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CNN By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s smallest bear is finally having its moment in the sun – thanks to a viral video that sparked a conspiracy theory on Chinese social media. Public interest in sun bears, one of Asia’s most endangered and intriguing animals, has rocketed after video footage emerged

By Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s airspace closed on Sunday, the day imposed as a deadline by a group of African countries for Nigerien military coup leaders to release power and reinstate the country’s democratically-elected president. As that deadline expired, Niger’s airspace closed due to “the threat of intervention from neighboring countries,” according to

CNN By Kostan Nechyporenko, Denis Lapin and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Explosions hit critical road bridges linking occupied Crimea with parts of Kherson region under Russian control, Russian authorities say, as Ukraine escalates its targeting of Russian infrastructure and territory. The blasts came on the same day the Moscow mayor said a drone had

By Kostan Nechyporenko, Denis Lapin and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Explosions hit critical road bridges linking occupied Crimea with parts of Kherson region under Russian control, Russian authorities say, as Ukraine escalates its targeting of Russian infrastructure and territory. The blasts came on the same day the Moscow mayor said a drone had been

By Abeer Salman and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinians have been killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the Jenin Camp in the occupied West Bank, the IDF announced on Sunday. The IDF said that they had thwarted a “terrorist cell” in the camp. According to the IDF, three individuals who were

By Benjamin Brown and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — At least 30 people were killed and 67 injured after a train derailed in Pakistan on Sunday, Pakistan Railways said. Relief and rescue efforts are underway after the Hazara Express derailed near Nawabshah in the southern Sindh province of Pakistan on Sunday, a company spokesperson, Babar

By Jake Kwon and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines has accused Chinese Coast Guard ships of firing water cannons and making “dangerous maneuvers” at its ships in the South China Sea. “The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) strongly condemns the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) dangerous maneuvers and illegal use of water cannons against PCG

By Michael Schwartz, Abeer Salman, Amir Tal, Kareem El Damanhoury and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli patrolman was shot and killed in Tel Aviv on Saturday night by a Palestinian gunman who was also shot and killed, Israeli authorities said. Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai said two Tel Aviv municipal patrol bikers noticed

By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — The leaders of a coup in Niger are digging in their heels as they face a looming deadline from neighbors to give up power or face possible military action. Regional bloc the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the Nigerien military a Sunday deadline to release

By Larry Register, Jennifer Hauser and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours arms factories, inspects artillery plants and even fires a gun in newly released photographs that appear to offer a rare glimpse into the secretive state’s weapons facilities. North Korean state news agency KCNA, which released the photos

By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s smallest bear is finally having its moment in the sun – thanks to a viral video that sparked a conspiracy theory on Chinese social media. Public interest in sun bears, one of Asia’s most endangered and intriguing animals, has rocketed after video footage emerged showing

By Richard Allen Greene, Abeer Salman, Amir Tal and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Two Israelis have been arrested for questioning and five others detained following the reported killing of a Palestinian man in the West Bank, Israel Police said in a statement Saturday. It is rare for Israeli settlers to be arrested for attacks

By Chris Liakos and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous fugitive linked the Camorra, a violent Italian criminal organization, has been arrested in Greece after authorities used his love of the Napoli soccer team to catch him. Vincenzo La Porta, 60, was captured on the island of Corfu Friday as he was riding

By Chris Liakos and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — France said it backs efforts by members of an African regional bloc to thwart the coup in Niger, as the clock ticks closer to a deadline for the new military junta to stand down or face possible military intervention. “The future of Niger and the stability

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Fossils can appear in the oddest of places. As Earth’s shifting tectonic plates have rearranged continents over time and the planet has by turns cooled and warmed, mountain ranges appeared and glaciers carved paths. Those natural movements, combined with erosion, unearth sedimentary rock that tells stories of a world that existed long before

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Puppies tussle in the annual Puppy Bowl. Kids start a game of tag in a schoolyard. Play has been observed and documented in many species — and not

CNN By Kostan Nechyporenko, Denis Lapin and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Explosions hit critical road bridges linking occupied Crimea with parts of Kherson region under Russian control, Russian authorities say, as Ukraine escalates its targeting of Russian infrastructure and territory. The blasts came on the same day the Moscow mayor said a drone had

By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Kostan Nechyporenko, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — One of Russia’s biggest oil tankers was struck by a maritime drone, the latest salvo in a Ukrainian military campaign employing unmanned vehicles to attack far-away Russian targets by air and by sea. The Russian-flagged ship, the Sig, was hit by a

By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to three years in prison after he was found guilty in a corruption trial, a verdict that disqualifies him from holding political office. Khan was arrested at his home in Lahore after the court’s ruling and