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By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — It begins on that early Saturday morning, October 7, as Hamas militants pile into the back of white pickup trucks while the sun is still rising, AK-47s slung around their chests. In one scene, they are grinning and taking video of themselves as their truck speeds down the road,

By Laura Paddison, Tamar Michaelis, Ibrahim Dahman, Amir Tal and Simone McCarthy, CNN Gaza/Jerusalem (CNN) — The United Nations warned Sunday there are signs “civil order is starting to break down” in Gaza, reporting that thousands of desperate Palestinians are taking basic items like flour and hygiene supplies from warehouses as Israel stepped up its operation

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect to discover something which could supercharge the effort to tackle the climate crisis. Jacques Pironon and Phillipe De Donato, both directors of research at France’s National Centre of Scientific Research, were

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The myriad tunnels under Gaza are best known as passageways used to smuggle goods from Egypt and launch attacks into Israel. But there exists a second underground network that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) colloquially refer to as the “Gaza metro.” It’s a vast labyrinth of tunnels, by some accounts several kilometers underground, used to

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The moon is our planet’s constant celestial companion, only shaded from view about once a month when its orbit takes it between Earth and the sun. Earth’s biggest satellite has long been a source of awe and wonder, inspiring the imaginations of artists and writers for millennia. The moon’s gravitational

By Svitlana Vlasova and Maria Kostenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — This week, Ukrainian forces continued to hold out against a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine as the White House claimed Russia is executing its own troops for disobeying orders. In southern Ukraine, authorities issued evacuation orders for civilians where Russia has stepped up aerial attacks.

By Amarachi Orie, Zahid Mahmood, Ivana Kottasová, Kareem Khadder and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Sderot, Israel (CNN) — Israeli ground forces are inside Gaza after entering the enclave overnight, as Palestinians experienced what they have described as the most intense round of airstrikes since Israel began its retaliation against Hamas’ October 7 terror attack. Israeli forces

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas are fighting a war that has killed thousands and resulted in a devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Israeli military began an offensive on the Palestinian enclave after Hamas militants launched a brutal assault on Israel on October 7 – the biggest

CNN By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — A teenage Iranian girl who fell into a coma after she was allegedly assaulted by the country’s morality police for not wearing a headscarf has died, according to Iranian state media. “Unfortunately, the brain damage led to the victim spending some time in a coma and they died

By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — A teenage Iranian girl who fell into a coma after she was allegedly assaulted by the country’s morality police for not wearing a headscarf has died, according to Iranian state media. “Unfortunately, the brain damage led to the victim spending some time in a coma and they died a

By Ivana Kottasová and Adi Kopelwitz, CNN Israel’s border with Gaza and Ashdod (CNN) — Yanir Ishay has thrown away three boxes of cigarettes in the past two weeks. He said he thought he could smell death on them, having carried the packets in his pockets while collecting human remains from the sites of Hamas’

By Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — When fighting broke out in Kang Hyeon-joo’s elementary school classroom, her heart would beat so fast she could not breathe and her vision would blur. “They were throwing punches and kicking faces, throwing chairs and tables around,” she recalled, adding she had been

CNN By Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — When fighting broke out in Kang Hyeon-joo’s elementary school classroom, her heart would beat so fast she could not breathe and her vision would blur. “They were throwing punches and kicking faces, throwing chairs and tables around,” she recalled, adding she had

CNN By Kevin Flower, Christian Edwards, Tara John, Kareem Khadder and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes rocked Gaza during a night of heavy bombardment after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday it is “expanding ground operations” in the besieged enclave, where communications links have reportedly been severed. In a statement Saturday, the IDF

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have detected a surprising amount of a rare version of helium, called helium-3, in volcanic rocks on Canada’s Baffin Island, lending support to the theory that the noble gas is leaking from Earth’s core — and has been for millennia. The research team also detected helium-4 within the

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Glaciers in East Antarctica could lose ice faster in the future than previously thought, scientists reported Friday, in an alarming feedback loop where glacier meltwater is triggering even more ice loss and sea level rise as the planet warms. The findings come less than a week after scientists reported

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A partial lunar eclipse will take over the night sky on Saturday for a dazzling show that will allow sky-gazers to see part of Earth’s shadow reflected on the moon. For those in the eclipse path — which spans all of Europe, Africa, most of Asia

By Kevin Flower, Christian Edwards, Tara John, Kareem Khadder and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes rocked Gaza during a night of heavy bombardment after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday it is “expanding ground operations” in the besieged enclave, where communications links have reportedly been severed. In a statement Saturday, the IDF said

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Large swaths of Ghana are facing power blackouts due to gas shortages at a major power facility, the nation’s power operator said, compounding the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. “Limited gas supply” at a power installation in Tema, located east of the Ghanian capital, Accra, has led to

By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico near the popular resort town of Acapulco on October 25, devastating the coastal community. The category 5 hurricane, the strongest storm on record to hit Mexico’s Pacific coast, devastated the tourist destination and home to 800,000 residents. At least 46 people are dead