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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Ali Hajimiri has spent a decade researching how to put solar panels in space and beam the energy down to Earth. Yet when the Caltech electrical engineering professor talks about his work, people always have three questions, usually in this order: Why not just put solar panels on Earth?

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Standing on the deserted streets of Nagorno-Karabakh on the 20th anniversary of his inauguration, Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev said he had achieved the “sacred goal” of his presidency: reclaiming the land taken from his father. Azerbaijan had for decades been haunted by the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh, a tiny Caucasian enclave

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — US warships in the Red Sea have been battling a growing number of weapons fired by Houthi forces in Yemen over the past several weeks, including 17 drones and missiles during a 10-hour period on Tuesday alone. Yahya Sare’e, a spokesman for Houthi forces, said on X, formerly Twitter,

By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, known internationally for his role in the Academy Award-winning film “Parasite,” has died while being investigated for illegal drug use, police confirmed Wednesday. He was 48. Police in the capital Seoul said in a statement they had received

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The “reunification” of Taiwan with China is “inevitable,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping claimed in a speech Tuesday, reiterating Beijing’s long-held stance on the self-ruled island democracy ahead of a crucial election there next month. “The realization of the complete reunification with the motherland is an inevitable course

CNN By Xiaofei Xu, Anna Chernova and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has spoken out for the first time since his sudden disappearance several weeks ago, after his team said they eventually located him at a penal colony in Siberia Monday. Navalny, a staunch Kremlin critic, shared a message via his

By Xiaofei Xu, Anna Chernova and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has spoken out for the first time since his sudden disappearance several weeks ago, after his team said they eventually located him at a penal colony in Siberia Monday. Navalny, a staunch Kremlin critic, shared a message via his aides

By Brad Lendon and Wayne Chang, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — In the age of open-source intelligence, one main way for Western experts to keep tabs on China’s military is by analyzing photos of new People’s Liberation Army equipment posted online by amateur enthusiasts. Posting photos of military ships or aircraft captured from outside

By Veronica Lin and Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Perched up against the edge of a cliff in China’s southwest Guizhou province is the bamboo shack 21-year-old “retiree” Liu Youwen built from scratch. Three years ago, Liu left his rural hometown Xiaxixiang, Guizhou, for the city of Shantou in Guangdong, China’s richest province,

By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Sigrid Kaag, a Dutch politician and veteran United Nations diplomat, will take charge of the international body’s effort to bring humanitarian relief to war-ravaged Gaza, the UN Secretary General announced Tuesday, filling a position created this month in a breakthrough UN Security Council resolution. In a post on X, Kaag said that she would resign

CNN, IDF VIA AFPTV, HEZBOLLAH PRESS OFFICE, HOUTHI MILITARY MEDIA, AFPTV, PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT SOCIETY VIA AFPTV By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Sigrid Kaag, a Dutch politician and veteran United Nations diplomat, will take charge of the international body’s effort to bring humanitarian relief to war-ravaged Gaza, the UN Secretary General announced Tuesday, filling a position created this month in

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Hubble Space Telescope captured a newly revealed image of the mysterious, ghostly shadows on Saturn’s rings — the latest sighting of the so-called “spokes” that continue to baffle scientists. The composite photo, released Thursday by NASA, was taken by Hubble on October 22 as Saturn was about 850 million

By Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — While thousands of migrants enter the US illegally every day, more than 11,000 people continue to wait in shelters and camps on the Mexican side of the border, CNN has learned from community leaders. With Washington divided on the future of US immigration policy, those waiting migrants and asylum

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Personal Birth date: 1935 Birth place: Safed, Palestine Marriage: Amina Abbas Children: Three sons Mazen (died in 2002), Yasser and Tareq Education: Damascus University, B.A.; Oriental College (in Moscow), Ph.D. Other Facts His family left the British Mandate area

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ayad Allawi, the former interim Prime Minister of Iraq. Personal Birth date: 1945 Birth place: Iraq Marriage: Thana Allawi (1987-present) Children: Three Education: Studied medicine/neurology in Baghdad and London. Religion: Shia Muslim Timeline 1960s – Joins the Baath Party while in medical school

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The “Moon Sniper” lander developed by Japan’s space agency successfully entered lunar orbit on Christmas Day. The milestone brings the nation a step closer to achieving its goal of landing a robotic explorer on the moon’s surface for the first time. On its current path, the lander is completing one