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CNN By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating consequences for the region and the world’s ability to tackle climate change, according to a study published Wednesday. The Amazon has proven resilient to natural changes in the climate for

By James Frater and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — Eighteen of NATO’s 31 members are expected to spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense this year, the treaty organization’s leader said on Wednesday. “That is another record number and a six-fold increase from 2014 when only three allies met their target,” NATO Secretary-General

By Jeremy Diamond, Nadeen Ebrahim and Mick Krever, CNN The Hague, The Netherlands (CNN) — About 100 family members of Israeli hostages, including two former hostages, arrived in the Dutch city of The Hague on Wednesday to file a legal complaint against Hamas at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The complaint, spearheaded by the Hostage

CNN By Victoria Butenko, Christian Edwards and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claims it has now disabled a third of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after its military intelligence said it sank another Russian warship in a sea drone attack off the coast of Crimea on Wednesday. Russia’s landing ship Caesar Kunikov was attacked with

By Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in Boston before fleeing to Kenya has been re-arrested following his escape from a police station in Nairobi nearly a week ago, police said. Kevin Kinyanjui Kang’ethe, 42, was arrested on Tuesday at a relative’s house in Ngong, a suburb

By Sharon Braithwaite and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations is “deeply concerned” about the tense situation in Senegal, following the suspension of the country’s presidential election that was slated for February 25, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell said Tuesday. Mobile internet access was cut off for the

By Heather Chen, Angus Watson, Sophie Jeong and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A former army general with a controversial past has claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election. Unofficial results show Prabowo Subianto, 72, winning nearly 60% of the vote – enough to avoid a presidential runoff – with around 85% of votes counted, according

By Victoria Butenko, Christian Edwards and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claims it has now disabled a third of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after its military intelligence said it sank another Russian warship in a sea drone attack off the coast of Crimea on Wednesday. Russia’s landing ship Caesar Kunikov was attacked with “MAGURA”

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A mysterious shipwreck suddenly appeared on the shores of a Newfoundland coastal community last month, believed to have been dislodged from the seabed by a fierce storm. Now, as a new storm barrels toward eastern Canada, the community is in a race against time to save it. The wreck,

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple, the largest in the United Arab Emirates, boosting his credentials as a global statesman months before he heads to the polls in a nationwide election where he is seeking a rare third term in power. The

By Helen Regan, Catherine Nicholls, Niamh Kennedy and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Panic is soaring in Rafah as desperate Palestinians decide whether to flee the last refuge in Gaza as Israel draws up plans for a ground offensive that the United Nations aid chief has warned could lead to “a slaughter.” A growing number