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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry traveled to Angola earlier this week and met the country’s president to discuss demining efforts, almost three decades after his mother’s memorable visit to the south African nation. The Duke of Sussex shared his vision of a “mine-free country” in an audience with Angolan President João

By Sam Peters, CNN (CNN) — Spanish rescue teams are searching for an American hiker who has been missing in the Pyrenees for eight days. Specialist mountain rescue teams and helicopters from the Air Service are searching for Cole Henderson, 27, in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido national park in northern Spain, the Guardia Civil

By Kathleen Magramo and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Moscow barreled hundreds of drones toward four key regions in Ukraine overnight, just as lawmakers in Kyiv scrambled to approve additional defense spending against the backdrop of intensified Russian attacks over the past few days. The Kremlin unleashed 400 long-range drones and one missile late Tuesday,

By Jill Dougherty, for CNN (CNN) — A decade ago, Georgia was the poster child of post-Soviet countries on their way to democracy and freedom. The government was taking steps to fight corruption. Civil society was blossoming. The economy was growing. American businesses were investing. In 2004, even though it was not a member of

By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, Russia and North Korea – ramp up military activities in the region, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday. “The existing order of world peace is

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A stolen private plane caused a temporary shutdown of the airspace over Vancouver International Airport, one the busiest in Canada, on Tuesday. The Cessna 172 took off from Victoria International Airport, where it is used for flight training, and flew north about 40 miles to Vancouver and started circling.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Great Britain’s Houses of Parliament, located on the Thames River in London. Facts The meeting place of Great Britain’s bicameral legislature – composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords – is also known as Westminster Palace. Visitors are subject to airport style

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1980 Birth place: Hamilton, New Zealand Birth name: Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern Father: Ross Ardern, police officer Mother: Laurell Ardern, school cook Marriage: Clarke Gayford (January 2024-present) Children: with Clarke

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Facts Almost seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower annually. About 300 million visitors have been to the tower since its opening. Designer Gustave Eiffel had a small apartment cloistered away in the upper reaches of the tower. In 2016,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about World War I, also known as the First World War and the Great War, which lasted from 1914 to 1918. Causes of World War I The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb, led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on