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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Bohemia, Czech Republic (CNN) — Czech Republic observed a national day of mourning on Saturday after the worst peacetime shooting in the history of the country left 14 dead and dozens wounded at Charles University in Prague. Among the victims were number of young students, a beloved lecturer and a respected department

CNN By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — There has been no shortage of bleak climate news this year: unprecedented global heat fueled deadly extreme weather events, scientists issued dire warnings that next year may be worse still, and the world’s carbon pollution kept rising. But amid the gloom, there have also been signs of progress.

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — There has been no shortage of bleak climate news this year: unprecedented global heat fueled deadly extreme weather events, scientists issued dire warnings that next year may be worse still, and the world’s carbon pollution kept rising. But amid the gloom, there have also been signs of progress. Renewable

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — No species lasts forever — extinction is part of the evolution of life. But at least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed the planet, killing off the vast majority of species from water and land over a relatively short geological interval. The most famous of these mass extinction

By Anna Chernova, Richard Quest, Anna Gorzkowska, Julia Puckette and Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was again absent from two scheduled court hearings conducted via video link on Friday, according to a statement from his team. Navalny’s team say the prominent politician has now been missing for 17 days, with

By Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli soldiers raiding a hospital in northern Gaza desecrated the bodies of dead patients with bulldozers, let a military dog maul a man in a wheelchair, and shot multiple doctors even after vetting them for terror links, according to allegations by staff and patients. The claims relate to

By Svitlana Vlasova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Children in Ukraine have wishes beyond just toys this holiday season, as Russia continues to target cities and towns with drones and missiles. Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure have escalated over the past month, a winter uptick that has severely impacted kids. “These attacks have caused injuries among