By Alex Stambaugh and Hadas Gold, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the most controversial aspect of his government’s proposed judicial reform, a provision allowing the national legislature, the Knesset, to overturn Supreme Court rulings, has been dropped and will not be returning. Pressed on whether the provision to allow a
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protester burned a copy of the Quran in Sweden. The protests in the Iraqi capital were ordered by the powerful Iraqi Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, who also called for the expulsion of the Swedish
Continue ReadingCNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — The mother of a 17-year-old killed by French police said she blames only the officer who shot her son for his death, a tragedy that has sparked three consecutive nights of destructive unrest and revived a heated debate about discrimination and policing in low-income, multi-ethnic communities. The
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger, Xiaofei Xu, Joseph Ataman and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Paris (CNN) — More than 400 people were arrested across France on Thursday as a wave of protests swept the country for a third night following the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy that was captured on video. France’s elite police force, the
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Kampala, Uganda (CNN) — In between leading Sunday services at All Saints’ Cathedral in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, Rev. Canon John Awodi declares vehemently that “homosexuality is a sin that must be repented of,” adding that it is against the “order of God.” “Homosexuality is not natural, it
Continue ReadingFrom CNN’s Max Foster and Lauren Kent (CNN) — The British Royal Household released its annual financial statement on Thursday, revealing that official spending for the year 2022-2023 exceeded the Sovereign Grant and other royal earned income. It attributes the high costs to the “exceptional period of transition” in the Royal Household, which saw Queen
Continue ReadingCNN From CNN’s Max Foster and Lauren Kent (CNN) — The British Royal Household released its annual financial statement on Thursday, revealing that official spending for the year 2022-2023 exceeded the Sovereign Grant and other royal earned income. It attributes the high costs to the “exceptional period of transition” in the Royal Household, which saw
Continue ReadingBy Hamdi Alkhshali and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — At least two people died in a shooting incident near the United States consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to local police and a spokesperson for the consulate. One of those killed was a consulate security guard. “A person in a car stopped near
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — The Kremlin has gone to great lengths to reassert President Vladimir Putin’s authority, with meetings and events designed to show the unity and solidarity of the state and the military under his leadership. But in the minds of many commentators, it won’t be easy to draw
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister and Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — The Kremlin has gone to great lengths to reassert President Vladimir Putin’s authority, with meetings and events designed to show the unity and solidarity of the state and the military under his leadership. But in the minds of many commentators, it won’t be easy to
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin planned to seize two top Russian military officials when he launched a short-lived mutiny on Saturday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Western officials. Prigozhin’s plot involved the capture of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and top army general Valery Gerasimov when the
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin planned to seize two top Russian military officials when he launched a short-lived mutiny on Saturday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Western officials. Prigozhin’s plot involved the capture of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and top army general Valery Gerasimov when the pair
Continue ReadingBy Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 2.8 million people have fled the war in Sudan, latest data from the United Nations International Organization for Migration, (IOM), shows. Some 2,152,936 people are estimated to have been internally displaced, while another 644,861 fled across Sudan’s borders into neighboring countries, according to the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix
Continue ReadingBy Abbas Al Lawati and Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — A flurry of diplomatic activity between Iran and Western nations has taken place in recent weeks, raising hopes of a de-escalation in tensions as the Middle East nation continues to antagonize the West with its support for Russia and continued advancement of
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — It was dinner time and the restaurant – a popular pizza joint in the center of Kramatorsk – was crammed with people. Just after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, a Russian missile ripped through, killing at least 11 people. For millions across the country, the strike was yet another reminder of
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Isaac, CNN (CNN) — Turkey condemned a decision by Swedish authorities to approve a small Quran-burning demonstration outside a mosque in Stockholm on Wednesday, a move that may jeopardize Sweden’s bid to join NATO before the bloc’s key summit in July. A single person took part in the planned Quran burning in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Saskya Vandoorne, Alex Stambaugh, Oliver Briscoe, Helen Regan and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — France was bracing for further unrest on Wednesday evening following the death of a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly shot by police during a traffic stop. The incident triggered violent protests in several suburbs of Paris overnight on
Continue ReadingBy Saskya Vandoorne, Alex Stambaugh, Oliver Briscoe, Helen Regan and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — France was bracing for further unrest on Wednesday evening following the death of a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly shot by police during a traffic stop. The incident triggered violent protests in several suburbs of Paris overnight on Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy Katharina Krebs, Paul P. Murphy, Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus, the country’s President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday, days after the mercenaries’ 36-hour military insurrection posed an unprecedented challenge to the authority of Russia’s leadership. “I see that Prigozhin is already flying
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko claims he convinced Russian leader Vladimir Putin not to “destroy” the Wagner group and its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, talking up his role in halting the mercenaries’ military insurrection that caused crisis in Russia at the weekend. Lukashenko on Tuesday described his view
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