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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The weather conditions that fueled record-shattering wildfires in eastern Canada earlier this summer – and sent plumes of hazardous air into the US – were made more likely and more intense by the climate crisis, according to a new report published Tuesday. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution initiative

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is swooping toward the moon’s surface ahead of its historic landing attempt, and it’s capturing some stunning visuals on the way. The Indian Space Research Organization confirmed Tuesday that Chandrayaan-3 is on schedule and “smooth sailing is continuing.” The spacecraft is set to begin its final

By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova, Mariya Knight, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Eve Brennan, Olga Voitovych and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces appear to have stepped up their efforts to weaken Russian air superiority in the war by attacking bases that house supersonic warplanes deep inside Russian territory. Kyiv said it had carried

By Niamh Kennedy and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — The African Union has suspended Niger following the takeover of the West African country by a military junta on July 26. In a much-anticipated statement, the African Union (AU) – a union of 55 member states – announced its decision to “immediately suspend the participation of

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have been puzzling over a mystery on Neptune, and now they think they have unlocked its secret. The ice giant’s ghostly, cirrus-like clouds largely disappeared four years ago. Today, just a patch hovers over the planet’s south pole. Thanks to an analysis of nearly three decades’ worth of

By Sugam Pokharel, Dalal Mawad and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The burned bodies of 18 people were found as wildfires ripped through Greece on Tuesday and countries across Europe sweltered under yet another extreme heat wave. The dead, found near a village in northern Greece, may have been migrants, the fire brigade said Tuesday.

CNN By Kostyantin Gak, Nick Paton Walsh and Brice Laine, CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (CNN) — For Dima, the silence away from the horrors can be harder to bear. A fireman in what is perhaps currently the worst-bombed town on earth – Orikhiv, right in the throes of Ukraine’s counteroffensive – Dima’s daily job involves pulling

By Kostyantin Gak, Nick Paton Walsh and Brice Laine, CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (CNN) — For Dima, the silence away from the horrors can be harder to bear. A fireman in what is perhaps currently the worst-bombed town on earth – Orikhiv, right in the throes of Ukraine’s counteroffensive – Dima’s daily job involves pulling the

CNN By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Irene Nasser, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Four children have been rescued from a chairlift dangling 900 feet over a mountainous region in Pakistan for at least 10 hours, a military source told CNN, as the race to save two other children and two adults stuck inside the

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A Russian spacecraft malfunctioned over the weekend, sending the vehicle crashing into the moon. The failed landing attempt has experts questioning the future of the country’s lunar exploration ambitions and the geopolitical dynamics that underpin modern space exploration efforts. The spacecraft, Luna 25, lost contact with operators at Russia’s