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CNN By Victoria Butenko, Christian Edwards and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claims it has now disabled a third of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after its military intelligence said it sank another Russian warship in a sea drone attack off the coast of Crimea on Wednesday. Russia’s landing ship Caesar Kunikov was attacked with

By Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in Boston before fleeing to Kenya has been re-arrested following his escape from a police station in Nairobi nearly a week ago, police said. Kevin Kinyanjui Kang’ethe, 42, was arrested on Tuesday at a relative’s house in Ngong, a suburb

By Sharon Braithwaite and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations is “deeply concerned” about the tense situation in Senegal, following the suspension of the country’s presidential election that was slated for February 25, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell said Tuesday. Mobile internet access was cut off for the

By Heather Chen, Angus Watson, Sophie Jeong and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A former army general with a controversial past has claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election. Unofficial results show Prabowo Subianto, 72, winning nearly 60% of the vote – enough to avoid a presidential runoff – with around 85% of votes counted, according

By Victoria Butenko, Christian Edwards and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claims it has now disabled a third of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after its military intelligence said it sank another Russian warship in a sea drone attack off the coast of Crimea on Wednesday. Russia’s landing ship Caesar Kunikov was attacked with “MAGURA”

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A mysterious shipwreck suddenly appeared on the shores of a Newfoundland coastal community last month, believed to have been dislodged from the seabed by a fierce storm. Now, as a new storm barrels toward eastern Canada, the community is in a race against time to save it. The wreck,

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple, the largest in the United Arab Emirates, boosting his credentials as a global statesman months before he heads to the polls in a nationwide election where he is seeking a rare third term in power. The

By Helen Regan, Catherine Nicholls, Niamh Kennedy and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Panic is soaring in Rafah as desperate Palestinians decide whether to flee the last refuge in Gaza as Israel draws up plans for a ground offensive that the United Nations aid chief has warned could lead to “a slaughter.” A growing number

By Tara John, Paula Newton and Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — The home of a Canadian Sikh activist in Brampton, Ontario, was hit by gunfire on Monday, months after the assassination of another activist sent India-Canada relations into a spiral. A bullet hole was discovered in the window of Inderjit Singh Gosal’s home on Monday by construction

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday that the US government is “deeply concerned” by the arrest of activist and security analyst Rocio San Miguel in Caracas, Venezuela. “This is a time when Mr. Maduro needs to meet the commitments that he made about how they’re going

By Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Two of Pakistan’s major political parties – the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) – say they will form a coalition government after last week’s inconclusive elections. The move means the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan will not be in power,

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — “The meeting of lips is the most perfect, the most divine sensation given to human beings, the supreme limit of happiness.” So wrote the 19th century French author Guy de Maupassant in his 1882 short story, “The Kiss.” He wasn’t alone in his flowery thoughts about kissing. Romantic kisses