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By Artemis Moshtaghian, Eyad Kourdi and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Iranian authorities have warned that crocodiles are being forced from their natural habitats as floods devastate parts of the country’s southeast. Three road construction workers have died in the flooding, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday, which came after a record-breaking storm

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Land is sinking underneath millions of peoples’ feet in China’s major cities due to human activities, putting the country’s coastal areas more at risk of flooding and rising sea levels, new research shows. Nearly half of China’s urban areas comprising 29% of the country’s population are sinking faster than

By Larry Madowo and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Kenya’s military chief, Francis Ogolla, died in a helicopter crash in the western part of the country on Thursday, President William Ruto announced in a televised address. The helicopter crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday afternoon local time, killing Ogolla and nine other members of the

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — In an ancient Maya temple-pyramid in Guatemala, archaeologists recently discovered the scorched bones of at least four adults who were likely members of a royal lineage. The burning signaled a deliberate and potentially public desecration of their remains, according to new research. The bones offer a rare glimpse of intentional corpse

By Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s government is attempting to force through a controversial “foreign agent” law, despite international condemnation and huge protests from its citizens. The bill is seen as a test of whether the nation, a former Soviet state, will forge closer ties with Europe and the United States,

By Lindsay Isaac, CNN (CNN) — A far-right German politician has gone on trial accused of using banned Nazi slogans at two rallies dating back to 2021. Björn Höcke, leader of the regional branch of Alternative for Germany party (AfD) in the eastern state of Thuringia, is accused of ending a May 2021 election event

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — The Prince of Wales was back in action on Thursday, carrying out his first public engagements since his wife, Catherine, revealed her cancer diagnosis last month. William, 41, visited a surplus food charity in Surrey before he was expected to head to a youth center

CNN By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A popular lake in central Mexico that is a major tourist destination during the Day of the Dead festivities is drying up due to drought, deforestation, and the theft of its water. Lake Patzcuaro in the western state of Michoacán has lost more than half its volume since

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Who are the 100 most influential people in the world? Every year, TIME Magazine has an answer. TIME released its list of the 100 Most Influential People for 2024 on Wednesday. The annual list, which asks cultural and political icons to highlight the changemakers of the past year, features

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — After a disastrous year marked by high costs, accusations of environmental harm and project cancellations in 2023, there’s a sense the US offshore wind industry is on a rebound. There are now two dozen turbines spinning off the East Coast – a number set to more than double by

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The last time Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel addressed his parishioners he was standing at the front of a church delivering an Assyrian bible reading that was dramatically cut short by the dark shadow of an alleged assailant armed with a knife. From hospital on Thursday, after a