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Photos by Catherine Phillips. Story by Chris Lau Hong Kong (CNN) — Zigzagging through bustling streets, trolleys piled high with sheets of discarded cardboard, these elderly scavengers are hard to miss in Hong Kong. Many are in their 70s or older, hauling tens of kilograms of cardboard for a pittance in order to scrape by

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Tim Lister, Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that a broader agreement between the United States and Iran has been “largely negotiated” and that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, signaling potential momentum toward ending the monthslong war. “An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject

By Tim Lister and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Russia used a new hypersonic ballistic missile in one of its biggest bombardments of the Kyiv region since the war began, an attack that left at least four people dead. The United States classifies the Oreshnik, which can carry multiple conventional or nuclear warheads, as an

By Sebastian Shukla, Tim Lister, CNN Tallinn, Estonia (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of time to win his war against Ukraine, amid a stalemate on the battlefield and growing troubles at home, a European intelligence chief has told CNN. In the next four or five months, Putin “may not be able to

By Kara Fox, Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Activists on board a humanitarian flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces on their way to Gaza say they were subjected to beatings, torture and sexual violence while in detention. The Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying 428 passengers along with food, medicine, and humanitarian supplies for civilians in Gaza, was

By Simone McCarthy, Hira Humayun, Bo Gu, CNN Beijing (CNN) — A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, according to state media, the country’s deadliest mining disaster in more than a decade. Rescue efforts are still underway nearly a day after the blast took place, according