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By Ruba Alhenawi and Sophie Tanno, CNN Kuwait (CNN) — The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, has died aged 86 after ruling the Gulf state for three years. Sheikh Nawaf had been admitted to hospital in November following an emergency health issue, according to state news agency KUNA. The 86-year-old’s condition was

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have discovered a previously hidden ecosystem with an expansive system of lagoons in the salt plains of Puna de Atacama, an arid plateau in Argentina — with giant stromatolites that could provide a glimpse into the earliest life on Earth and possibly even on Mars, according to new

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine is developing a “drowning not waving” problem. It is struggling to say clearly how badly the war is going. Giving a candid public assessment of how poorly a conflict is going can be an unwise move as it can result in morale and support draining. After Obama boosted troops in Afghanistan, public

By Jeremy Diamond, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Nimer Abu Ras’ wrists are bruised and lacerated. His hands are swollen. He is one of hundreds of Palestinian men and boys who have been detained, many of them stripped and blindfolded, in recent weeks by Israeli forces conducting clearing operations in northern

CNN By Jeremy Diamond, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Nimer Abu Ras’ wrists are bruised and lacerated. His hands are swollen. He is one of hundreds of Palestinian men and boys who have been detained, many of them stripped and blindfolded, in recent weeks by Israeli forces conducting clearing operations in

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — A multi-million-pound investment in a luxury property in London that went wrong, a once powerful Vatican cardinal secretly recording a conversation with the pope and a female security consultant accused of spending church funds on fashion brands. No, this isn’t the plot of a new historical thriller but what has

By Andrew Carey and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Family members of the three hostages killed inside Gaza by Israeli troops had spoken regularly to Israeli TV and news websites since October sharing their feelings and appealing for their relatives’ safe release. “During the day I’m busy with communications and PR. At night,

CNN By Andrew Carey and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Family members of the three hostages killed inside Gaza by Israeli troops had spoken regularly to Israeli TV and news websites since October sharing their feelings and appealing for their relatives’ safe release. “During the day I’m busy with communications and PR. At

By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Taiwanese citizen Nancy Hsieh received a message from her relatives online: To stop the virus from entering your lungs, all you need to do is drink lots of water with salt and vinegar. But she knew immediately this was false

By Abeer Salmam, Kareem Khadder and Lucas Lilieholm and Heather Chen, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Al Jazeera journalist has died after being badly injured during an Israeli attack in southern Gaza and then forced to wait five hours for medical attention, the network told CNN on Friday. Camera operator Samer Abu Daqqa died of

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have long viewed Saturn’s moon Enceladus, which harbors an ocean beneath its thick, icy shell, as one of the best places to search for life beyond Earth. Now, a new analysis of data collected by NASA’s Cassini mission, which orbited Saturn and its moons between 2004 and 2017,

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Seven weeks into Israel’s ground operation in Gaza, one of the key challenges facing the Israeli military is the labyrinth of Hamas tunnels that it says spans the entirety of the Strip. In an effort to destroy the underground network, Israel has begun flooding some of Gaza’s tunnels with