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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

By Angela Dewan and Ella Nilsen, CNN Dubai (CNN) — A new draft of the centerpiece agreement at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai makes an unprecedented mention of transitioning away from fossil fuels, in what some experts are welcoming as the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era. But it does not call

CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Kosta Gak and Christian Streib, CNN Kherson, Ukraine (CNN) — Zip-tying old grenades and mortars to tiny, online-bought drones, and using virtual reality headsets to direct them into Russian targets. It is not the war this four-man drone unit initially signed up for, but it is as effective as it is cheap. In a

By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A sperm whale that became stranded on a sandbank at a popular beach near Perth, Western Australia on the weekend has died. Officials from the Parks and Wildlife Service of Western Australia confirmed the 15-meter (49-feet) long whale died Tuesday morning after it swam off the sandbank into

By CNN Staff (CNN) — FBI director Christopher Wray is in India this week for a trip aimed at strengthening security cooperation and deepening a partnership. But it comes in the wake of a major law enforcement issue between the two nations – one far more sinister and with the potential to cause cracks within that

By Nick Paton Walsh, Kosta Gak and Christian Streib, CNN Kherson, Ukraine (CNN) — Zip-tying old grenades and mortars to tiny, online-bought drones, and using virtual reality headsets to direct them into Russian targets. It is not the war this four-man drone unit initially signed up for, but it is as effective as it is cheap. In a rickety

By Tara John and CNN en Espanol, CNN (CNN) — The United States announced visa restrictions on nearly 300 Guatemalan citizens on Monday due to what it described as “anti-democratic actions” of officials and “other malign actors,” accused of attempting to annul the election won by President-elect Bernardo Arévalo. The visa restrictions include “over 100

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Tran Phuong Thao worries for the health of her husband as she takes care of their 2-year-old son who was only two weeks old when the environmental lawyer was detained for tax evasion in 2021. Weak from a hunger strike, Danh Dinh Bach is serving a 5-year sentence on

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The remarkably well-preserved skull of a gigantic pliosaur, a prehistoric sea monster, has been discovered on a beach in the county of Dorset in southern England, and it could reveal secrets about these awe-inspiring creatures. Pliosaurs dominated the oceans at a time when dinosaurs roamed the land. The unearthed

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An asteroid in our solar system will temporarily block the light of Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. The rare cosmic event will be visible to millions who live within a narrow strip that encircles half the globe and