Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio sworn in hours after election win
By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio was sworn into a second term on Tuesday, just hours…
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Putin slams ‘traitors’ as Prigozhin claims mercenary rebellion was only a ‘protest’
By Mariya Knight, Anna Chernova, Rob Picheta and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin have…
Continue ReadingSierra Leone’s president takes early lead in tense election race
By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio has taken an early lead in the country’s…
Continue ReadingGerman voters elect far-right AfD candidate to lead district for the first time
By Inke Kappeler and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A candidate from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won a local leadership post…
Continue ReadingStephen Lawrence: New suspect named in racist murder of Black British teenager
By Caolán Magee, CNN London (CNN) — A new suspect has been named in the racist murder of Black teenager Stephen Lawrence in southeast London…
Continue ReadingThe Wagner insurrection is over, but Putin and Prigozhin are keeping a low profile
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has just survived his biggest ever challenge – but has largely remained out…
Continue ReadingGreek prime minister earns resounding electoral win, as far right makes gains
By Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Athens, Greece (CNN) — Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the leader of Greece’s center-right New Democracy party, has…
Continue ReadingSome Russians welcomed Wagner mercenaries who appeared in their streets during brief insurrection
By Matthew Chance and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Some Russians greeted the weekend’s armed insurrection led by the head of the…
Continue ReadingSarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, undergoes surgery after breast cancer diagnosis
By Sahar Akbarzai and Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, has undergone surgery after being diagnosed with breast…
Continue ReadingMoscow has stepped back from civil war with Wagner. But the danger’s not over, experts warn
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Russia glimpsed the threat of armed insurrection over the weekend, with Wagner Group mercenaries marching toward…
Continue ReadingMoscow has stepped back from civil war with Wagner. But the danger’s not over, experts warn
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Russia glimpsed the threat of armed insurrection over the weekend, with Wagner Group mercenaries marching…
Continue ReadingNine dead, dozens injured after Russian warplanes attack near Syrian market
By Eyad Kourdi and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Nine people have been killed and dozens injured after Russian fighter jets bombed a city in…
Continue ReadingRussia pulls back from brink of crisis after deal reached to end Wagner insurrection
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — In the end, the uprising was short-lived. But for a brief and chaotic 36 hours, Russian President Vladimir…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu urges Israeli settlers not to ‘grab land illegally,’ following West Bank violence
By Kareem Khadder, Hadas Gold and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stark warning Sunday…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘brain death’ to innovator, the Ukraine war has transformed NATO
CNN By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Ever since President Vladimir Putin gave the order for Russian troops to invade Ukraine, the international…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘brain death’ to innovator, the Ukraine war has transformed NATO
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Ever since President Vladimir Putin gave the order for Russian troops to invade Ukraine, the international…
Continue ReadingWagner chief to leave Russia for Belarus in deal that ends armed insurrection, Kremlin says
By Tara John, Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, has agreed to leave…
Continue ReadingIn Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, a controversial land deal pits a community against its religious leaders
By Hadas Gold, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — In the hushed, ornate St James cathedral in the Armenian Quarter, one of Jerusalem’s most famous…
Continue ReadingWho is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner chief turned rebel?
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin is the founder and bombastic leader of Russia’s private military group Wagner. His…
Continue ReadingPutin vows to punish ‘armed uprising’ by Wagner militia as Russia is plunged into crisis
By Rob Picheta, Simone McCarthy, Tara John, Mariya Knight, Lauren Kent, Katharina Krebs, Josh Pennington and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) —…
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