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Poland votes in high-stakes election, as populist ruling group looks to cling to power

Israel is at war with Hamas. Here’s what to know

Gaza conditions a ‘complete catastrophe,’ official warns as Israel prepares for imminent offensive

US sending second carrier strike group, fighter jets to region as Israel prepares to expand Gaza operations

‘It’s so lonely’: Desperate families of Israeli hostages are still in the dark a week on from Hamas rampage

‘We are left with nothing’: Survivors of Afghanistan earthquake tell of trauma and heartbreak

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - OCTOBER 14: The moon completely crosses in front of the sun during the Annual Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Differing from a total solar eclipse, the moon in an annular solar eclipse appears too small to cover the sun completely, creating a "ring of fire" effect around the moon. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

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‘Ring of fire’ eclipse appears over the Americas

Why is Japan seeking the dissolution of the controversial Unification Church?

Israel warns of new phase in war on Hamas, as Gaza civilians flee and Israeli troops gather near border

Streets ‘reek of blood:’ Gazans run out of time after Israel’s evacuation deadline

What would an Israeli ground assault in Gaza look like? Here’s what I’ve seen before

Visualizing the Israel-Hamas war

‘Ring of fire’ eclipse promises a celestial celebration

An image posted by Issam Abdallah to social media shows him immediately before the attack. He can clearly be seen wearing his press vest.

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Journalists hit as Israel fired at Lebanon were clearly marked as press, CNN analysis shows

Voters are seen at a voting centre during The Voice referendum in West End, inner Brisbane, Australia, October 14, 2023. AAP Image/Jono Searle via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. NEW ZEALAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NEW ZEALAND. AUSTRALIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN AUSTRALIA

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Australians vote No in referendum that promised change for First Nations people but couldn’t deliver

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Video shows Hamas kidnap woman at music festival

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CNN looks at who can take in Gaza refugees

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IDF says Hamas militants are hiding in Gaza tunnels

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Relief team: ‘Life is a struggle for all Palestinians in Gaza’

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 24: (RUSSIA OUT) Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko seen during the 2nd Eurasian Economic Forum on May 24, 2023, in Moscow, Russia. Leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia gathered in Moscow for the Eurasian Economic Forum and the Summit of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

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US is pushing Russia ‘toward using’ nuclear weapons by arming Ukraine, Belarus leader says

Nearly half of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population has fled. What happens next?

Putin says successful test carried out of new nuclear-powered strategic missile

‘I knew all of them,’ Hroza residents in grief after deadly strike

Two North African countries introduce measures to limit risk of bedbug infestation

No military targets in Ukraine village hit by ‘inhuman’ Russian missile strike, officials say

Middle East

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In this image made by video and released by the militant group Hamas on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2005, a man, identified as fugitive bombmaker Mohammed Deif, describes Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip as a victory for armed resistance and vowed to continue attacks on Israel until the Jewish state is erased from the map.(AP Photo/APTN)

Who is El Deif, alleged mastermind of the Hamas attack?

The last remaining exit for Gazans is through Egypt. Here’s why Cairo is reluctant to open it

Gaza’s disappearing internet, visualized

Israel tells 1.1 million Gazans to evacuate south. UN says order is ‘impossible’

Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge

Deeply divided for years, Israelis brace for a long war and try to put their differences aside

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Palestinians gather at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 15, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

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In pictures: The deadly clashes in Israel and Gaza

The moon passes between earth and the sun during a rare "ring of fire" eclipse of the sun Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In photos: The ‘Ring of Fire’ annular eclipse

Lightning strikes over Gaza City following an Israeli bombardment on October 9.

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Israel at war with Hamas: The week in photos

An endangered recently born female Sumatran rhinoceros is seen next to her mother, Ratu, at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary of Kambas National Park, Lampung, Indonesia September 30, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN INDONESIA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Africa

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An electric motorcycle taxi driver, operated by a fleet of 200 drivers in Rwanda with motorbikes provided by the company "Spiro", carries a passenger in Kigali on June 2, 2023. The bikes are designed to be sustainable and affordable and come as an answer to the challenges facing the African continent with regard to the fight against pollution and global warming. Spiro is a leading provider of electric two-wheelers in Africa with nearly 10,000 electric bikes on the road. Headquartered in Benin, the startup is also operating in Togo, Rwanda, and Uganda where it signed a partnership agreement with the government for the deployment of 140,000 electric two-wheelers. The startup is also working closely with the Government of Rwanda on a framework agreement to fast-track the process of building an assembly plant in the country in the coming months. (Photo by Clement DI ROMA / AFP) (Photo by CLEMENT DI ROMA/AFP via Getty Images)

