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By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Christian Edwards, Nick Paton Walsh, Victoria Butenko, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Small groups of Russian troops have pierced parts of Ukraine’s defenses in its eastern Donetsk region, according to local officials, as Russia appears to be making an 11th-hour dash to snatch as much territory as possible ahead of the planned

CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Wright, Kosta Gak, Brice Laine, CNN Sloviansk, Ukraine (CNN) — On the beaches of Sloviansk’s tiny salt lake, where the medicinal waters provide a moment of solace from the whirling violence of the eastern frontlines just a few miles away, talk of a Ukraine land deal at Friday’s Alaska

By Haicen Yang, CNN (CNN) — The remains of a British researcher who fell into a crevasse on an Antarctic glacier 66 years ago have been recovered, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said. Dennis Bell, then 25, vanished into the ice on July 26, 1959 while climbing the Ecology glacier on King George Island, one

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A Chinese warship collided with one of its own coast guard vessels while chasing Philippine boats earlier this week in the highly contested South China Sea, in the latest such incident to underscore growing volatility in one of the world’s most strategically vital waterways. Dramatic footage released by the

By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Wright, Kosta Gak, Brice Laine, CNN Sloviansk, Ukraine (CNN) — On the beaches of Sloviansk’s tiny salt lake, where the medicinal waters provide a moment of solace from the whirling violence of the eastern frontlines just a few miles away, talk of a Ukraine land deal at Friday’s Alaska summit

Story by the Associated Press (AP) — An English tourist who hit and killed a man while riding an e-scooter in Australia pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of dangerous driving causing death while under the influence of alcohol. Alicia Kemp, 25, admitted the charge during a hearing at the Western Australia Magistrate’s Court,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. Facts There have been nine successful US Mars landings: Viking 1 and Viking 2 (both 1976), Pathfinder (1997), Spirit and Opportunity (both 2004), Phoenix

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — As a ceasefire in Gaza took hold in January, Anas Al-Sharif began removing his protective gear live on television, piece by piece, while a jubilant crowd cheered, hoping the day marked the end of the suffering of 2 million Palestinians in the enclave. Nearly seven months later, Israel killed

By Annette Choi, Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A growing number of countries are pledging to recognize a Palestinian state, with more than 145 nations now joining the call for international recognition. Most of the nations that recognize a State of Palestine did so in 1988, following the Palestine National Council’s (PNC) declaration of the

CNN By Simone McCarthy, Phil Mattingly, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the US government 15% of their revenues from semiconductor sales to China in exchange for export licenses, an unprecedented quid pro quo arrangement aimed at solidifying America’s AI business dominance while maintaining trade ties with China. The

By Gerardo Lemos (CNN) — Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful who was hospitalized after being shot at a campaign event more than two months ago, has died, his wife announced on Monday. He was 39. Uribe, a potential presidential candidate from the right-wing opposition, was shot in the head during a

By Simone McCarthy, Phil Mattingly, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the US government 15% of their revenues from semiconductor sales to China in exchange for export licenses, an unprecedented quid pro quo arrangement aimed at solidifying America’s AI business dominance while maintaining trade ties with China. The deal