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North Korea releases images of Kim Jong Un visiting a uranium enrichment site, giving rare glimpse inside its nuclear program

By Yoonjung Seo, Lucas Lilieholm and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — New pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touring what state media said is a uranium enrichment facility have given an extremely rare glimpse inside the isolated nation’s closely guarded nuclear weapons program. According to a report from Korean Central

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South Korea was the world’s biggest ‘baby exporter.’ New evidence shows some mothers were forced to give up children

By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea has for decades been known as the world’s largest “baby exporter” – sending hundreds of thousands of children overseas after the country was ravaged by war and many mothers left destitute. Many of those adopted children, now adults scattered across the

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Russia will be ‘at war’ with NATO if Ukraine long-range missile restrictions lifted, Putin warns

By Avery Schmitz and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned NATO alliance leaders that a move to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of longer-range Western missiles to strike deep inside his country would be considered an act of war. “This will mean that NATO countries – the United States and European countries – are

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New York City’s police commissioner resigns as investigations swirl around mayor’s inner circle

By Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino and Brynn Gingras, and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — New York Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned, he said Thursday in a statement, marking the first high-profile departure from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration since the start of four separate federal investigations into Adams’ office and the NYPD. Adams appointed

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Georgia school shooter hid an AR-15-style rifle in his backpack and left class with his bag the morning of the deadly rampage

By Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan and Devon Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The 14-year-old shooter who confessed to killing four people last week at Apalachee High School in Georgia was allowed to leave his classroom with his belongings before returning with a rifle in his backpack, the state Bureau of Investigation said Thursday. The revelation supports previous

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Russia counterattacks against Ukraine in Kursk border region

By Sophie Tanno, Darya Tarasova, Svitlana Vlasova and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Russia has launched a counter-attack in the Kursk border region where Ukrainian forces last month launched a surprise cross-border incursion. “The Russians have started counteroffensive actions,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a news conference Thursday, his first comments since reports emerged

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Morgan City firefighters respond to a home fire during Hurricane Francine in Morgan City

Francine’s heavy rainfall forces dramatic water rescues as even more flooding is on the horizon

WDSU, CNN By Dalia Faheid and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Francine is spreading dangerous conditions across the South Thursday after it slammed into Louisiana with extreme rainfall, life-threatening flooding and destructive winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands amid reports of flooded homes. • Serious flood threat from weakening Francine: Francine made landfall

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Students at Apalachee High School could return to classes soon. Here’s what other schools have done

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Dianna Moreno was afraid walking into Apalachee High School to find the laptop and charger she left behind when she rushed to evacuate after two other students and two teachers were killed last week. “It’s just a scary moment,” the 16-year-old student said about returning to campus this week. “Ever since

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Francine’s heavy rainfall forces dramatic water rescues as even more flooding is on the horizon

By Dalia Faheid and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Francine is spreading dangerous conditions across the South Thursday after it slammed into Louisiana with extreme rainfall, life-threatening flooding and destructive winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands amid reports of flooded homes. • Serious flood threat from weakening Francine: Francine made landfall in Terrebonne

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On board a lifesaving hospital train bringing Ukraine’s wounded soldiers to safety

Exclusive by Christiane Amanpour, Madalena Araújo and Ivana Kottasová, CNN. Video by Alex Platt and Mark Baron. Photos by Ivana Kottasová Ukraine (CNN) — Olga is running around the intensive care unit, constantly checking her patients’ oxygen levels, adjusting their medication and noting their vitals. She’s working fast, but even at her busiest, the nurse

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