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This weekend, I picked up Nelson Mandela's "Long Walk to Freedom" and reread parts of this well-thumbed tome. The last time I read it, the world was a very different place; this time, I found that its themes of social inequality, injustice, resilience and courage resonated in new ways.

Another deadly earthquake struck deep under Mexico.

40 million people were victims of modern slavery in 2016 -- and one in four of those were children, according to a new report.

Saudi Arabia is pumping $2.7 billion into new entertainment projects.

Myanmar's government has strongly denied claims of abuses against Rohingya Muslims by its military, but one man decided to write a letter to the world about what happened to his village. CNN's Alexardera Field reports.

Immokalee, Florida, used to be ground-zero for modern-day slavery in US agriculture. Today, slavery is all but eradicated on Florida farms.

Hurricane Maria's destructive tear across the Caribbean is well underway, with the storm obliterating parts of Dominica and threatening "catastrophic" damage to Puerto Rico.

Of the nine new ministers India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed to his cabinet this month, it was one that led the headlines: his choice of defense minister.

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi gave a much-anticipated address Tuesday on the ongoing crisis following the exodus of than 400,000 minority Rohingya Muslims from the country.

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck the central Mexican state of Puebla leveling buildings as far away as the capital, about 75 miles away. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

It usually takes several days to a week for a tropical storm to grow into a hurricane. But if conditions are just right, a powerful major hurricane can develop in just hours.

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson rode out Hurricane Irma in his wine cellar on his private island in the British Virgin Islands.

In an exclusive CNN interview, France's Emmanuel Macron rejects any military solution to North Korea and warns against scrapping the nuclear deal with Iran.

Three men were arrested on suspicion of terror offenses in a series of counterterrorism operations in Germany, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

All over Berlin, Angela Merkel greets passers-by with a tender smile.

Apple has put its new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in a tight spot.

Swiss authorities are investigating a series of bizarre deposits.

View CNN's Fast Fact on the Nobel Prize, an international award given yearly for achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Economics, and Peace.

Read CNN's Fast Fasts about Rupert Murdoch and learn more about the media magnate.

Global leaders have descended on New York for the 72nd edition of the United Nations General Assembly. Here are a few key numbers to help get you up to speed.