Niger army endorses presidential coup plotters despite international condemnation
By Dalal Mawad, Sarah Dean and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s military has backed coup leaders who have claim to have seized power in the…
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This month is the planet’s hottest on record by far – and hottest in around 120,000 years, scientists say
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — As vast swaths of three continents bake under blistering temperatures and the oceans heat to unprecedented…
Continue Reading NASA’s new telescope could spot thousands of exoplanets and hundreds of Earth-size rogue planets
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s next-generation space observatory launches in a few years, the Nancy Grace Roman Space…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s counteroffensive is ramping up after months of slow progress
By Ivana Kottasová, Oren Liebermann, Vasco Cotovio and Olga Voitovich, CNN (CNN) — After two months of painstakingly slow progress on the…
Continue Reading Isolated Putin tries to shore up African support as Kremlin seethes over poor summit turnout
By Radina Gigova, Anna Chernova, Sophie Tanno and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and African…
Continue Reading Japan’s population fell by 800,000 last year as demographic crisis accelerates
By Emiko Jozuka, Jessie Yeung and Junko Fukutome, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals…
Continue Reading North Korea, China and Russia commemorate ‘victory’ 70 years ago, while aligning on Ukraine
By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Delegations from Russia and China, North Korea’s key allies in the Korean War,…
Continue Reading Colorful new stars shine in latest Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A pair of rambunctious young stars takes center stage in a new near-infrared image taken by the James Webb…
Continue Reading One of the most iconic pieces of space exploration history goes up for auction
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — One of the most iconic pieces of space exploration history is up for auction. When NASA’s twin Voyager…
Continue Reading Berlin Wall Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an…
Continue Reading Israel’s judicial overhaul sparks military crisis as number of refusing reservists grows
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — As Israel plunges deeper into crisis after the country’s parliament passed the first…
Continue Reading NASA briefly loses contact with space station after power outage at mission control
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A brief power outage at NASA’s mission control center in Houston caused a voice communications blackout with…
Continue Reading Laser mapping reveals a forgotten Maya city in the jungle
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Three four-hour flights high above the jungles of Campeche on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula exposed a hidden gem on…
Continue Reading Niger soldiers claim power after president’s own guards reportedly seize him
By Sarah Dean, Niamh Kennedy and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Men in military fatigues claimed to have taken power in Niger after President…
Continue Reading Actor Kevin Spacey cleared of all charges of sexual assault
By Catherine Nicholls and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been cleared of all charges after a…
Continue Reading 10,000 reported killed in one West Darfur city, as ethnic violence ravages Sudanese region
By Ingrid Formanek, Kareem El Damanhoury and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — More than 10,000 people have been killed in the Sudanese region of West…
Continue Reading A crucial system of ocean currents is heading for a collapse that ‘would affect every person on the planet’
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A vital system of ocean currents could collapse within a few decades if the world continues to pump out…
Continue Reading Couple burned to death at home as toll mounts from Mediterranean wildfires
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Hamdi Alkhshali, Martin Goillandeau, Isa Soares, Sugam Pokharel, Elinda Labropoulou, Chris Liakos, Hande Atay Alam and Laura…
Continue Reading Israeli Supreme Court to review law that limits its power, setting up showdown with government
By Ivana Kottasová, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it would hear appeals against a…
Continue Reading One dead after ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire off Dutch coast
By Martin Goillandeau, Mick Krever, Radina Gigova and Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out on a ship off the Dutch coast with around…
Continue Reading UK government is heavily criticized for underestimating Wagner group’s actions around the world
By Christian Edwards and Vasco Cotovio, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom government has been heavily criticized by Parliament’s Foreign…
Continue Reading Researchers are developing injectable ‘smart tattoos’ that could someday monitor your health
By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — Tattoos are considered to be among the oldest forms of art, dating back thousands of years and practiced by…
Continue Reading Cambodia’s Hun Sen, one of world’s longest-serving leaders, to hand power to his son
Story by Reuters (CNN) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a speech on Wednesday he would step down, and that his son Hun Manet would…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s main airport becomes battleground for simulated Chinese invasion
By Wayne Chang and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Taoyuan, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport became the scene of a simulated…
Continue Reading Independent experts quit Mexico over roadblocks in 43 missing students case
By Sofia Cox, CNN (CNN) — An independent panel of experts investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from a rural teachers’ college…
Continue Reading Officials make ‘hard decision’ to euthanize whales after mass stranding in Western Australia
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Wildlife officials in Western Australia said they had to make a heart-breaking decision to euthanize a group of…
Continue Reading Taiwan police investigated after botched sting operation leads to sexual assault of minor
By Wayne Chang and Jessie Yeung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Two Taiwan police officers are under investigation after a botched sting operation…
Continue Reading How gang warfare jumped from Ecuador’s prisons to the open street
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Frantic purchases of ammunition, the daylight assassination of a mayor, and a growing body count inside…
Continue Reading Typhoon Doksuri kills at least five as Philippines battles floods and landslides
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A powerful typhoon brought widespread flooding and landslides to the Philippines on Wednesday, killing at…
Continue Reading ‘White savior complex’: Malaysia’s LGBTQ community slams The 1975’s Matty Healy’s onstage kiss
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert…
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