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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Emotions were running high in the Australian town of Alice Springs this week when mourners attending the funeral of an 18-year-old man attacked its oldest pub, smashing windows and kicking doors. For Northern Territory officials, Tuesday’s violence – and clashes later that night involving around 150 people

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the history of its weapons program. 1985 North Korea signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). 1993 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) demands that inspectors be given access to two nuclear waste storage sites. In response, North Korea threatens to

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Scientists may have pinpointed a massive, oddly shaped volcano taller than Mount Everest on the surface of Mars — and it has been hiding in plain sight for decades, according to new research. The possible identification of a previously unknown Martian volcano has made waves across the planetary sciences community

By Niamh Kennedy and Eoin McSweeney, CNN (CNN) — Ireland has become the latest nation to say it will intervene in the genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, in a reflection of the country’s long-standing position of solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Ireland announced this week it would file its intervention, adding to

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Northern Ireland’s main pro-union party, is stepping down after he was charged with “allegations of an historical nature,” the DUP announced on Friday. Jeffrey Donaldson, 61, confirmed to his party in a letter that he had been charged with historical allegations

By Christian Edwards, Benjamin Brown and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that Europe is in a “pre-war era” but still has a “long way to go” before its ready to confront the threat posed by Russia. “War is no longer a concept from the past. It is real,