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CNN By Brad Lendon, Andrew Carey, Kostan Nechyporenko, Uliana Pavlova and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has lost 16 US-supplied armored vehicles in the past several days, according to open-source intelligence analysis, as the country’s military announced its forces had captured three villages from Russia in an offensive in the eastern Donetsk region. The

By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Darya Tarasova, CNN Southern Ukraine (CNN) — Deep inside a makeshift bunker, residents of Orikhiv await an aid delivery while artillery shakes the ground above. “It’s comfortable here,” 72-year-old Olga Shumska says, unfazed by the commotion outside. The town in the Zaporizhzhia region sits just five kilometers

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — One of two giant rubber ducks on display in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor was deflated on Saturday to protect it from sweltering temperatures. Organizers said they made the decision to deflate the duck just one day after the pair arrived in the harbor, after an inspection found that its

By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — When Boris Johnson became British prime minister in the summer of 2019, he entered Downing Street as the highest-profile individual to do so since his hero, wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill, began his second stint as PM in 1951. Johnson was nothing short of a colossus. A popular columnist,

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — When US President Joe Biden visited Poland in February, his second visit in less than a year, it was something of a vindication for the Polish government. A clear sign that Poland was still a key ally – despite accusations that its government is undermining democracy and the rule

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Chris Lau and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome and Pisa (CNN) — Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, has been admitted to a hospital in Milan, his spokesman has told CNN. Berlusconi’s latest stay at the San Raffaele hospital comes ahead of a big meeting of his party planned for Saturday.

By Junko Ogura and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — Two airplanes have “highly likely collided” with each other at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japanese public broadcaster NHK is reporting, citing the country’s transport ministry. The two passenger aircraft involved belonged to EVA Air and Thai Airways and are thought to have come

By Amy Cassidy, John Allen and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has issued a message for the first time since undergoing abdominal surgery, asking the faithful to “keep me in your prayers.” “I sincerely appreciate the prayers and numerous expressions of closeness and affection received in the past few days,” the Pontiff said

By Radina Gigova, CNN London (CNN) — At least 27 people, most of them children, were killed when remnants of an old bomb exploded in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region on Friday, according to the state-run Somali National News Agency. At least 53 people have also been injured in the blast, SONA reported. The explosion took

By Kathleen Magramo and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — A sushi chain is suing a high school student for 67 million yen ($480,000) after social media footage showed him licking his finger then touching a plate of sushi as it passed him on the conveyor belt, Japan’s public broadcaster has reported. Akindo Sushiro Co., which

By Stefano Pozzebon, Caitlin Hu, Hira Humayun, Karol Suarez and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Four young children have been found alive after more than a month wandering the Amazon where they survived like “children of the jungle,” according to Colombian President Gustavo Petro. “Their learning from indigenous families and their learning of living in

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — When the temperature soared to 99 degrees Fahrenheit last month, Singapore resident Chee Kuan Chew saw just one option: cancel all plans and stay indoors in air-conditioned comfort. “You can’t survive without air con in Singapore,” Chee said. “It’s impossible with the heat.” The 20-year-old university student lives with

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogota, Colombia (CNN) — The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) – one of the oldest and largest guerrilla groups still operating in the country – have agreed to implement a bilateral, six-month ceasefire starting on August 3. The agreement comes after months of private negotiations in Cuba, Mexico,

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Scientists say they have documented the first virgin birth in a crocodile. And while the concept may sound bizarre to humans, this type of reproduction is not unheard of across the animal kingdom, according to researchers. The crocodile in question, named Coquita, had been living alone in a Costa

By Richard Roth and Caitlin Hu, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations will send home a unit of 60 Tanzanian peacekeepers over allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Central African Republic, the UN announced on Friday. A preliminary investigation found “credible evidence” that eleven members of the unit were involved in sexual exploitation

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A sparkling new supernova has appeared in the night sky, and a telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii was perfectly poised to capture the aftermath of the cosmic burst. The supernova was first spotted within the spiral arms of the Pinwheel Galaxy by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki on May