rang out from a nearby colonial fort, the Russian navy’s…
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By Tim Lister, Uliana Pavlova and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A senior Russian general in command of forces in occupied southern Ukraine says he…
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By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — The sole nominee to be the next prime minister of Thailand failed to secure enough parliamentary…
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By Sophie Tanno London (CNN) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the United States not to grow weary of Ukraine’s…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. Personal Birth…
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By Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — One of the United Kingdom’s leading news anchors, Huw Edwards, was named by…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the social media network Meta, formerly known as Facebook. Facts Meta had 2.96 billion…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented discovery made by archaeologists working in Brazil is shaking up what we know about the first…
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By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of legally binding targets to protect and restore nature in…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of the closest star-forming region to Earth,…
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By Brad Lendon and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea fired what it said was a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday,…
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The color of the ocean has changed significantly over the last 20 years and human-caused climate change is likely…
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By Ingrid Formanek and Lindsay Isaac, CNN (CNN) — More than 3.1 million people have been forced to flee their homes amid an increasingly…
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By Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Finnish finance minister Riikka Purra has apologized after she made racist comments in 2008 that were recently…
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Laura Paddison (CNN) — A blistering and deadly heat wave in Italy this week could break records, with temperatures…
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By Mariya Knight, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Tim Lister and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — A Russian submarine commander shot to death while…
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By Manveena Suri and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — Flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in northern India have killed at least 41…
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By Chris Lau and Jake Kwon, CNN (CNN) — A giant panda at a South Korean zoo has given birth to the country’s first twin cubs. The palm-sized…
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By Dhruv Tikekar, Irene Nasser and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — India’s struggling efforts to reintroduce the cheetah species have been dealt…
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By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia’s move to block the proposed…
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By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on Tuesday, ruling against a…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed the dark side of the usually ethereal Pillars of Creation,…
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By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea said that the intercontinental ballistic missile it launched on…
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By Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — A second person has come forward with allegations against a presenter who was recently suspended by the…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have identified the geological site that they say best reflects a proposed new epoch called the…
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Attending a NATO summit in Vilnius on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got huge support from…
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By Mitchell McCluskey and Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — A new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Big Ben, the clock and bell in Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Elton John, award-winning singer, composer and pianist. Personal Birth date:…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about World War I, also known as the First World War and the Great War,…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the CN Tower, or Canada’s National Tower. Standing 1,815 feet…
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A volcanic eruption south of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik is sending plumes of smoke across a region known for…
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN London (CNN) — Carrie Johnson, wife of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has announced the birth of their third…
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By CNN staff (CNN) — Hong Kong police searched the family home of exiled pro-democracy activist Nathan Law on Tuesday morning, taking relatives…
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By Manveena Suri and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Six people have died in a helicopter crash in Nepal, a spokesperson for Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan…
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By Junko Ogura and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan has caused devastating flooding and mudslides that have…
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By Mariya Knight, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Tim Lister and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — A Russian submarine commander shot to death while…
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By Kocha Olarn, Jake Kwon and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will not seek re-election and will retire…
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By Hadas Gold, Amir Tal, Richard Allen Greene and Rob Picheta, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in…
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By Sophie Jeong, CNN (CNN) — Hawaiian pro surfer Mikala Jones has died at the age of 44 following an accident while surfing in Indonesia’s…
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A retired baker has returned home to Sydney after being released from prison in Vietnam,…
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By Radina Gigova and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Amid the raging war and constant threat of Russian missiles, a successful heart transplant…
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By CNN’s Matthew Chance and Mick Krever. Video by Oscar Featherstone (CNN) — August 5, 2022 was a day like many others in Ukraine. First…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An ultrahot exoplanet that zips around its host star every 19 hours is the shiniest exoplanet ever…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Sussex, the former actress Meghan Markle. Personal Birth date:…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Angela Merkel, former chancellor of Germany. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1954…
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By Celine Alkhaldi, Jomana Karadsheh and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, arrested last October for…
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By Sharon Braithwaite, Niamh Kennedy, Sugam Pokharel and Eve Brennan, CNN London (CNN) — A lawyer for the young person at the center of a…
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 62,000 people died heat-related deaths last year during Europe’s hottest summer on record, a new study…
