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CNN Words by Callum Sutherland, video by Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often be found rummaging through rubbish bins and around back yards. The chacma baboon, native to southern Africa, has become quite familiar with the urban setting. Most of these primates

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — As the all-important question of truth and facts continues to dominate current affairs, it may come as no surprise to learn that Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is “authentic.” The online dictionary says there has been a high volume of searches for the word’s definition for several years, but

CNN Words by Callum Sutherland, video by Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often be found rummaging through rubbish bins and around back yards. The chacma baboon, native to southern Africa, has become quite familiar with the urban setting. Most of these primates

Words by Callum Sutherland, video by Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often be found rummaging through rubbish bins and around back yards. The chacma baboon, native to southern Africa, has become quite familiar with the urban setting. Most of these primates spend

CNN By Nic Robertson and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — On the morning of October 7, Hamas fighters streamed into the quiet lanes of kibbutz Alumim, setting off on a rampage of killing and destruction. But most of their victims in the community weren’t Israeli, or even Jewish, they were Thai and Nepali farm workers,

By Nectar Gan and Mengchen Zhang, CNN Beijing (CNN) — For nearly 10 years, Jiang Hui has been searching for answers as to why the plane carrying his 70-year-old mother back from vacation in Malaysia vanished without trace. Jiang’s mother, Jiang Cuiyun, was one of 239 people on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 when it

By Ivana Kottasová and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — As the bulldozers worked their way through the remains of the southern Gaza town of Al Qarara on Sunday morning, a group of people watched with anxiety. They were hoping the truce between Hamas and Israel would allow enough time for the bodies of their loved

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Three people are dead and two others were injured during a shooting early Sunday morning in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, law enforcement officials said. The Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release the shooting happened just after 4 a.m. nearly a mile west of the city’s downtown. Officers arriving

CNN By Sophie Tanno and Elise Garofalo, CNN (CNN) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog discussed the release of hostages, the likelihood of a longer truce and had some sharp words for the Irish PM in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Sunday. When asked by Blitzer how meaningful it was to see Israeli hostages

By Sophie Tanno and Elise Garofalo, CNN (CNN) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog discussed the release of hostages, the likelihood of a longer truce and had some sharp words for the Irish PM in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Sunday. When asked by Blitzer how meaningful it was to see Israeli hostages reunited

By Yulia Kesaieva, Alex Stambaugh, Darya Tarasova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russia has foiled more than 20 Ukrainian drone attacks over Russian territory in the past day, including on the capital, Moscow, officials said Sunday, a day after it launched its largest drone attack against the Ukrainian capital since the full-scale invasion began.

By Joseph Ataman, Nic Robertson and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — On the morning of October 7, Hamas fighters streamed into the quiet lanes of kibbutz Alumim, setting off on a rampage of killing and destruction. But most of their victims in the community weren’t Israeli, or even Jewish, they were Thai and Nepali farm

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — November’s full moon, known as the beaver moon, will shine bright in the night sky starting Sunday, offering a dazzling sight to behold. The moon will be at its most full in the early hours of Monday, when it will reach the crest of its full phase at 4:16

By Tara John, Adi Koplewitz and Elise Garofalo, CNN (CNN) — Excitement has been replaced by tension in Israel, after a brief delay before the release of several Israeli hostages on Saturday underscored the tenuousness of the nation’s deal with Hamas, which still holds around 200 captives in Gaza. Many demonstrators appeared close to tears

CNN By Maria Kostenko, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Jessie Yeung and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia on Saturday launched its largest drone attack against Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv since the start of its invasion, according to local officials. “A total of nearly 75 Shahed drones were launched from two directions – Primorsko-Akhtarsk and the

By Maria Kostenko, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Jessie Yeung and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia on Saturday launched its largest drone attack against Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv since the start of its invasion, according to local officials. “A total of nearly 75 Shahed drones were launched from two directions – Primorsko-Akhtarsk and the Kursk

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An innovative experiment flying aboard NASA’s Psyche mission just hit its first major milestone by successfully carrying out the most distant demonstration of laser communications. The tech demo could one day help NASA missions probe deeper into space and uncover more discoveries about the origin of the universe. Launched

By Tara John, Lauren Izso, Tamar Michaelis, Sophie Tanno and Jerome Taylor, CNN (CNN) — A seventh group of hostages was transferred out of Gaza on Thursday by Hamas after the Palestinian militant group and Israel agreed late on Wednesday to again extend a pause in fighting. So far 105 hostages have been released by Hamas over

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN) — The world’s biggest iceberg – more than twice the size of Britain’s capital city – is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor in Antarctica. The huge mass of ice broke away from the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf in 1986, calved and grounded on the

By Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — “I am on my way to see my home… my family that is under the rubble,” Mahmoud Moharram, a displaced Palestinian, said as he walked with a group of residents hoping to return to northern Gaza while the lull in fighting holds. “We want to get