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American ‘stolen’ as a baby finds family in Chile

Pope Francis meets Martin Scorsese after recovering from fever

Ukraine’s commander in chief hints counteroffensive could be imminent in slick video

Meet the lunar rover that will venture to the moon’s south pole

‘Murderers’ and ‘criminals’: Meteorologists face unprecedented harassment from conspiracy theorists

Ukraine’s air defenses are better than ever, but Dnipro devastation shows they’re not perfect

Portrait of Doreen Nyanjura, Deputy Mayor of Kampala, at the City Hall offices in Kampala, Uganda.

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‘People find us easy targets’: Women politicians face a torrent of online abuse but say they won’t stop their work

Settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank leave man in critical condition and draw US condemnation

Turkey is heading for a run-off presidential vote. Here’s all you need to know

Analysis: Rishi Sunak could still suffer a similar fate to Boris Johnson. His castle is built on sand

Influencer dies after live-streaming himself drinking bottles of Chinese spirit Baijiu

Papua rebels threaten to shoot New Zealand hostage

Al-Shabaab militants launch deadly attack on African Union base in Somalia

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Russian gunmaker Kalashnikov modifies AK-12 assault rifle based on Ukraine combat experience

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UN chief ‘shocked’ by letter from Sudan’s military ruler asking to replace UN’s special envoy in Sudan

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Researchers: AI helps find antibiotic to fight deadly superbug

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Joke about China’s military leads to $2M fine and crackdown on comedy

Pope Francis resumes schedule after cancelling meetings

Small business owners impacted by the ongoing debt debate in the U.S.

Around the world

Europe

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Two boats carrying hundreds of people are in distress in the Mediterranean, rescue group says

Hitler’s Austrian birthplace to become human rights training center

Greek president appoints judge as caretaker PM ahead of new elections

Anti-Putin Russians say they launched a cross-border attack from Ukraine. Here’s what we know

16 years of dashed hopes and false claims: How the disappearance of Madeleine McCann captivated the world

Germany intensifies scrutiny of far-right AfD, labeling its youth wing ‘extremist’

Middle East

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Ancient toilets unearthed in Jerusalem reveal a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease

Why the rising star of Iranian diplomacy was replaced

A catastrophic quake could have ended Erdogan’s rule. He’s now poised to win the election

Saudi Arabia and Canada restore diplomatic relations, ending 2018 rift

Assad banks on new ‘global order’ to help his own rehabilitation

Family says man killed by US strike in Syria was father of ten out grazing sheep

World in photos

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The week in 32 photos

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These rovers are shaping the future of lunar exploration

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The week in 34 photos

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Weird and wonderful planets beyond our solar system

Africa

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Eritrean forces stop UN mission in Tigray, Ethiopia, aid workers tell CNN

US sanctions Wagner in Mali, confirms CNN investigation on support to Sudan paramilitaries

Most wanted Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in South Africa after decades on the run

As Sudanese refugees flee horrors of war, poverty-stricken Chad is struggling to help

Americas

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Brazil to host COP30 climate summit in the Amazon in 2025

Google removes ‘Slavery Simulator’ game from store following a wave of criticism in Brazil

Peru protesters, including children, killed in ‘extrajudicial executions’ by security forces, Amnesty finds

Popocatepetl volcano emitting less ash, says Mexican president

Asia

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Years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan sank a US warship in China

Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say

Japan shocked by ‘heinous’ attack as 4 die in gun and knife rampage

Teenagers ‘hand themselves in’ to police after Sydney blaze

Featured

Travel

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Niewoudtville: South Africa’s spectacular flowering ‘bulb capital of the world’

Europe is trying to ditch planes for trains. Here’s how that’s going

Nationwide border system at UK airports now operating as normal, says Home Office

Politics could cast a shadow over Sunshine State tourism

‘Dazed and Confused’ are not typically goals when traveling, except in Austin

Style

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How the costumes of ‘American Born Chinese’ straddle fantasy and reality

China’s military has become an untouchable nationalist symbol. Artists and comedians are finding out the hard way

Cannes red carpet looks 2023: All the fashion from the 76th film festival

Look of the Week: Cate Blanchett certifies it’s a barefoot summer

Thousands of stolen artifacts recovered by Italian police

Weather

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2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts

Atlantic hurricane season expected to be near average this year, NOAA says. Here’s how many storms to expect

Super Typhoon Mawar strengthens to the equivalent of a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane after lashing Guam

Powerful Typhoon Mawar slams Guam with heavy rain and damaging winds

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Challenges ahead for Nigerian president-elect

Orcas bite hole in boat off the Iberian coast

Pakistani Planning Minister says government will hold elections in October

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FBI file reveals 1983 plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II during US visit

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FBI memo details 1983 plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II during US visit

Colorado city’s groundbreaking mayor-elect

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Lunar spacecraft likely fell 3 miles before crashing into moon in historic landing attempt

Doctors Without Borders supports Dnipro emergency services after strike

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Deadly Russian strikes obliterate Dnipro medical facility in central Ukraine

CNN pieces together clues about American killed in Bakhmut

Super Typhoon Mawar heads for Northern Philippines and Taiwan

Turkey’s voters prepare for Presidential runoffs

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Architecture around the world

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Modi to inaugurate controversial new parliament building in India

RuPaul opens the doors to his maximalist Beverly Hills mansion

World’s first 3D-printed mosque to be built in Dubai

Yasmeen Lari, ‘starchitect’ turned social engineer, wins one of architecture’s most coveted prizes

A massive, newly restored Frank Lloyd Wright mansion is up for sale

Sports

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Churchill Downs ‘troubled’ after 12th horse death in past 2 months

With Rafael Nadal absent and Iga Światek’s dominance under threat, the French Open is hard to call

From Premier League champion to Championship? Leicester City is on the brink of relegation

Play-off final: Luton Town completes remarkable rise to the Premier League with victory over Coventry City

CNN Heroes

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‘Bring their voices out’: This CNN Hero is using music to help kids process trauma

This CNN Hero’s nonprofit offers scholarships and support to make college more accessible to children of incarcerated parents

‘You’re not alone’: CNN Heroes share advice for Mental Health Awareness Month

These Ukrainian veterinarians are risking their lives to care for dogs and cats in the war zone

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