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Ukrainians disrupt and derail Russian offensive as war moves to new phase

March 27, 2022 9:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Paul P. Murphy and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Just over a month after the first ballistic missiles slammed into Kyiv’s international…

March 26, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 26, 2022 3:57 PM CNN

Addressing the Ukraine crisis from Warsaw, Poland, President Joe Biden ended his speech by saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot remain…

Lviv, western Ukrainian city until now spared from Russian assault, rocked by powerful explosions

March 26, 2022 12:20 PM CNN

CNN’s Don Lemon reports from the scene of an air strike near Lviv, Ukraine, as fires burn in the aftermath of what Ukrainian officials say was a…

Lviv, western Ukrainian city until now spared from Russian assault, rocked by powerful explosions

March 26, 2022 12:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, Julia Kesaieva and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN At least five people were reportedly injured Saturday after at least two missiles…

All 132 people on board crashed China airliner confirmed dead as second black box recovered

March 26, 2022 10:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hauser, Philip Wang and Helen Regan, CNN All 132 people on board the China Eastern Airlines jetliner that crashed in the densely forested…

Florida man dies after crashing his car into an 11-foot alligator

March 26, 2022 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Florida man has died after crashing his car into an 11-foot alligator. The crash occurred after midnight on Thursday, according…

Biden calls Putin ‘a butcher’ after meeting with refugees in Poland

March 26, 2022 8:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Kyle Blaine President Joe Biden on Saturday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher” after visiting with refugees in…

More than 5,000 worlds exist beyond our solar system. There could be billions more

March 26, 2022 9:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN As humans, we’ve always had a connection with the stars and the moon. Myriad discoveries this week have showcased the…

News by the numbers: March 18–25

March 26, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of five notable numbers from the news this…

Russia says first phase of war is over as its advances in Ukraine appear to have stalled

March 25, 2022 1:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, CNN A top Russian general gave some of the most detailed public remarks to date on Russia’s military strategy in Ukraine,…

Solar Orbiter swings by the sun to unravel its mysteries

March 26, 2022 1:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Solar Orbiter mission will make its closest flyby of the sun Saturday since launching in February 2020. The spacecraft…

A beekeeper, a builder and a homeless man: The civilian victims of Putin’s invasion

March 26, 2022 8:49 AM CNN

CNN’s Sam Kiley visits a hospital in Brovary, Ukraine, and speaks to victims of Russia’s military…

A beekeeper, a builder and a homeless man: The civilian victims of Putin’s invasion

March 26, 2022 8:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN Beekeeper Dmitry Mulyar was tending to his hives outside his home in eastern Kyiv when the Russian…

Hubble sees most distant star ever, 28 billion light-years away

March 26, 2022 1:00 AM CNN

NASA and the European Space Agency have sent up the Parker Solar Probe and the Solar Orbiter to observe the Sun from closer than ever and at new…

Tonight is Earth Hour. Here’s how you can participate

March 25, 2022 10:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Tonight, for the 15th consecutive year, people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour. It’s part of a…

March 26, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 25, 2022 10:00 PM CNN Newsource

Russia says first phase of war is over as its advances in Ukraine appear to have stalled

March 25, 2022 1:17 PM CNN

One month after Russia unleashed its lethal invasion into Ukraine, President Biden is warning the U.S. will “respond” if chemical weapons are…

Antarctic ice shelf nearly the size of Los Angeles collapsed as temperatures soared to 40 above normal

March 25, 2022 12:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez and Hafsa Khalil, CNN An ice shelf in Antarctica nearly the size of Los Angeles disintegrated in mid-March within days of…

ESA plans to work more closely with NASA after Russia expulsion from Mars mission

March 25, 2022 12:08 PM CNN

The European Space Agency may seek closer ties with NASA on its upcoming missions, especially the ExoMars rover, after it became clear ESA needed “to…

ESA plans to work more closely with NASA after Russia expulsion from Mars mission

March 25, 2022 11:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Zeena Saifi, Eoin McSweeney, Bear Hutchison and Becky Anderson, CNN The European Space Agency may seek closer ties with NASA on its upcoming…

J.K. Rowling hits back at Putin after he likened Russia to her in rant against cancel culture

March 25, 2022 11:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Arnaud Siad, Nathan Hodge and Toyin Owoseje, CNN J.K. Rowling has hit back at Vladimir Putin after the Russian President compared the West’s…

J.K. Rowling hits back at Putin after he likened Russia to her in rant against cancel culture

March 25, 2022 11:47 AM CNN

President Biden speaks to NATO leaders about the Russia-Ukraine war at an emergency…

Smoke plume seen after Houthi attack on Saudi oil facility ahead of Formula 1 race weekend

March 25, 2022 11:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Nic Robertson, Eyad Kourdi and Mostafa Salem, CNN Smoke was seen rising after a Houthi-claimed attack on an Aramco oil storage facility in Jeddah,…

Where have chemical weapons been used, and are they really a red line for the West?

March 25, 2022 8:14 AM CNN

CNN’s Nic Robertson and Kaitlan Collins…

Where have chemical weapons been used, and are they really a red line for the West?

March 25, 2022 8:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that NATO would respond if Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine, and has previously…

Mariupol evacuation corridors ‘in the hands of the occupiers’ as mayor tells everyone to leave

March 25, 2022 6:02 AM CNN

New social media videos show Ukrainians trying to escape a Mariupol theater after Russian forces bombed the…

Birds are laying eggs earlier, a new study shows. Scientists blame the climate crisis

March 25, 2022 5:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Danya Gainor, CNN Egg-collecting enthusiasts in the late 1880s knew the hobby was crucial for understanding the natural world, but likely never…

Apollo 17 lunar sample opened for the 1st time

March 25, 2022 4:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Nearly 50 years after it was collected, a lunar sample from the Apollo 17 mission has finally been opened at NASA’s…

300 people were killed in Russian airstrike on Mariupol theater, Ukrainian authorities say

March 25, 2022 4:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey, Olga Voitovych and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN About 300 people are believed to have died in a Russian attack on a theater in Mariupol nine…

Solomon Islands reassures an anxious Australia as it works on a China security deal

March 25, 2022 3:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Lizzy Yee, CNN The Solomon Islands is seeking to expand its security relationship with China, its government confirmed on…