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By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — An act of vandalism at an 18th century monument built by the once powerful Mughal empire has sparked anger in India, with historians urging authorities to provide better protection for the country’s vast cultural heritage. The destruction of parts of three emperors’ tombs at the Zafar Mahal palace in New Delhi was discovered

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of years ago, a star in our galaxy violently exploded and created a glowing supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A that has intrigued scientists for decades. Now, a new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the closest and most detailed look inside the exploded star,

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A major cyberattack on Ukraine’s largest mobile operator on Tuesday disrupted a regional air raid warning service and some banking services for Ukrainians, according to the operator and local authorities. The attack appeared to be one of the more impactful cyberattacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure since Russia’s full-scale invasion

By Caitlin Hu, CNN United Nations (CNN) — The United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, in a rebuke to the United States which has repeatedly blocked ceasefire calls in the UN’s Security Council. A majority of 153 nations voted for the ceasefire resolution in the General

Story by Reuters Warsaw (Reuters) — A far-right Polish lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the country’s parliament on Tuesday during an event with members of the Jewish community, provoking outrage and leading the speaker to exclude him from the sitting. Footage posted on the website of private broadcaster TVN24 showed Grzegorz

By Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting rapidly, but a new report showed an astonishing phenomenon in the world’s tallest mountain range could be helping to slow the effects of the global climate crisis. When warming temperatures hit certain high-altitude ice masses, it sets off a surprising reaction that blows

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Bloody diarrhea, jaundice, acute hepatitis and respiratory infections. These are just some of the diseases spreading in the Gaza Strip, where the World Health Organization (WHO) says the health system is “on its knees and collapsing.” As the war between Israel and Hamas enters its third month, medics and

By Sophia Saifi and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Twenty-three Pakistani soldiers were killed Tuesday when a six-man suicide squad attempted to drive a truck full of explosives into a military camp in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), according to the army. The attack is the deadliest on the country’s armed

By Niamh Kennedy, Darya Tarasova and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — The trial of Alexey Navalny was postponed on Tuesday, one day after his team said it had lost contact with the jailed Russian opposition leader, who was believed to be imprisoned in a penal colony about 150 miles east of Moscow. Concern was sparked

CNN By Sana Noor Haq and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — In October, Refaat Alareer was deliberating whether to stay at his home in the heart of Gaza City, or flee further south with his wife and six children. As Israeli warplanes bombarded northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told civilians to evacuate their homes immediately and go south. Civilians

By Helen Regan, Saki Toi and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A Japanese court on Tuesday found three ex-soldiers guilty of sexual assault following a high-profile case that exposed a widespread culture of harassment in the military, public broadcaster NHK reported. The Fukushima District Court ruled the three men had committed forcible indecency against Rina Gonoi, their former