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By Nectar Gan and Yong Xiong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For more than a decade, Lee has been able to circumvent China’s internet controls to go on Twitter, now known as X, without getting into trouble with the authorities. The Chinese lawyer stayed away from politically sensitive topics and rarely engaged with other users,

CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver and Evelio Contreras, CNN Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport has a post-apocalyptic stillness these days. Where cars and crowds of people once massed, only tendrils of smoke rise from smoldering piles of trash, sending a bitter

By Kareem Khadder, Celine Alkhaldi and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military launched an operation on Monday against Gaza’s largest hospital facility, Al-Shifa, where thousands of people are sheltering. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that “senior Hamas terrorists” were using the facility to “conduct and promote terrorist activity.” Later Monday, Israel said

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that his government is willing to engage with protesters after hundreds of Cubans partook in rare public protests at the weekend to decry worsening conditions on the island. Demonstrators took to the streets in at least four cities on Sunday to complain about

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN in an interview on Sunday that his country’s policy is to let as much humanitarian aid into Gaza as is necessary, a claim that has been disputed by aid agencies and even contradicts his own statements. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Netanyahu

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oceans have now experienced an entire year of unprecedented heat, with a new temperature record broken every day, new data shows. Global ocean surface temperatures started breaking daily records in mid-March last year, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, fueling

CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver and Evelio Contreras, CNN Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport has a post-apocalyptic stillness these days. Where cars and crowds of people once massed, only tendrils of smoke rise from smoldering piles of trash, sending a bitter

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in western India have launched an investigation after far-right Hindus allegedly attacked foreign university students offering prayers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as religious tensions simmer ahead of a crucial general election. Two people were detained following clashes at the Gujarat University that broke out Saturday after students

By Kathleen Magramo, Sania Farooqui and Vedika Sud, CNN (CNN) — British singer Ed Sheeran wowed the stage in Mumbai with Diljit Dosanjh over the weekend as the pair sang a rendition of the Indian artist’s hit track “Lover” in Punjabi, a duet that promptly lit up India’s social media. Both artists posted videos of

By Vasco Cotovio, Clare Sebastian and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — A petite woman calmly exits her home, escorted by a group of large men in green fatigues, dwarfed by their sheer size and number. They look fierce: green balaclavas cover most of their face, hiding their identity, but their Russian flag patches reveal their allegiance. The

CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Clare Sebastian and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — A petite woman calmly exits her home, escorted by a group of large men in green fatigues, dwarfed by their sheer size and number. They look fierce: green balaclavas cover most of their face, hiding their identity, but their Russian flag patches reveal their allegiance.