China has launched new drills encircling Taiwan. Why now?
By Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are once again ratcheting up in the Taiwan Strait, with China launching two days of…
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‘The entire town is burning.’ Fires rage as Rohingya caught up on the front lines of Myanmar’s civil war
By Helen Regan and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Families of Rohingya people trapped in Myanmar’s west are desperately trying to contact loved…
Continue Reading9 dead, 121 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally
By Michael Rios, Mia Alberti and Fidel Gutierrez and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was…
Continue ReadingChina starts ‘punishment’ military drills around Taiwan days after island swears in new leader
By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — China has launched two days of large-scale military drills surrounding Taiwan in what…
Continue ReadingWoman in wheelchair killed by Russian forces while evacuating border town, Ukrainian prosecutors say
By Svitlana Vlasova and Radina Gigova The Russian military opened fire on civilians trying to evacuate the town of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv…
Continue ReadingFamilies of female Israeli hostages release graphic abduction footage to pile pressure on Netanyahu
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Families of seven female Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas during the October 7 attacks have released graphic…
Continue Reading‘Everything is burning’: Battles rage outside Kharkiv as Ukraine tries to hold back Russian advance
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Mick Krever, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Lyptsi, Ukraine (CNN) — There are some towns that Ukraine can just never…
Continue Reading‘Everything is burning’: Battles rage outside Kharkiv as Ukraine tries to hold back Russian advance
By Nick Paton Walsh, Mick Krever, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Lyptsi, Ukraine (CNN) — There are some towns that Ukraine can just never…
Continue ReadingScientists say they’ve found where the sun’s magnetic field originates
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The sun has a powerful magnetic field that creates sunspots on the star’s surface and unleashes solar storms such…
Continue ReadingMay’s full flower moon will light up the sky this week
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Stargazers are in for a treat this week: The full moon returns for its May engagement, peaking on Thursday…
Continue ReadingIreland, Spain and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state
By Sophie Jeong, Zahid Mahmood, Al Goodman, Niamh Kennedy and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced plans to…
Continue ReadingUK PM Rishi Sunak calls surprise July election as his party seeks to defy dire polls
By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a snap general election for July 4 in a statement outside Downing…
Continue ReadingFamilies of female Israeli hostages release graphic abduction footage to pile pressure on Netanyahu
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Families of seven female Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas during the October 7 attacks have released graphic…
Continue ReadingBoeing Starliner teams ‘evaluate a path forward’ for astronaut mission as NASA announces new target date
By Deblina Chakraborty, CNN (CNN) — A Saturday launch for the highly anticipated crewed maiden voyage of Boeing’s Starliner is off the table…
Continue ReadingUK lawmaker who lost four limbs to sepsis returns to Parliament
By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — British lawmaker Craig Mackinlay has received a standing ovation in Parliament as he returned to the House of…
Continue ReadingNelson Mandela’s party has ruled South Africa for three decades – it now faces a critical moment of truth
By Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — South Africans go to the polls on May 29 for what will likely be the…
Continue ReadingBiden’s EPA is trying to take a huge bite out of the climate crisis. Can it survive Trump’s Supreme Court?
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency threw down a gauntlet on climate this spring, pushing…
Continue ReadingThe Ukraine war is forcing migrating eagles to change their flight paths, scientists say
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Greater spotted eagles are already a species under threat. Now, scientists have found that they have been facing…
Continue ReadingIndian teen allegedly kills two while drunk driving. As punishment, he was told to write an essay
By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Anger is growing in India after a teenager who allegedly killed two people while drunk driving was…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s youth protest plans by lawmakers favoring closer China ties to tighten scrutiny of president
By Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei (CNN) — Thousands of mostly young protesters surrounded Taiwan’s legislature late into…
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