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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Hungary can ratify Sweden’s NATO bid as soon as February 26 when the country’s parliament reconvenes, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Saturday. “Together with the Swedish Prime Minister, we have done important steps to restore confidence,” Orban said during an annual state of the nation address. “We are going in

By Maria Kostenko and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed partner nations for more military assistance to Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference in Germany Saturday, amid signs of the war turning in Russia’s favour. His plea came soon after Ukrainian forces announced their withdrawal from the key eastern town of Avdiivka. A $60

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — On July 20, 1969, the world watched as humankind landed on the moon for the first time. But the perfect touchdown of the Eagle lunar lander by NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was anything but easy. As he and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin flew over the intended landing site, Armstrong

By Catherine Nicholls, Pauline Lockwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN Munich, Germany (CNN) — Hamas’s demands for a hostage deal are “delusional” and need to be “close to reality,” Israel’s Coordinator for the Captives and the Missing, Gal Hirsch, told CNN Saturday. “We want a deal very much and we know we need to pay prices.

CNN By Junko Ogura and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s space agency says it has successfully launched its flagship H3 space rocket, a year after its maiden attempt ended in failure. The H3 left the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan at 9:22 a.m. local time on Saturday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

By Ayurella Horn-Muller, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Imagine an entirely barren world. Before you is a volcanic landscape, devoid of flora and fauna. Scattered throughout this gray and black expanse are shallow bodies of water. In each

By Darya Tarasova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — The body of jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny should be handed over to his family “immediately,” his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said Saturday, as she accused Russian officials of lying in order to delay the process. The 47-year-old fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin died

By Junko Ogura and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s space agency says it has successfully launched its flagship H3 space rocket, a year after its maiden attempt ended in failure. The H3 left the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan at 9:22 a.m. local time on Saturday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Ramallah and Jerusalem (CNN) — The world is once again talking about a Palestinian state. The issue has caused a deep rift between Israel and its closest ally, the United States. US President Joe Biden keeps pressing for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has for years told his country its children are under attack from deviant sexualities and pedophilia. Now, his government is embroiled in a scandal after it emerged that its president had pardoned a man convicted of covering up sexual abuse at a children’s home.

By Chris Lau and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces have announced the withdrawal of its forces from Avdiivka, a key town which in recent months became one of the most fiercely contested battles on the eastern front. The move followed an intensification of Moscow’s attacks on the area, as Russia pummeled it with