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By Sarah Sirgany, Kostyantin Gak and Ben Wedeman, CNN Siversk, Ukraine (CNN) — It’s midday in the frontline town of Siversk, eastern Ukraine.…
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By Sarah Sirgany, Kostyantin Gak and Ben Wedeman, CNN Siversk, Ukraine (CNN) — It’s midday in the frontline town of Siversk, eastern Ukraine.…
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By Hande Atay Alam and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Brussels should clear the path…
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By Amy Cassidy and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations has warned that Sudan could be on the verge of all-out-war after a weekend…
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By Catherine Nicholls and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday he would step down as leader of the…
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By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — Six people have been killed and one injured in an early morning knife attack outside a…
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By CNN’s Matthew Chance and Mick Krever. Video by Oscar Featherstone (CNN) — August 5, 2022 was a day like many others in Ukraine. First…
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By Tara Subramaniam and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Heavy rains brought deadly floods to northern India on the weekend as the country’s…
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By Emiko Jozuka, Marc Stewart, Junko Ogura, Moeri Karasawa and Daniel Campisi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Rina Gonoi is a fighter. As a former soldier,…
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By Emiko Jozuka, Marc Stewart, Junko Ogura, Moeri Karasawa and Daniel Campisi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Rina Gonoi is a fighter. As a former soldier,…
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By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on…
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By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — France has banned the sale, possession and transport of fireworks over the Bastille Day weekend next week amid…
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By Jake Kwon and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — North Korea has called upon the international community to stop Japan from releasing treated…
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By Mariya Knight, Heather Chen and Andrew Carey, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian commanders who were captured by Russia after leading the defense of…
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By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A restaurant in China that challenged its customers to eat more than 100 dumplings in return for a free…
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By Amir Tal and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Large crowds of protesters across Israel have come out in the 27th consecutive week of…
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By Sahar Akbarzai and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — At least 22 people have been killed and dozens injured in an airstrike in the city of Omdurman,…
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By Mitchell McCluskey, Niamh Kennedy and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — The BBC has suspended “a male member of staff” following allegations of…
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By AJ Davis and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — At least 22 police officers were injured Saturday in unrest in the western German town of Giessen…
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By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Pride festival was canceled in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Saturday by organizers who say authorities…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Piecing together the past can be an intricate puzzle. Individual clues are assembled to capture a glimpse of…
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By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Duarte Mendonca and Marcelo Medeiros, CNN (CNN) — At least 11 people, including four children, were killed after a…
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By Catherine Nicholls and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday he would step down as leader of the…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world is blasting through climate records as scientists sound the alarm: The likelihood is growing that 2023…
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By Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — A 21-year-old tree planter is recovering after a bear attack in northern British Columbia on Thursday, according to…
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By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Iran on Saturday executed two men it accused of carrying out a deadly attack on a shrine in…
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By Christian Edwards, Mick Krever, Hira Humayun and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The Dutch government has collapsed after failing to reach an…
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By Deepak Rao and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Indian authorities have arrested three railway officials as part of an investigation into one of the…
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By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, Jackie Wattles and Maya Blackstone, CNN Boca Chica, Texas (CNN) — With the towering SpaceX launch site behind…
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By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, Jackie Wattles and Maya Blackstone, CNN Boca Chica, Texas (CNN) — With the towering SpaceX launch site behind…
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By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Starting at $53,000 for a space not much larger than a shoebox, it is a pricey place to stay, even…
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By Hira Humayun, Radina Gigova, Mariya Knight, Tara John and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine deserves to have NATO membership, Turkish…
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By Kareem Khadder and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A Jerusalem court acquitted an Israeli border police officer of “involuntary…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil. Personal Birth date: March 21, 1955…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand. Personal Birth date: July…
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By Florencia Trucco and Adrián Virgen, CNNE (CNN) — At least two people were killed and one person is missing after a fire broke out Friday at…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Snakes: They’re just like us — at least in one respect. Like humans, the slithery reptiles may rely on…
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By Lianne Kolirin and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Three managers at a cheese factory in Kenya have been arrested after they allegedly made…
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigeria’s health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly diptheria disease in…
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By Angela Fritz and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The planet’s temperature soared again on Thursday to levels not seen in the modern…
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By Angela Fritz and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The planet’s temperature soared again on Thursday to levels not seen in the modern…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The shipping industry has agreed a climate pledge to reduce its planet-heating pollution to net zero “by or…
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