Month: May 2023

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A crucial deal aimed at averting a global food crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been extended for two months. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday an agreement has been reached with Russia and Ukraine to extend the Black Sea grain deal. Ukraine is one of the

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The world’s largest butterfly tree of life is helping researchers determine where the winged insects originated when they first appeared on Earth about 100 million years ago. During the age of the dinosaurs, some moths transitioned from flying at night to daytime, evolving to take advantage of the nectar

By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — An agreement has been reached to extend a deal that allows grain to be exported from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, according to Turkish and Ukrainian officials. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the agreement between Ukraine and Russia, which was brokered by

By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people have died in the Sudanese region of West Darfur, as fighting between the two rival military factions battling control in the country escalated as well as drawing in local militia groups. The most recent uptick of violence in the city of El-Geneina took place between Friday

By Marlon Sorto, Stefano Pozzebon, Claudia Rebaza, Tara John and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s embattled President Guillermo Lasso, who was facing a looming impeachment vote, has triggered a constitutional clause to dissolve government, a politically fraught move that could spark protests with the country already tackling a fragile security situation. The Ecuadorian leader

By Laura Paddison and Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — The world is now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels for the first time – a critical global temperature limit – according to the World Meteorological Organization, thanks to a combination of heat-trapping gasses from fossil fuel and

By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Beijing’s newly appointed special envoy for the Ukraine war has met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, China confirmed Thursday as its attempts to fashion itself as a potential peacemaker in the grinding conflict, despite close ties with Russia. Li Hui a seasoned former diplomat who served as ambassador to Russia

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A joke by a Chinese stand-up comedian that loosely referenced a slogan used to describe the country’s military has cost an entertainment firm more than $2 million after it was slapped with enormous fines by authorities. The costly punishment underscores the delicate line comedians must tread in

By Dalal Mawad, CNN (CNN) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence-peddling at the Paris court of appeals. The court on Wednesday upheld his initial sentence of three years of prison, with Sarkozy being required to wear an electronic bracelet under house arrest for

By Gawon Bae and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska asked South Korea to provide air defense systems as well as non-lethal military hardware when she met with President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Tuesday, both countries have reported. Zelenska, who is visiting the South Korean capital