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By Niamh Kennedy, Nadeen Ebrahim and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — The first aid ship carrying much-needed food has reached the shoreline of central Gaza as part of new efforts to ease a humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave. Workers have been unpacking the 200 tons of food aid on smaller boats off the shore

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A giant blueberry that tips the scales at a whopping 20.4 grams (0.71 ounces) officially entered the record books this week. The fruit was picked on November 13 and the record for heaviest blueberry was confirmed this week, a spokesperson for Guinness World Records told CNN on Friday. The

By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — At one time, tigers lived across the Eurasian continent, from the Caspian Sea to the Russian Far East, south to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, and Bali. Today, though, they live in just 10 nations, occupying a fraction of their former range. Habitat loss remains a constant threat.

By Rhea Mogul, Meenketan Jha and Sania Farooqui, CNN Bengaluru, India (CNN) — The water tanker arrives once every two weeks, its 1,000 liters expected to serve hundreds of people in this suburb of India’s most high-tech metropolis, where women carrying empty buckets come clamoring to quench their thirst. The sight is not unusual says

By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovych and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russian forces deported Bohdan Yermokhin from the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol in the spring of 2022, flew him to Moscow on a government plane and placed him into a foster family. He was sent to a patriotic camp near the capital

By Scott McLean, Kathleen Magramo and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN (CNN) — Hope is fading for the imminent return of the international crew of the cargo ship hijacked by the Houthis in November, with a senior Filipino diplomat saying he does not expect a release until the war in Gaza is over, while the Houthis say the

By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Gaza’s health ministry says at least 20 people were killed and 155 wounded by Israeli shelling as they waited for desperately needed food on Thursday, a claim that Israel vehemently denied, as Palestinians increasingly face deadly violence in their search for aid. The Israel

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Engineers have sent a “poke” to the Voyager 1 probe and received a potentially encouraging response as they hope to fix a communication issue with the aging spacecraft that has persisted for five months. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, are venturing through uncharted cosmic

By Christian Edwards, Maria Kostenko, Olga Voitovych and Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — Fighting in Russia’s Belgorod region has raged for a third day after pro-Ukrainian Russian paramilitary groups launched a cross-border assault earlier this week, while Belgorod city on Thursday suffered heavy drone strikes and shelling. At least two people were killed and several

By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told government officials on Thursday that space projects, including setting up a nuclear power unit in space, should be a priority and get proper financing, according to state news agency TASS. Russia “has good competencies and, moreover, even has such reserves that we can be

By Rob Picheta and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Prince William praised his mother, Diana, the late Princess of Wales, at an event in London on Thursday, saying she taught him that everyone “has the potential to give something back.” The event, marking the 25th anniversary of The Diana Award, also saw Prince Harry,

By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The British government has published a new definition of extremism in response to a surge in hate crimes following Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel, a move critics warn could threaten free speech. The new “more precise” definition deems extremism to be an “ideology based on violence, hatred or

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The top-hatted “drinking bird,” once a fixture in science classrooms for demonstrating the basics of thermodynamics, is making a surprising comeback — as the inspiration for a new clean-energy generator that could one day power your watch and phone. Scientists in Hong Kong and China have used the famous toy,

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Do you have a burning desire to be the next real-life James Bond? GCHQ, the UK’s largest intelligence agency, is looking for new recruits and has released a new visual puzzle to test the skills of anyone interested in a role. Aimed at “those who think and see the

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Populist firebrand Geert Wilders has conceded that he will not become the next prime minister of the Netherlands because his potential coalition backers have refused to back him. Wilders’ far-right Freedom party (PVV) sent shockwaves through Europe after coming first in Dutch parliamentary elections late last year, securing 23.5%

SPACEX By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, and achieved multiple milestones Thursday morning before likely breaking apart. The deep-space rocket system went through nearly an hour-long integrated flight test. The spacecraft was expected to

CNN By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, and achieved multiple milestones Thursday morning before likely breaking apart. The deep-space rocket system went through nearly an hour-long integrated flight test. The spacecraft was expected to

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russians are heading to the polls for a presidential election that is set to hand Vladimir Putin a fifth term in power as he faces opponents carefully curated by the Kremlin and who pose no real threat to his legitimacy. Voting started on Friday and will continue until Sunday across the country’s

By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas and achieved multiple milestones Thursday morning before likely breaking apart. The deep-space rocket system went through nearly an hour-long integrated flight test. The spacecraft was expected to splash

By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Russia is holding a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s. Most votes will be cast over three days from Friday, though early and postal voting started earlier, including in occupied parts of Ukraine where Russian forces are attempting to exert