This 300-year-old farming village was abandoned in the 1960s. Now residents are moving back
By Rebecca Cairns, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Surrounded by forest-covered mountains cloaked in mist, a patchwork quilt of green farmland and…
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Venezuela accuses opposition of coordinating attacks on diplomatic facilities in 5 countries
By Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being…
Continue ReadingHamas expected to release 33 hostages in first phase of emerging ceasefire deal, Israeli officials say
By Jeremy Diamond, Becky Anderson and Hira Humayun, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 14: Trump, LA wildfires, Gaza, Ukraine, Hunter Biden
CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — The past few years have marked the advent of a new lunar space race, with a fleet of robotic spacecraft from…
Continue ReadingTop ICJ judge Nawaf Salam named Lebanon’s next prime minister
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN (CNN) — The top judge at the International Court of Justice Nawaf Salam has been designated Lebanon’s next prime…
Continue ReadingItems belonging to second British hiker missing in Italy found, rescuers say
By Jack Guy and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Items belonging to missing British hiker Aziz Ziriat have been found in the Italian Alps, close…
Continue ReadingTsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles southwest Japan
By Sana Noor Haq, Hanako Montgomery and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9…
Continue ReadingUS officials say Gaza ceasefire deal is in sight, the first sign of serious optimism in months
By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Mike Schwartz, Lauren Kent and MJ Lee, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — American officials believe a ceasefire and…
Continue ReadingTaiwan sees threefold surge in suspected Chinese espionage cases
By Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — Taiwan has seen a “significant rise” in the number of individuals charged with spying for China in recent…
Continue ReadingDramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
By Helen Regan, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Lex Harvey, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in…
Continue ReadingAn Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger’s Agadez city, authorities say
By Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the…
Continue ReadingCroatia’s President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff
By Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović, a critic of the European Union and NATO,…
Continue ReadingZelensky offers to release captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russia
By Adam Pourahmadi and Audry Jeong, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to release North Korean soldiers…
Continue ReadingItaly releases Iranian businessman wanted by US over drone attack that killed Americans
By Sharon Braithwaite, Christian Edwards and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who was detained in Italy at…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu and Biden discuss progress in Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal talks
By Lauren Izso, Hira Humayun and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with US President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s ‘Bachelor’ starred an amputee. He’s one of many injured veterans navigating a new sex life
By Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — When 35-year-old combat medic Tetyana Tsymbaliuk regained consciousness in the hospital…
Continue ReadingDozens injured as trams collide in Strasbourg, France
CNN By Associated Press Paris (AP) — Two trams collided in Strasbourg in eastern France on Saturday, causing dozens of injuries, though none…
Continue ReadingUkraine says it has hit one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a drone strike
By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Jennifer Hauser (CNN) — Ukraine claimed Saturday to have struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a…
Continue ReadingFormer ‘Kiddy Kapers’ TV star died when California wildfires ripped through Malibu estate, mother says
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A former child star from Australia died when the Los Angeles wildfires ripped through his family’s Malibu…
Continue ReadingDozens injured as trams collide in Strasbourg, France
By Associated Press Paris (AP) — Two trams collided in Strasbourg in eastern France on Saturday, causing dozens of injuries, though none…
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