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The war in Ukraine entered 2023 with its deadliest attack yet on Russian troops -- and an attempt by Moscow to shift the bulk of blame onto its own dead soldiers.

In recent years, Dubai has set a number of world records with its impressive fireworks displays. To ring in 2023, fireworks and laser shows were seen across the United Arab Emirates, including at the Burj Khalifa, which aimed to hold the biggest laser display of all time.

• Opinion: Will Russia's blame game turn on Putin? • Video: Russia expert breaks down what Putin could achieve with the temporary ceasefire

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its devastating humanitarian fallout, it would be a leap to cast Moscow in the role of a peacemaker. But in one corner of the world that's exactly what has happened.

The ruling Taliban has signed a deal with a Chinese company to extract oil from northern Afghanistan's Amu Darya basin as the radical Islamist group attempts to bolster the South Asian nation's increasingly impoverished and isolated economy.

New audio recorded the interaction between medical personnel who treated Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin after he collapsed on the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Weeks after Hawaii's Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in decades, neighboring volcano Kilauea is showing activity again after a brief pause, according to officials.

Kevin McCarthy is the latest Republican leader to find out that it's impossible to get ahead of his party's inexorable march to its far-right extremes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to implement a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine for 36 hours this week to allow Orthodox Christians to attend Christmas services. But the proposal was swiftly dismissed as "hypocrisy" by Ukrainian officials. CNN's John Vause talks to Russian expert Jill Dougherty, Adjunct Professor of Georgetown University, on the possible motives of Putin's ceasefire order.

The last year in architecture will be remembered as one of firsts, from the world's first "upcycled" skyscraper winning World Building of the Year to Burkina Faso-born Francis Kéré becoming the first African architect to win the coveted Pritzker Prize.

CNN's David Chalian says that Kevin McCarthy has appeared to be less of a leader and more of a follower since his visit to former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in the wake of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.

Photos | What happens when there is no speaker?

A young couple embraces in front of the grill of a 750-horsepower Volvo truck, their cream and beige ensembles matching the commercial vehicle's slick exterior. They pose for the camera, her face partially obscured by the playful roundness of her pantsuit's tulle shoulder pouf.

The suspect charged with murder in the death of Migos member Takeoff posted the $1 million bond set for him and was released from jail Tuesday, according to CNN affiliate KPRC.

Britain's Emma Raducanu retired at 6-0 5-7 in her second-round match against Slovakian Viktoria Kuzmova at the WTA 250 Auckland Classic on Thursday after rolling her ankle, casting doubt on her participation at this month's Australian Open.

One of the two roommates who survived the fatal November stabbings of four University of Idaho students told investigators she saw a masked man dressed in black in the house the morning of the attack, according to a probable cause affidavit released Thursday in prosecutors' case against suspect Bryan Kohberger.

The estate of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died after responding to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, is suing two rioters involved in the attack and former President Donald Trump for his alleged role in egging it on.

Democrat Josh Shapiro, the incoming Pennsylvania governor, announced Thursday that he has selected Republican Al Schmidt, a leading opponent of former President Donald Trump's efforts to disrupt the counting of votes in 2020, to become secretary of the commonwealth, the state's top elections official.

Peloton has agreed to pay a $19 million fine for failing to promptly report treadmill hazards and for distributing recalled treadmills, the Consumer Products Safety Commission said Thursday.

The House has adjourned until noon Friday after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to win a majority of votes across 11 ballots over three days in his push to become House speaker. CNN's Manu Raju and reporters spoke to him after the session.