National-World

By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Rachel Clarke, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Emily Hand had to run from house to house, forced to move by Hamas as Israeli forces attacked Gaza, her father Thomas Hand told CNN. “That’s terrifying. Being pulled, dragged, pushed … under gunfire probably,” he said on Tuesday. It’s one of the

By Maria Kostenko and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — At least 10 people have died and thousands remain cut off from the power grid in Ukraine, in three days of stormy weather that has blanketed parts of the country in heavy snow, a senior official said Tuesday. More than 400 settlements across 11 regions were

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Throughout the 50 days Noam and Alma Or were held captive in Gaza, one thought kept the siblings going: reuniting with their mother, who they’d been separated from on October 7 during Hamas’ brutal attacks on their community. But when Noam, 17, and Alma, 13, were released together

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — As any smoker will tell you, quitting tobacco isn’t easy – and it’s something New Zealand’s new government just isn’t prepared to do right now. A year after passing a world-leading smoking ban designed to save thousands of lives and prevent new generations of young adults from smoking, New

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Anna Coren and Helen Regan, CNN Avdiivka, Ukraine (CNN) — “Guys, leave me here. I can’t walk,” pleads a Ukrainian soldier sitting in a narrow trench under constant Russian bombardment. His legs have been injured by shrapnel and he is bleeding through the bandages. He smokes a cigarette as he lies on the ground,

CNN By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Anna Coren and Helen Regan, CNN Avdiivka, Ukraine (CNN) — “Guys, leave me here. I can’t walk,” pleads a Ukrainian soldier sitting in a narrow trench under constant Russian bombardment. His legs have been injured by shrapnel and he is bleeding through the bandages. He smokes a cigarette as he lies on the

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Throughout the 50 days Noam and Alma Or were held captive in Gaza, one thought kept the siblings going: reuniting with their mother, who they’d been separated from on October 7 during Hamas’ brutal attacks on their community. But when Noam, 17, and Alma, 13, were released together on

By Rhea Mogul, Aishwarya Iyer, Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui and Jack Guy, CNN New Delhi, India (CNN) — Cheers greeted a group of 41 workers as they emerged from a collapsed tunnel under the Himalayas on Tuesday, the climax of an incredible and perilous weekslong rescue operation to drill through rock and debris. The men

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A herd of wild elephants in Malaysia trampled on a car traveling along a major highway after it struck a baby in their group, local authorities said Monday. The car, a white Perodua Axia, was being driven by a 48-year-old man, along with his wife and son, 23, according

CNN By Arya Jyothi, video by Jadyn Sham, Kristie Lu Stout and Kevin Broad, CNN (CNN) — A green pit viper coiled around a drainpipe, three blue-banded bees sleeping on a grass blade, and a gecko climbing a tree against the backdrop of a bustling city. They’re all part of Hong Kong-British wildlife photographer Lawrence

By Arya Jyothi, video by Jadyn Sham, Kristie Lu Stout and Kevin Broad, CNN (CNN) — A green pit viper coiled around a drainpipe, three blue-banded bees sleeping on a grass blade, and a gecko climbing a tree against the backdrop of a bustling city. They’re all part of Hong Kong-British wildlife photographer Lawrence Hylton’s

By Helen Regan, Salai TZ, Angus Watson and Paula Hancocks, CNN (CNN) — Almost three years on from its bloody coup, Myanmar’s military junta is facing the biggest threat to its hold on power as it fights wars on multiple fronts across the Southeast Asian nation. In recent weeks, powerful armed ethnic militias have joined with