Taliban labels Islamic State affiliate a ‘false sect’
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Deep in the eastern Ukrainian forest, this group of volunteers waits as Russia’s military creeps closer
By Mick Krever, Phil Black, Kostyantin Gak, and Richard Harlow, CNN Maxym is waiting. For just over a month, he and his comrades have been sleeping…
Continue ReadingProtesters storm Libya’s eastern parliament building in Tobruk, local media reports
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Hundreds of people stormed Libya’s eastern parliament building in the port city of Tobruk on…
Continue ReadingAt least 5 dead after earthquakes hit southern Iran
By Teele Rebane, Hannah Ritchie and Maija Ehlinger, CNN At least five people were killed and 44 others injured following a string of earthquakes in…
Continue Reading2 more British citizens charged as ‘mercenaries’ in Russian-backed separatist region of Ukraine
By Jonny Hallam, Josh Pennington and Arnaud Siad CNN Pro-Russian investigators in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) on Friday…
Continue ReadingRussian missile strikes on Odesa kill 21, including a child, after housing block hit
By Rob Picheta, Jonny Hallam, Cristiana Moisescu, Julia Presniakova and Arnaud Siad CNN At least 21 people, including a child, were killed when…
Continue ReadingA leader for all Israelis? Yair Lapid takes over as caretaker prime minister
By Hadas Gold, CNN Yair Lapid is used to being in the spotlight. The son of a prominent family, Lapid has dabbled in acting, screenwriting, music and…
Continue ReadingUS basketball star Brittney Griner appears in Russian court on drug smuggling charges
CNN By Frederik Pleitgen, Anna Chernova, Chris Liakos and Tara John, CNN The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner went on…
Continue Reading‘We are in extreme crisis.’ Italian parmesan producers fear for future amid drought
CNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Livia Borghese, CNN The main artery that cuts through Italy’s heartland, where 30% of its food is produced, is…
Continue ReadingRussian trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner opens
By Tara John, Fred Pleitgen, Anna Chernova and Chris Liakos, CNN The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner arrived at a court…
Continue ReadingUS basketball star Brittney Griner appears in Russian court on drug smuggling charges
By Frederik Pleitgen, Anna Chernova, Chris Liakos and Tara John, CNN The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner went on trial…
Continue Reading‘We are in extreme crisis.’ Italian parmesan producers fear for future amid drought
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Livia Borghese, CNN The main artery that cuts through Italy’s heartland, where 30% of its food is produced, is the…
Continue ReadingJuly 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Continue ReadingPair of orcas targeting great white sharks off South Africa’s coast
By Jack Guy, CNN A pair of orcas drove great white sharks away from a stretch of South African coast after killing five sharks over just a few months…
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CNN By Simone McCarthy, Helen Regan, Jeevan Ravindran, Hafsa Khalil, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt and Melissa Macaya, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ &…
Continue ReadingRussian forces have withdrawn from Snake Island. But both sides give different accounts
By Olga Voitovych, Anna Chernova and Tim Lister, CNN Russian troops have left Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said…
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Continue ReadingIsraeli parliament votes to dissolve, triggering fifth election in four years
By Hadas Gold, CNN The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, voted Thursday to dissolve itself, triggering new elections. On Friday, Foreign Minister Yair…
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Continue Reading‘How can you trust Russia?’ Nervous Lithuanians sign up for border militia
By Nina dos Santos and Lindsay Isaac, CNN Having a neighbor like Russia at the end of the street means 59-year-old Vytas Grudzinskas doesn’t…
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