Homes were burned to the ground, and three firefighters and a child were taken to the hospital after wildfires broke out in the UK on its hottest day of the year.
Homes were burned to the ground, and three firefighters and a child were taken to the hospital after wildfires broke out in the UK on its hottest day of the year.
Record-breaking hourly rainfall has killed at least eight people in Chiba prefecture, with thousands forced to evacuate and around 7,000 travelers stranded overnight at Narita Airport.
Colombian volunteer Julio Cesar Pineda, also nicknamed “Rescue,” spoke to Reuters about his role as a rescue worker as he helps clear debris and find survivors following the 7.4-magnitude quake in Colombia on August 10. Pineda also served as a volunteer during the 1999 earthquake in the nearby city of Armenia.
Russia is blocking Ukraine’s grain exports through the Black Sea, leaving Ukrainian farmers with full silos and no income. If winter crops don't go in the ground now, they warn, the consequences won't stop at Ukraine's borders.
The Perseids meteor shower peaked during the same week as a solar eclipse, creating a rare astronomical alignment for stargazers.
Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin has just fled Russia, amid an effort by the authorities to prevent him running in upcoming parliamentary elections. In exile in France, Nadezhdin talks with CNN’s Clare Sebastian about why the Russian public is turning against the war, and what that means for the Putin regime.
Russia is blocking Ukraine’s grain exports through the Black Sea, leaving Ukrainian farmers with full silos and no income. If winter crops don't go in the ground now, they warn, the consequences won't stop at Ukraine's borders.
Three Palestinian families have been trapped in their homes and unable to get supplies in for days as Israeli settlers lay siege to their homes. The settlers pitched a tent, cut off water and electricity lines, blocked roads, and surrounded the homes in the West Bank village of Qusra.
The Israeli military has declared the area a closed military zone, but it has so far failed to remove the settlers from the area. The military says it launched a more forceful operation on Thursday morning, deploying an infantry battalion “to protect the residents and maintain security in the area.” CNN’s Jeremy Diamond speaks to the residents and reports from the scene.
