A photo taken on June 11, 2025 shows polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with coveted metals like cobalt, nickel and manganese, onboard the research vessel MV Anuanua Moana in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The 1,000-tonne ship MV Anuanua Moana is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining. The frontier industry is likened by some to a modern-day gold rush, and decried by others as environmental "madness". (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / To go with AFP story Cooks-environment-climate-mining-oceans
Why China and the US are racing to grab these ocean 'lumps'

China is leading a race to collect metal-rich nodules from the ocean floor, resources seen as key to clean energy. But experts say some of that maritime activity could also have military uses, while scientists warn of environmental damage. CNN’s Kara Fox reports. Read more at CNN.com/china-deep-sea-mining

02:03 • Source: CNN
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A photo taken on June 11, 2025 shows polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with coveted metals like cobalt, nickel and manganese, onboard the research vessel MV Anuanua Moana in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The 1,000-tonne ship MV Anuanua Moana is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining. The frontier industry is likened by some to a modern-day gold rush, and decried by others as environmental "madness". (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / To go with AFP story Cooks-environment-climate-mining-oceans
Why China and the US are racing to grab these ocean 'lumps'

China is leading a race to collect metal-rich nodules from the ocean floor, resources seen as key to clean energy. But experts say some of that maritime activity could also have military uses, while scientists warn of environmental damage. CNN’s Kara Fox reports. Read more at CNN.com/china-deep-sea-mining

02:03 • Source: CNN
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Kyiv residents shelter in subway under threat of 'massive attack' on Ukraine

Russia launched strikes on several cities across Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. The spate of attacks comes just hours after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had received a report from the Ukrainian Air Force that Russia was preparing a “massive attack” on the Ukrainian capital.

00:33 • Source: CNN
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Rescuers save trapped deer in wildfire-hit France

Video shared by CNN affiliate BFMTV shows a deer being rescued in the Gironde region, France. According to BFMTV, three people helped the animal after finding it dehydrated in a wildfire-hit area.

00:20 • Source: CNN
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CNN visits mall that collapsed after Japan quake

CNN is outside Aeon shopping mall in Kumamoto, southern Japan, where at least three people are dead and three are missing, its operator said, after the building partially collapsed in a likely gas explosion after Tuesday’s 6.8- magnitude earthquake. At least 14 people have died in the earthquake, CNN affiliate TV Asahi reported. CNN’s Yumi Asada reports.

00:55 • Source: CNN
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Could ‘carelessness’ have caused wildfires in Europe?

Historic wildfires in southwestern Europe have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, one of the biggest evacuations efforts Europe has seen since World War II. What may have contributed to it?

01:04 • Source: CNN
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Kim Jong Un marks war anniversary with daughter

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared alongside his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, who is widely seen as his likely successor, at events marking the anniversary of the Korean War armistice. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

00:48 • Source: CNN
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The ravaged village at the center of France's wildfire crisis

Before and after images show the devastating impact of wildfires on the Gironde region in France. The town of Le Porge was evacuated as flames approached, forcing the majority of 3,500 residents to leave their homes behind.

00:50 • Source: CNN
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Settler attacks are driving Palestinian Christians to leave the West Bank

For over 2000 years, Christians have called the Holy Land home. CNN's Clarissa Ward travels from Jerusalem to the occupied West Bank to explore how Israeli ultranationalist extremism is changing that reality.

03:08 • Source: CNN