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By Niamh Kennedy, Larry Madowo, Xiaofei Xu and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Former Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba has conceded defeat to leading opposition figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the western African country’s presidential elections. “With regard to the provisional results and awaiting the official proclamation, I congratulate President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye for

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Microplastics have been found in historic soil samples for the first time, according to a new study, potentially upending the way archaeological remains are preserved. Researchers found microplastics in soil deposits more than seven meters (23 feet) underground, which were deposited in the first or second century CE

CNN By Richard Roth, Ivana Kottasová, Lauren Izso and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Tensions between the United States and Israel were exposed on Monday when Washington stood aside and allowed the UN Security Council to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The US decision to abstain on the vote prompted

By Heather Law, Brandon Miller and Derek Van Dam, CNN (CNN) — At least 27 people have been killed in southeast Brazil as rainfall continues to ravage parts of the country, according to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil citing state authorities. The death toll in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo rose to 19, and at least eight

By Richard Roth, Ivana Kottasová, Lauren Izso and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Tensions between the United States and Israel were exposed on Monday when Washington stood aside and allowed the UN Security Council to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The US decision to abstain on the vote prompted Israel’s

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — ISIS claimed responsibly for Friday’s deadly assault on a concert venue in Moscow, releasing graphic footage purporting to show its gunmen carrying out what was Russia’s worst terror attack in decades. Russian authorities have accused four men from the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan of being behind the attack,

CNN By Christian Edwards, Masha Angelova, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — The four men suspected of carrying out a brutal attack at a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 139 people have appeared in court on terror charges, as the Kremlin defended its security services criticized for failing to prevent the

By Christian Edwards, Masha Angelova, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — The four men suspected of carrying out a brutal attack at a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 139 people have appeared in court on terror charges, as the Kremlin defended its security services criticized for failing to prevent the massacre.

By Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A court in India’s most populous state has effectively banned Islamic schools by striking down a law governing madrasas, weeks before a nationwide election that could further polarize the world’s largest democracy along religious lines. The Allahabad High Court in Uttar Pradesh on Friday declared the Madrasa

By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Ireland’s governing party Fine Gael has named Simon Harris as its new leader, paving the way for him to succeed former Prime Minister Leo Varadkar as the youngest Taoiseach in Irish history at age 37. Varadkar announced his surprise resignation on Wednesday, citing “personal and political, but mainly political

By Sophie Tanno, Eve Brennan, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russia on Sunday held a day of mourning after at least 137 people were killed in an attack on a concert venue in Moscow, the country’s worst terrorist attack in two decades. The four gunmen suspected of carrying out the attack were

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Kensington Palace thanked the public for their tremendous support over the weekend after Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced Friday that she has cancer. The royal family, however, is not expected to reveal any further medical details such as the type of cancer or what stage it is. Here’s

By Mick Krever and Lauren Izso, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Two of the three members of Israel’s war cabinet signalled their opposition to government proposals on the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox men into the military, setting up a potential collapse of the government coalition. The Israeli Supreme Court had given the government until the end