Wagner insurrection plunges Russia into uncertainty. Here’s what you need to know
By Jerome Taylor and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — The armed insurrection launched by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of private paramilitary…
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Growing alarm at rise in violence in occupied West Bank
By Tim Lister, Kareem Khadder, Hadas Gold and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations human rights chief and the European Union have…
Continue Reading‘If they had left us be, we wouldn’t have drowned:’ CNN investigation raises questions about Greek coast guard’s account of shipwreck tragedy
By Florence Davey-Attlee, Elinda Labropoulou, Jomana Karadsheh, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN (CNN) — The hull of the fishing…
Continue ReadingThese villages were liberated in Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive. They’re little more than ruins.
CNN By Sarah El Sirgany and Kostyantin Gak, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The bangs of incoming and outgoing shelling are the soundtrack of…
Continue ReadingUkrainian pilots plead for F-16s as they battle Russian air superiority
CNN, UKRAINE AIR FORCE, FACEBOOK, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES, SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OF UKRAINE, RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY,…
Continue ReadingNew killings reported in Darfur on second day of Sudan ceasefire
CNN By Celine Alkhaldi, Mostafa Salem and Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Killings and attacks on communities in Darfur by the paramilitary Rapid…
Continue ReadingRussia claims to have remotely detonated tank laden with explosives, in apparent new tactic
CNN By Tim Lister, Pauline Lockwood and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s Ministry of Defense has claimed that a Ukrainian stronghold was…
Continue ReadingHow faith turned deadly for Kenyan cult followers who chose starvation as path to salvation
CNN David McKenzie and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Malindi, Kenya (CNN) — The reddish soil of the Shakahola forest is still giving up its terrible…
Continue ReadingISIS-linked rebel group attacks Ugandan school, killing dozens
CNN By Isaac Yee, Larry Madowo, Bethlehem Feleke, Chris Lau and Heather Chen, CNN Kampala, Uganda (CNN) — Armed rebels attacked a school in…
Continue ReadingUkrainians were ‘ready to eliminate’ Russian soldier before dramatic surrender, commander says
CNN By Mitchell McCluskey, Sarah Dean and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces spared the life of a Russian soldier when he surrendered…
Continue ReadingClandestine Ukrainian unit claims successes against Russian forces in Bakhmut
CNN Exclusive by Sam Kiley, CNN Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — His forearms bulged with the effort of holding onto the straining leash of a slobbering…
Continue ReadingSupporters watch scandal-ridden former Italian PM Berlusconi’s controversial state funeral
CNN By Rob Picheta, Antonia Mortensen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Mourners gathered in Milan on Wednesday for the state funeral of…
Continue ReadingAs Ukraine fights back, hundreds of NATO warplanes are flying over Germany in alliance’s largest-ever aerial drills
CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — As the early stages of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian invaders is unfolding on the battlefield,…
Continue ReadingHitler speech and Nazi slogans played on Austrian train’s loudspeakers
By Inke Kappeler, CNN Passengers on an Austrian train running from Bregenz to Vienna were shocked when they heard a recording of an Adolf Hitler…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s opposition faces an uphill battle in runoff with Erdogan
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN A hushed silence fell over the crowd outside the Istanbul headquarters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s…
Continue ReadingWagner boss denies Washington Post report he offered Russian intelligence to Kyiv in exchange for territory
By Kostan Nechyporenko, Victoria Butenko, Anna Chernova and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied a report that he proposed sharing Russian…
Continue ReadingA far-right nationalist politician may decide Erdogan’s political fate
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Until Sunday, Sinan Ogan was a fringe, ultranationalist Turkish politician virtually unknown outside…
Continue ReadingTurkey faces momentous runoff election after Erdogan fails to win outright
By Tamara Qiblawi, Jomana Karadsheh, Gul Tuysuz and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Turkey will have a runoff election on May 28 after longtime leader President…
Continue ReadingRussia may have just lost four aircraft in one day. Here’s what we know
CNN By Tim Lister and Kostan Nechyporenko, CNN Russia’s air force may have just suffered one of its worst days since the Ukraine war began.…
Continue ReadingErdogan heading for a runoff in Turkey’s knife-edge elections
By Tamara Qiblawi, Jomana Karadsheh and Gul Tuysuz, CNN Turkey’s fiercely contested presidential election appears likely to go to a second…
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