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By Fidel Gutiérrez, Heather Chen and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Mexico is breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police raided its embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been seeking asylum there. Confirming the move in a statement to CNNE, a foreign ministry spokesperson said all Mexican diplomatic

By Wayne Chang and Heather Chen, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Around 400 people are still stranded and awaiting rescue in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck this week, the island’s fire department said Saturday. Authorities have said those listed as stranded are considered safe, but are cut off by landslides and other blockages

By Sara Smart and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A team of rescuers has suspended its efforts to save an orca calf that has been stranded for nearly two weeks in a remote lagoon on Vancouver Island off the west coast of Canada. Crews with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Ehattesaht First Nation made

By Chris Lau, Sophie Jeong and Hassan Tayir, CNN (CNN) — Three people died after typhoon-like winds pulled them out through their apartment windows in southern China, as extreme weather battered the region over the past week. A total of seven people had died in Jiangxi province since the exceptionally strong winds began on Sunday,

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — If you’re planning to see the epic total solar eclipse that will dance across the skies of North America on Monday, you should aim to travel as close to the center of the celestial spectacle’s path as possible. New map calculations have raised some concerns that the path of

By Ana Maria Canizares, Ivonne Valdes, Abel Alvarado and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — A rift between Mexico and Ecuador is growing, with a series of diplomatic provocations this week that culminated in Ecuador rejecting Mexico’s ambassador to the country, and Mexico announcing that it would offer asylum to a wanted Ecuadorean politician. Mexican Ambassador Raquel

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It was a project that forever altered the course of spaceflight with its triumphs — and its tragic failures. Deemed an

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — For many people, the upcoming total solar eclipse is a joyous and celebratory occasion. Countless skygazers are gearing up to witness the rare cosmological marvel as it crosses over Mexico, the US and Canada on April 8. Along with the 30 or so million people living in the path

CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said its troops made a series of “grave” mistakes and violated protocol in their strikes that killed seven aid workers in Gaza this week. An Israeli inquiry published Friday found troops mistakenly thought they were attacking Hamas gunmen when drone strikes targeted three vehicles of the

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said its troops made a series of “grave” mistakes and violated protocol in their strikes that killed seven aid workers in Gaza this week. An Israeli inquiry published Friday found troops mistakenly thought they were attacking Hamas gunmen when drone strikes targeted three vehicles of the World

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s week began with the chants of thousands of protesters demanding a hostage deal and early elections outside the Knesset and his official residence. It ended with a scolding from US President Joe Biden over the Israeli military’s killing of seven humanitarian aid workers and the

By Anna Chernova, Victoria Butenko and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine launched a major drone attack on an airbase in Russia’s Rostov region, killing Russian servicemen and destroying fighter jets, according to a Ukrainian source with knowledge of the operation. The Security Service of Ukraine and Ukrainian military were behind the strikes on the