June 23, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Helen Regan, Hafsa Khalil, Jeevan Ravindran, Aditi Sangal, Ed Upright and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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Prince Charles meets genocide survivors in Rwanda
By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Sarah Dean and Martin Bourke, CNN The altar of Nyamata Church is draped with a bloodstained cloth. Its pews are gone; in their place stand rows and rows of clothing and personal effects which belonged to the people massacred here 28 years ago. The roof above is peppered with holes
Continue ReadingMacron calls for ‘different’ method of governing after disappointing legislative vote
By Joseph Ataman and Elias Lemercier, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron called for a “different” method of governing in France in his first public comment following Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Speaking in a national address on Wednesday, Macron said he recognized the “deep fractures” in the country. “I cannot ignore the fractures, the deep divisions that
Continue ReadingSite ‘overlooked for over 90 years,’ was home to some of Britain’s earliest humans, study finds
By Katie Hunt, CNN Hand axes unearthed from a riverbed in the county of Kent in southeast England have revealed one of the earliest known Stone Age communities in Northern Europe. While the stone tools were discovered in the 1920s and kept at The British Museum, a new study has dated them accurately for the
Continue ReadingSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Turkey for first time since Khashoggi murder
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has landed in the Turkish capital, Ankara, for a first visit to the country since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate. The visit began with a welcome ceremony, and will be followed by a one-on-one meeting between Turkish President
Continue ReadingRussia’s war in Ukraine
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Continue ReadingUprooted by war, some Ukrainians in the UK now face homelessness alone
CNN By Clare Sebastian and Anastasia Graham-Yooll, CNN It starts with a raised eyebrow and ends with a door slammed shut. A detail lost in translation, a wrong way to load a dishwasher, an awkward silence followed by a polite request to pack your bags. CNN spoke to half a dozen newly-arrived refugees from Ukraine
Continue ReadingJune 22, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Helen Regan, Rob Picheta, Sana Noor Haq, Adrienne Vogt and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingWhy Kaliningrad, Russia’s toehold in Europe, could be the next flashpoint in its war against Ukraine
CNN By Tim Lister and Rob Picheta, CNN Tensions are mounting around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, an isolated but strategically significant territory on the Baltic coast that could soon be dragged into the Kremlin’s war. Russia has reacted furiously after Lithuania banned the passage of sanctioned goods across its territory and into Kaliningrad. But
Continue ReadingWhy Kaliningrad, Russia’s toehold in Europe, could be the next flashpoint in its war against Ukraine
By Tim Lister and Rob Picheta, CNN Tensions are mounting around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, an isolated but strategically significant territory on the Baltic coast that could soon be dragged into the Kremlin’s war. Russia has reacted furiously after Lithuania banned the passage of sanctioned goods across its territory and into Kaliningrad. But Lithuania
Continue ReadingPrince William shines a light on homelessness to mark his 40th birthday
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Prince William has revealed why he swapped his royal garb for a red vendor jacket and took to the streets of London to sell The Big Issue magazine, which offers employment opportunities to people in poverty. Ahead of the Duke of Cambridge celebrating his 40th birthday on Tuesday, he wrote
Continue ReadingIsraeli parliament votes to dissolve, triggering fifth election in four years
CNN By Hadas Gold, CNN The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, voted Thursday to dissolve itself, triggering new elections. On Friday, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will officially take over as caretaker prime minister under the terms of a coalition agreement made between outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Lapid last year. Because Lapid — a former
Continue Reading‘Day Zero’: This city is counting down the days until its water taps run dry
CNN, KPIX By Riaan Marais for CNN and Derek Van Dam, CNN Photographs by Samantha Reinders and Riaan Marais for CNN Every day, Morris Malambile loads his wheelbarrow full of empty plastic containers and pushes it from his home to the nearest running tap. It’s much further than the usual walk to the kitchen sink
Continue ReadingJune 21, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Helen Regan, Jeevan Ravindran, Hafsa Khalil, Ed Upright, Adrienne Vogt and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingJune 20, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Helen Regan, Andrew Raine, Amy Woodyatt, Sana Noor Haq and Ed Upright, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading‘Day Zero’: This city is counting down the days until its water taps run dry
By Riaan Marais for CNN and Derek Van Dam, CNN Photographs by Samantha Reinders and Riaan Marais for CNN Every day, Morris Malambile loads his wheelbarrow full of empty plastic containers and pushes it from his home to the nearest running tap. It’s much further than the usual walk to the kitchen sink — just
Continue ReadingAt least 200 civilians killed in western Ethiopia, say reports and officials
By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN At least 200 civilians are believed to have been killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region by rebel group the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) on Saturday, according to reports, a rights group and local officials. Most of the victims are from the Amhara ethnic group, a police officer said. The attack on the
Continue ReadingUkrainians find Russian priest ready to help them rebuild their shattered lives
By Zahra Ullah and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Viktoria Shishkina clutches her husband’s hand as she recounts what they lost in Ukraine and all the horrors they now carry with them. Four months ago, they were preparing for the birth of their first child. Now, they sit in an unassuming apartment turned hostel in the center
Continue ReadingIsrael set for possible fifth election in four years as PM Bennett moves to dissolve parliament
By Andrew Carey, Amir Tal and Hadas Gold, CNN Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has effectively called time on his premiership after just a year in the job. Along with his key coalition ally Foreign Minister Yair Lapid — who now looks set to replace him as leader as early as next week — Bennett
Continue ReadingAnxious times for Sweden’s Kurds as country attempts to join NATO
By Nina dos Santos and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN At the Kurdish Fine Arts Association on the outskirts of Gothenburg, Nawzad Bahir and his neighbors were preparing for their summer carnival. “It’s our local highlight; a chance to celebrate our culture,” Bahir beamed, before conceding that the celebrations felt bittersweet this year, now that Sweden’s
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