May 14, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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May 13, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Continue ReadingFemale student killed by mob at Nigeria school over blasphemy claims
By Stephanie Busari, CNN A female student in northern Nigeria was killed by a mob who stoned, beat and set fire to her for allegedly posting a blasphemous statement against the Prophet Mohammed, according to police. The girl, Deborah Yakubu, was surrounded by fellow students and attacked on Thursday, a police statement said. The incident
Continue ReadingRussia’s retreat from Kharkiv, another key Ukrainian city, reveals new evidence of atrocities
By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Brice Laine and Denis Lapin, CNN Two convoys of civilian cars in one northeastern Ukrainian village speak of Russia’s retreat from the area and the brutality it left behind. The first — three cars, laden with a priest, dogs, and troubled frowns — is headed hurriedly through the village
Continue ReadingSnake Island: The tiny speck of land playing an outsized role in Russia’s war on Ukraine
By Tim Lister, CNN It is just 46 acres of rock and grass with no fresh water (and no snakes either), but Snake Island in the Black Sea has taken on a totemic significance in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. The isle — known as Zmiinyi Ostriv in Ukrainian — lies around 30 miles
Continue ReadingSnake Island: The tiny speck of land playing an outsized role in Russia’s war on Ukraine
CNN By Tim Lister, CNN It is just 46 acres of rock and grass with no fresh water (and no snakes either), but Snake Island in the Black Sea has taken on a totemic significance in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. The isle — known as Zmiinyi Ostriv in Ukrainian — lies around 30
Continue ReadingUAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies aged 73
By Mostafa Salem, CNN Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates President whose modernization policies helped transform his country into a regional powerhouse, died on Friday aged 73, state media WAM said. “The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourn the people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nations, and the whole world.
Continue ReadingUAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies aged 73
CNN By Mostafa Salem, CNN Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates President whose modernization policies helped transform his country into a regional powerhouse, died on Friday aged 73, state media WAM said. “The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourn the people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nations, and the whole
Continue ReadingClimate change doubled chance of South African floods that killed 435 people, analysis shows
CNN By Angela Dewan, CNN Human-induced climate change made the extreme rainfall that triggered deadly floods in South Africa in April heavier and twice as likely to happen, a rapid analysis published Friday by the World Weather Attribution project shows. Parts of South Africa experienced more than 350mm of rainfall in two days, causing destructive
Continue ReadingClimate change doubled chance of South African floods that killed 435 people, analysis shows
By Angela Dewan, CNN Human-induced climate change made the extreme rainfall that triggered deadly floods in South Africa in April heavier and twice as likely to happen, a rapid analysis published Friday by the World Weather Attribution project shows. Parts of South Africa experienced more than 350mm of rainfall in two days, causing destructive floods
Continue ReadingWaPo: Israeli soldiers’ guns confiscated as part of investigation after Al-Jazeera journalist’s killing, says Israeli military official
CNN By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli military investigators have taken guns away from some Israel Defense Forces troops as part of an investigation into shooting incidents in Jenin on the day Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed there, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing an unnamed IDF official. The weapons have been taken
Continue ReadingWaPo: Israeli soldiers’ guns confiscated as part of investigation after Al-Jazeera journalist’s killing, says Israeli military official
By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli military investigators have taken guns away from some Israel Defense Forces troops as part of an investigation into shooting incidents in Jenin on the day Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed there, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing an unnamed IDF official. The weapons have been taken so
Continue ReadingD-Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. Facts The largest amphibious (land and water) invasion in history. The code name for the invasion was Operation Overlord. General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the operation, and plans were
Continue ReadingFinland and Sweden want to join NATO. Here’s how it works and what comes next
CNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Finland and Sweden are poised to end decades of neutrality by joining NATO, a dramatic evolution in European security and geopolitics sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two Nordic nations had long kept the military alliance at an arm’s length, even while eying Russia to their east with caution.
Continue ReadingRussian ships carrying stolen Ukrainian grain turned away from Mediterranean ports — but not all of them
By Tim Lister and Sanyo Fylyppov, CNN A Russian merchant ship loaded with grain stolen in Ukraine has been turned away from at least one Mediterranean port and is now in the Syrian port of Latakia, according to shipping sources and Ukrainian officials. CNN has identified the vessel as the bulk carrier Matros Pozynich. On
Continue ReadingFinland’s leaders announce support for NATO membership, sparking retaliation threats from Russia
By Luke McGee, CNN Finland’s president and prime minister announced their support for joining NATO on Thursday, moving the Nordic nation which shares an 800-mile border with Russia one step closer to membership of the US-led military alliance. The Kremlin has responded by saying the move would be a threat to Russia and warned of
Continue ReadingFinland’s leaders announce support for NATO membership, moving nation closer to joining alliance
CNN By Luke McGee, CNN Finland’s president and prime minister announced their support for joining NATO on Thursday, moving the Nordic nation which shares an 800-mile border with Russia one step closer to membership of the US-led military alliance. The statement of support for NATO from President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin had
Continue ReadingVideo shows Russian soldiers killing 2 civilians before they ransack a business
EXCLUSIVE by Sara Sidner, Sandi Sidhu, Vasco Cotovio, Kostyantyn Gak and Oleksandra Titorova, CNN Russian soldiers shot two unarmed civilians as they walked away after an encounter in the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. CNN has obtained surveillance video of what is now being investigated as a war crime by Ukrainian prosecutors. Both
Continue ReadingVideo shows Russian soldiers killing 2 civilians before they ransack a business
CNN EXCLUSIVE by Sara Sidner, Sandi Sidhu, Vasco Cotovio, Kostyantyn Gak and Oleksandra Titorova, CNN Russian soldiers shot two unarmed civilians as they walked away after an encounter in the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. CNN has obtained surveillance video of what is now being investigated as a war crime by Ukrainian prosecutors.
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