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Words by Gabrielle Jones; video by Jo Munnik, CNN (CNN) — Off the coast of South Africa lies the Great African Sea Forest, home to one of the most biodiverse marine environments on the planet. Many types of life live within the waters including fish, octopus, sea slugs, large amounts of kelp, and sharks that

By Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping suggested Wednesday China could send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples,” in the latest gesture aimed at easing fraught ties between the two powers. “I…learned that the San Diego Zoo and

By Rhea Mogul, Sania Farooqui and Aishwarya Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Indian authorities trying to rescue dozens of workers trapped for more than 90 hours deep inside a Himalayan mountain have reached out for international help, contacting the Thai team that rescued a boys’ soccer team from a flooded cave in 2018. The

By Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said he is “alarmed” by reports that Afghan refugees are being abused in Pakistan as the country carries out its policy of forced mass deportation. In a statement Wednesday, Türk expressed concern at reports that “the arbitrary expulsion of Afghan nationals from

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Federal regulators have granted SpaceX permission to launch a long-awaited second test flight of its Starship system — the most powerful rocket ever built — following an explosive first attempt in April. The Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses commercial rocket launches, said Wednesday that SpaceX has permission to launch the

By Caitlin Hu, Richard Roth and Becky Anderson, CNN New York (CNN) — The UN Security Council has approved a resolution calling for “humanitarian pauses and corridors” in war-torn Gaza, a long-awaited diplomatic breakthrough after weeks of bitter negotiations. Twelve countries voted to approve the measure, with the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia

By Oren Liebermann, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — On the eastern edge of Gaza, dawn is still a few minutes away on the morning of October 7. A group of Hamas militants wait, some packed into a white pickup truck, others on motorbikes. They run through a few final checks, making sure they are

CNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — On the eastern edge of Gaza, dawn is still a few minutes away on the morning of October 7. A group of Hamas militants wait, some packed into a white pickup truck, others on motorbikes. They run through a few final checks, making sure they

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s federal Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and forces of the previously dominant political party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The Tigray conflict, which lasted from 2020 to 2022, has left thousands dead, more

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Japan’s former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Personal Birth date: December 6, 1948 Birth place: Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan Father: Wasaburo Suga, strawberry farmer Mother: Tatsu Suga, schoolteacher Marriage: Mariko Suga Children: 3 sons Education: Hosei University, B.A. in Law, 1973 Other Facts Suga

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Robotic explorers investigating Mars are currently out of touch with space agencies on Earth after hitting a giant communications roadblock. Mission controllers at NASA won’t send any commands to its fleet of orbiters and rovers, including Perseverance and Curiosity, for the next 10 days due to the Mars solar

By Chris Liakos, Claudia Colliva and Dalal Mawad, CNN Paris (CNN) — France has issued an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the alleged use of banned chemical weapons against civilians in Syria, a judicial source told CNN on Wednesday. According to the source, two investigative judges on Tuesday issued four warrants against Assad,