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Over the past year, hundreds of global brands have fled Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. That's forced Russians to find alternatives for everything from smartphones to cars.

When Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his forces into Ukraine a year ago, most observers expected a quick victory for the invaders.

Nigerians are going to the polls for a crucial presidential vote that will see the country's next leader elected. The hotly contested poll is being held simultaneously with voting for representatives for the country's parliament.

It was "Rail Force One" -- the overnight train that took US President Biden on a diplomatic odyssey from Przemyśl Główny in Poland to Kyiv for his historic visit to Ukraine, just before the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country.

Seven months since he announced his resignation as prime minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson's shadow still looms large over the ruling Conservative party.

Want to send your faraway lover a kiss? A Chinese contraption with warm, moving silicon "lips" appears to have just the answer.

Mexico is rethinking its approach toward asylum seekers after the Biden administration unveiled a controversial new proposal to limit asylum eligibility in the United States.

The US Navy reconnaissance jet flies at 21,500 feet over the South China Sea, 30 miles from the contested Paracel Islands, a group of about 130 small atolls, the biggest of which are home to Chinese military bases.

CNN's Ivan Watson takes a ride on a US Navy jet over the South China Sea and witnesses tensions at play between the US and China during a close encounter with a Chinese fighter jet.

Latvian delegate Rihards Kols was met with applause when he called Russia's inclusion a "disgrace" at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) meeting.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was "certain" his country will win the war against Russia as Ukraine marked the first anniversary of Russian invasion on Friday.

The heart of occupied Nablus is one of the most ancient cities in the Middle East. With two churches, 12 mosques and a Samaritan synagogue around densely populated residential areas, the occupied West Bank city's nickname is "Little Damascus" because of the way its architecture, arches and even the local accent and food are reminiscent of those of the Syrian capital.

The Justice Department wants to know how a box containing a handful of classified records scattered among copies of presidential schedules turned up at Mar-a-Lago late last year, well after several rounds of searches of the property by federal agents and aides to former President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

The last 12 months of war have changed many Ukrainian lives forever. See one man's experience, from spending his birthday evacuating Kyiv to blackouts that nearly broke his spirit and the death of one of his friends on the frontline.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN that he and his Chinese counterpart have not spoken for a "couple of months," with Chinese Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe refusing to take a call in the wake of the US shootdown of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon.

A year of unprecedented, US-led sanctions designed to isolate one of the world's largest economies has left Russia weakened, but not incapacitated.

In a clip from an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discusses Russia's war with Ukraine, the role of the United States, and his predictions.

When dozens of security personnel crowded onto the runway of New Delhi's Indira Gandhi Airport on Thursday, it was not to capture a terrorist or fleeing criminal mastermind, or even to apprehend an unruly passenger.

If you can remember clearly the Europe of a dizzying year ago, perhaps the biggest surprise in where we find ourselves now is the extent to which the West has been reminded of its values and purpose.

Under a blanket of stars, the only sound in the air is the deep hum of a pick-up truck, its headlights off. Fumes chug into frigid air from the exhaust. Only the taillights reveal the vehicle's outline; the remotest sliver of light could spell disaster this close to the frontline.

Russia launched a Soyuz spacecraft that will replace a capsule that sprang a coolant leak in December, leaving two cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut without a ride home.

Reports obtained by CNN appear to show China is sending parts labeled for military use to Russia as aid in Ukraine war. CNN's Will Ripley explains.

CNN's Sam Kiley visits a field hospital in Bakhmut, Ukraine, and rides with American medics on the war front who volunteered to treat those wounded.

Communist Party Duma Deputy Mikhail Abdalkin posted a video of himself invoking a traditional expression for deception and lying as he watched a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin. CNN's Kate Bolduan reports

Alex Murdaugh took the stand to testify in his double murder trial Thursday morning, as he and his defense attorneys work to convince a jury he is innocent in the June 2021 killings of his wife Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh and 22-year-old son Paul Murdaugh.

CNN gets an exclusive look inside the Ukrainian town of Vuhledar in southeastern Ukraine, a strategic target for Russian forces that they have been struggling to seize. CNN's Alex Marquardt explains why Vuhledar is unique and so important for Russia.

It has to count as one of the strangest PR campaigns in memory: using a pile of corpses to make your case to the powers that be.

A manhunt is underway for the killers of a senatorial candidate for Nigeria's opposition Labor Party, who was shot and burned in his campaign vehicle late Wednesday in the country's southeastern Enugu State, local police said Thursday.

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a Chicago federal courtroom Thursday following his conviction last year on charges of child pornography and enticement of a minor, his second such lengthy sentencing in the past year.

UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said he disagrees with the Duke of Sussex's decision to reveal how many Taliban fighters he killed while serving in the British Army in Afghanistan, saying "boasting about tallies" lets down others in the armed forces.

Orlando journalists are mourning the loss of an Orlando television reporter who police say is among the dead in a shooting spree in Florida that killed three on Wednesday while covering one of the shootings. The Orange County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter that one person was in custody.

The House select committee on China will feature four high-profile witnesses during its first hearing Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, including former President Donald Trump's national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, and top China expert and former deputy national security adviser, Matthew Pottinger, sources familiar with the hearing told CNN.

The US Defense Department has released a selfie taken in the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane, as an airman flew above the Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down by the US military earlier this month.

All four people aboard a light aircraft that crashed in the Philippines at the weekend have been confirmed dead, authorities in the Southeast Asian country said Thursday, following a treacherous search mission atop a restive volcano.

An Orlando television reporter was among the dead in a shooting spree in Florida that killed three on Wednesday, while covering one of the shootings, police said

New video and images verified by CNN shows dozens of coffins containing the bodies of Russian fighters who had reportedly been fighting with Putin's private force the Wagner group. The Wagner chief is accusing the Russian defense ministry of treason for alleged failure to provide his troops with enough ammunition.