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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 as the one that bathed much of the planet in beautiful auroras this month. But exactly how that magnetic field is generated inside the sun is a puzzle that has

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Stargazers are in for a treat this week: The full moon returns for its May engagement, peaking on Thursday morning. May’s full moon is known as the flower moon, a reference to its appearance in late spring, when many flowering plants begin to bloom again after their winter slumber.

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a snap general election for July 4 in a statement outside Downing Street on Wednesday evening, as his Conservative Party faces an uphill struggle to extend its 14 years in power. Sunak said outside Downing Street that he had informed King Charles III of the

By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Families of seven female Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas during the October 7 attacks have released graphic footage of their abduction as they pile pressure on the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure their release. The video shows the women — all Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel

By Deblina Chakraborty, CNN (CNN) — A Saturday launch for the highly anticipated crewed maiden voyage of Boeing’s Starliner is off the table — and NASA has announced a new target date. Starliner’s first flight carrying astronauts is now expected to lift off no earlier than June 1 at 12:25 p.m. ET, with several backup

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — British lawmaker Craig Mackinlay has received a standing ovation in Parliament as he returned to the House of Commons after undergoing a quadruple amputation following a sepsis infection. Mackinlay, who is a member of parliament for the governing Conservative party, representing South Thanet in southeast England, fell ill

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 most pivotal general election since the end of apartheid. Polls show the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party could lose its majority for the first time since Nelson

By Sophie Jeong, Zahid Mahmood, Al Goodman, Niamh Kennedy and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state next week, in a move that is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but further strain relations between Europe and Israel. The three European nations

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency threw down a gauntlet on climate this spring, pushing carmakers toward electric vehicles, cracking down on natural gas leaks and forcing power plants to get their planet-warming pollution under control. The new rules could prevent billions of tons of climate pollution from entering

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Greater spotted eagles are already a species under threat. Now, scientists have found that they have been facing yet another danger: the war in Ukraine. Eagles have been exposed to conflict events while migrating through Ukraine, forcing them to deviate from their usual flight path, according to a study

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 ordered to write an essay as punishment, with many demanding a harsher penalty and accusing the judiciary of leniency. The 17-year-old boy was allegedly speeding in a Porsche in

By Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei (CNN) — Thousands of mostly young protesters surrounded Taiwan’s legislature late into the night on Tuesday, protesting a push by opposition parties to subject the island’s new leader and his administration to tighter scrutiny from a parliament controlled by lawmakers who favor closer ties to

By Edward Szekeres and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron is on his way to New Caledonia, a government official has said, after a week of deadly unrest in the Pacific archipelago. Macron was leaving Paris on Tuesday night and will “set up a mission” in the French territory, government spokesperson Prisca

By Kathleen Magramo and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — A North Korean propaganda song extolling Kim Jong Un as “a great leader and a friendly parent” has gone viral on TikTok, with mashups and dances racking up millions of views, leading to South Korea banning the tune due to “psychological warfare.” Seoul’s media regulator on

By Jessie Yeung, Manveena Suri and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Passengers on a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence on Tuesday described a sudden, dramatic drop as “all hell broke loose” on board the Boeing airliner carrying 229 passengers and crew. At first, “the flight was perfectly normal,” said passenger Andrew Davies, who

CNN By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — As vast parts of Florida sweltered in oppressive heat over the weekend, South Florida TV meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin criticized the state’s new legislation that deleted most references to climate change from state law, and urged his viewers to vote. “The entire world is looking to Florida to lead

By Barbie Nadeau and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — In a scene reminiscent of La Dolce Vita era, French actor Gerard Depardieu has been accused of attacking celebrity photographer Rino Barillari outside Harry’s Bar on the famed Via Veneto in Rome. Depardieu was dining at an outdoor table with a female companion and two

By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN London (CNN) — A man charged by British police for allegedly spying for Hong Kong’s intelligence services, has been found dead in a park outside of London. Police are investigating the “unexplained death” of Matthew Trickett, 37, whose body was found by a member of the public in the park in Maidenhead, Berkshire,

By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied allegations that he was starving Palestinians in Gaza as a method of war in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday, saying an arrest warrant application currently under review in the International Criminal Court (ICC) is based on a “pack of lies.”

CNN By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied allegations that he was starving Palestinians in Gaza as a method of war in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday, saying an arrest warrant application currently under review in the International Criminal Court (ICC) is based on a “pack of