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A battery swap scheme is turning Africa’s roads electric

Liberians head to the polls in high stakes elections amid flaring tensions

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine arrested at airport as he returns home

UN-mandated investigation into atrocities in Ethiopia to end

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Pedro Paulo Barrientos Nunez was arrested after a traffic stop in Florida. He's accused of participating in the "torture and extrajudicial killing of Chilean citizens," an ICE official said.

A Chilean national wanted in the killing of famed singer-activist Victor Jara is in custody after his US citizenship was revoked

A floating village is stranded on a dry lakebed as extreme drought grips the Amazon

Mexico bus crash kills at least 16 Venezuelan and Haitian migrants

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for US-based opposition leader Juan Guaido

Asia

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New Zealanders vote at an electoral booth, on the first day of voting ahead of the October 14 general election, in Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand, October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Lucy Craymer

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New Zealand shifts right as voters punish ruling party

Thai deaths in Hamas massacre spotlight poor agricultural workers from Asia who toil in Israel’s fields

UN ‘deeply concerned’ over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing

Death toll from flash floods in Indian Himalayas climbs to 74 with at least 100 still missing

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Cynthia Heck, left, and her granddaughter Hannah Heck are both Southwestern Airlines flight attendants.

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Grandmother and granddaughter flight attendant duo hit the skies

This popular destination will increase its tourist tax in 2024

What you need to know about Europe’s bedbug panic

6 scenic drives across the United States where you can get your fall foliage fix

6 ways to stretch the value of your travel rewards when booking flights and hotels

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American poet Louise Gluck, winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature, poses outside her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on December 7, 2020. © Nobel Prize Outreach/Daniel Ebersole/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.

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Poet and Nobel Laureate Louise Glück dies at 80

Spot the ‘superfake’: Fashion brands want you to be able to identify counterfeits

Did she do it? ‘Anatomy of a Fall’s’ Justine Triet and Sandra Hüller say we’re asking the wrong question

Miss Universe will feature two trans contestants for the first time

A grape soda fountain, a moonbounce and an electric fan: Is this modern art?

Weather

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Enthusiasts watch a total solar eclipse near Mitchell, Oregon, on August 21, 2017.

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You won’t just be able to watch the eclipse, you can also feel it

The best places to see the ‘ring of fire’ eclipse this weekend

Florida tornadoes damage homes, businesses and cars on both coasts

Powerful cross-country storm to deliver snow, severe weather and heavy rain

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Packing knives and pepper spray, an Israeli family leaves US to fight

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Israel tells half of Gaza’s population to evacuate

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks before boarding a plane, Wednesday Oct. 11, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Israel.

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State Dept cautions on war messaging wording

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U.S. President Biden vows to bring American hostages home

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An artist's impression of world's tallest hybrid timber tower in South Perth, Australia.

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World’s tallest wooden tower to be built in Australia

See inside author Suleika Jaouad and Grammy-winner Jon Batiste’s Brooklyn sanctuary

‘Like building skyscrapers in Central Park’: Tokyo redevelopment plan sparks protests

The design of diplomacy: See inside the lavish reception rooms at the US State Department

One of the world’s largest refugee camps is getting a groundbreaking new arts center

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AHMEDABAD, INDIA - OCTOBER 14: General view inside the stadium during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 between India and Pakistan at Narendra Modi Stadium on October 14, 2023 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

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India beats Pakistan at Cricket World Cup in a sporting rivalry like no other

Logan Paul defeats Dillon Danis but security step into the ring as the bout ends in chaos

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Colorado Buffaloes blow 29-point lead as Stanford Cardinal secure shock win in double overtime

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For hundreds of migrant children living in shelters at the border, this CNN Hero’s mobile classrooms offer education and stability

Hundreds of young people with disabilities are learning at a new university founded by CNN Hero of the Year Jeison Aristizábal

The Wish Maker: She makes dreams come true for hundreds of young adults battling cancer

Some 60,000 people return from prison each year. Her program is now a nationwide model for providing second chances